The George Wendt Show
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Peter Tolan
Gordon R. Mckee
Daphne Pollon
David Regal
Lew Schneider
Peter Tolan
Rick Beren
Terry Hughes
| The George Wendt Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Lew Schneider Peter Tolan |
| Written by | Mike Martineau Gordon R. Mckee Daphne Pollon David Regal Lew Schneider Peter Tolan |
| Directed by | Robby Benson Rick Beren Terry Hughes |
| Starring | George Wendt Pat Finn Brian Doyle-Murray Kate Hodge Mark Christopher Lawrence |
| Composer | Fred Kaz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Tolan George Wendt |
| Producers | Lew Schneider Michael Petok |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | The Cloudland Company Touchstone Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 8 – April 12, 1995 |
The George Wendt Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 8 to April 12, 1995.[1] Based on the public radio show Car Talk, the series was a star vehicle for George Wendt after co-starring in the NBC sitcom Cheers throughout its run.[2] However, the series was a ratings failure and was canceled after six episodes aired, out of the eight episodes produced.
The series revolved around George and Dan Coleman (George Wendt and Pat Finn), two wise-cracking brothers who own a car garage in Madison, Wisconsin. In addition to running the garage, they were also hosts of Points and Plugs, a call-in radio show about car repair. However, the brothers would mostly get caught up in a number of crazy situations unrelated to cars. For instance, one episode focused on George having an itchy rash, a Halloween episode had George confront the spirit of his Uncle Lou and another had the brothers chaperone a high school prom.[2]
Cast
- George Wendt as George Coleman
- Pat Finn as Dan Coleman
- Mark Christopher Lawrence as Fletcher Williams
- Kate Hodge as Libby Schuster
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Finnie
- Tony Danza as Lou “Two Strikes” Coleman