Off the Rack | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Richard Baer Bob Randall Dan Guntzelman Steve Marshall |
Written by | Dan Guntzelman Steve Marshall Bob Randall Lissa Levin Timothy James Larry Balmagia |
Directed by | Jay Sandrich (pilot) Noam Pitlik (series) |
Starring | Edward Asner Eileen Brennan Pamela Brull Dennis Haysbert Sandy Simpson Claudia Wells R. J. Williams Cory Yothers |
Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
Composer | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (+1 Pilot Special) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Marc Merson Dan Guntzelman Steve Marshall |
Production location | ABC Television Center |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
Production companies | Brownstone and Mugwump Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | December 7, 1984 – April 19, 1985 |
Off the Rack is an American sitcom television series set in the Los Angeles garment industry that aired on ABC [1] from March 15 until April 19, 1985. The series stars Ed Asner [2] and Eileen Brennan and was originally directed by Noam Pitlik. Its taping location was the ABC Television Center in Hollywood.
It was canceled after six regular episodes and one half-hour pilot, which aired as a special on December 7, 1984 (in which the locale was originally New York; the network insisted the setting be changed to Los Angeles for the series). Off the Rack premiered as a regular series in the middle of the 1984–1985 television season as a mid-season replacement on ABC on the same day as Mr. Belvedere . Writer Lissa Levin and director Noam Pitlik would go on to work for that series, following Off the Rack's cancellation.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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TBA | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | Story by : Bob Randall & Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall Teleplay by : Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall | December 7, 1984 |
1 | "Partners" | Noam Pitlik | Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall | March 15, 1985 |
2 | "A Date with Kate" | Unknown | Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall | March 22, 1985 |
3 | "Here Comes the Bribe" | Unknown | Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall | March 29, 1985 |
4 | "Who Do You Trust?" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman Teleplay by : Lissa Levin | April 5, 1985 |
5 | "The Letter" | Unknown | Timothy James | April 12, 1985 |
6 | "Immigration Man" | Unknown | Larry Balmagia | April 19, 1985 |
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