Szysznyk
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| Szysznyk | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Mulligan Ron Landry |
| Starring | Ned Beatty Olivia Cole Leonard Barr Thomas Carter |
| Theme music composer | Sonny Curtis |
| Opening theme | Where Was I |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Four's Company Productions Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | August 1, 1977 – January 25, 1978 |
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.
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
- Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk
- Olivia Cole as Ms. Harrison
- Scott Colomby as Tony La Placa
- Leonard Barr as Leonard Kriegler
- Thomas Carter as Ray Gun
Guest stars
- Susan Lanier as Sandi Chandler