Szysznyk

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Szysznyk
Created byJim Mulligan
Ron Laundry
Starring Ned Beatty
Olivia Cole
Leonard Barr
Thomas Carter
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15 (4 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesFour's Company Productions
Paramount Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseAugust 1, 1977 (1977-08-01) 
January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25)
Susan Lanier, Olivia Cole and Ned Beatty in a scene from the show. Szysznyk cast 1977.JPG
Susan Lanier, Olivia Cole and Ned Beatty in a scene from the show.

Szysznyk (pronounced SIZ-nik) is an American sitcom produced by Paramount Television. Originally broadcast on CBS as a summer replacement series, five episodes were aired during August 1977, followed by ten more during the 1977-78 television season. The series starred Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk.

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Plot

Retired Marine Nick Szysznyk is a supervisor at a Washington, D.C. community center. [1]

The ongoing punchline of the show was that people meeting Szysznyk for the first time almost invariably mispronounced his surname. An example from one episode included a narcotics detective who pronounced his name "Sneeze-wick".

Cast

Guest stars

Episode list

Season 1 (1977)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Welcome to the Club"UnknownJim Mulligan & Ron LandryAugust 1, 1977 (1977-08-01)
22"Little Puff"UnknownMichael EliasAugust 8, 1977 (1977-08-08)
33"To the Lighthouse"UnknownJim Mulligan & Ron LandryAugust 15, 1977 (1977-08-15)
44"North by Northeast"UnknownJim Mulligan & Ron LandryAugust 22, 1977 (1977-08-22)
55"Draft Choice"UnknownMichael EliasAugust 29, 1977 (1977-08-29)

Season 2 (1977–78)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
61"Ball Three"UnknownAlan Rosen & Fred RubinDecember 7, 1977 (1977-12-07)
72"Street Gang"UnknownBarry KempDecember 14, 1977 (1977-12-14)
83"Beef Encounters"UnknownApril Kelly & George GeigerDecember 21, 1977 (1977-12-21)
94"Run, Jenny, Run"UnknownJim Mulligan & Ron LandryDecember 28, 1977 (1977-12-28)
105"Fortwengler's Wedding"UnknownDavid Dozer & Janet ColemanJanuary 4, 1978 (1978-01-04)
116"You Stomped on My Heart"UnknownHoward Albrecht & Sol WeinsteinJanuary 25, 1978 (1978-01-25)
127"Youth of the Year"TBDAlan Rosen & Fred RubinUNAIRED
138"Hell on Wheels"TBDJim Mulligan & Ron LandryUNAIRED
149"Norton's Head Trip"TBDMichael WeinbergerUNAIRED
1510"A Star is Burned"TBDCraig Haffner & Richard JonesUNAIRED

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References

  1. Overview of Szysznyk at The New York Times