Arnie

1970–1972 · Ended · 2 seasons · 48 episodes · Comedy · United States

Creator David Swift · Channel CBS · Starring Sue Ane Langdon, Charles Nelson Reilly, Herschel Bernardi

Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.
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Episodes

24 episodes · September 1970 – February 1971
  1. Episode 1: 1. Arnie (Pilot Episode)September 19, 1970
  2. Episode 2: 2. Hair Today, Gone TomorrowOctober 26, 1970
    Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
  3. Episode 3: 3. Change of a LifetimeOctober 3, 1970
    New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
  4. Episode 4: 4. Wife vs. SecretaryNovember 4, 1970
    Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
  5. Episode 5: 5. The Friendship GapOctober 10, 1970
    Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
  6. Episode 6: 6. An Urge to SplurgeOctober 17, 1970
    Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
Show 18 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Chance of a LifetimeOctober 3, 1970
    Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
  2. Episode 8: 8. Swinging SixtiesOctober 12, 1970
    Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
  3. Episode 9: 9. Let Them Eat CookiesNovember 20, 1970
    Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
  4. Episode 10: 10. Trouble in the AirNovember 16, 1970
    Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
  5. Episode 11: 11. One Strike and You're OutOctober 14, 1970
    ""Arnie has no heart for the task at hand: negotiating a new union contract with his loading dock buddies. The new executive is still a union man."" (TV Guide)
  6. Episode 12: 12. For Whom the Whistle BlowsNovember 6, 1970
    A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
  7. Episode 13: 13. Why Spy?October 30, 1970
    Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
  8. Episode 14: 14. To Buy or Not to Buy?December 3, 1970
    Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
  9. Episode 15: 15. Second HoneymoonDecember 15, 1970
  10. Episode 16: 16. You Can't Lose for WinningDecember 20, 1970
    Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
  11. Episode 17: 17. Hello, HollyJanuary 7, 1971
    The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
  12. Episode 18: 18. Father Meets DaughterJanuary 13, 1971
    Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
  13. Episode 19: 19. Citizen PainJanuary 21, 1971
    Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
  14. Episode 20: 20. Stand Up for JuliusJanuary 21, 1971
    Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
  15. Episode 21: 21. Strangeness in the NightFebruary 9, 1971
    Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
  16. Episode 22: 22. Feud for ThoughtFebruary 2, 1971
    Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
  17. Episode 23: 23. My Sister's KeeperFebruary 19, 1971
    Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
  18. Episode 24: 24. No Harmony in TryingFebruary 19, 1971
    An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
20 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 19, 1970
LAST AIRED
March 6, 1972

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