Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1989)

Overview

Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis, a young man working in a Hollywood talent agency in order to avoid being stuck in his Greek-American family's bakery. When Hollywood star Harland Keyvo (a caricature of Marlon Brando) meets Teddy Z, he is so impressed by his honesty that he makes him his new agent.

Cast

Jon Cryer as Teddy Zakalokis
Jon Cryer

as Teddy Zakalokis

Jane Sibbett as Laurie Parr
Jane Sibbett

as Laurie Parr

Milton Selzer as Abe Werkfinder
Milton Selzer

as Abe Werkfinder

Erica Yohn as Deena Zakalokis
Erica Yohn

as Deena Zakalokis

Josh Blake as Aristotle Zakalokis
Josh Blake

as Aristotle Zakalokis

Alex Rocco as Al Floss
Alex Rocco

as Al Floss

Episodes

Pilot poster

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September 18, 1989

Teddy goes to the airport a mail room clerk and winds up becoming a Hollywood agent for a big star, when he refuses to …

What's an Agent to Do? poster

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September 25, 1989

Teddy tells his grandmother about his new job at the agency, he also fires Laurie when she resents him bringing her alo…

Bobby the Chimp poster

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October 2, 1989

Fearing there is not much for him to do, Abe gives Teddy a client from a retiring agent. While appearing on Entertainme…

Teddy Goes to Malibu poster

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October 16, 1989

The entire family joins Teddy when he must check the dog and plants at the home of one of Al's clients. Disaster abound…

Teddy Makes $50,000 ... in One Day poster

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October 23, 1989

Teddy meets his first studio head and stands to make $50,000 for Harland's latest movie deal, Dark Closet, that is unti…

Teddy Gets Fired poster

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October 30, 1989

Al gives Teddy a script to read, unknown to both, it is a slightly modified version of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington whi…

Teddy Falls in Love poster

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November 13, 1989

Teddy meets newly separated movie star, Esther Luna, who takes him home with her and together they really ""cook,"" muc…

Teddy Sells His House poster

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November 20, 1989

After someone bids on a price that he was just fishing with, Teddy tries to save the family house. Al who claims to nev…

A Case of Murder poster

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November 27, 1989

Teddy gets Harland to join his other client, Bobby the Chimp, in Bobby's first film. There is trouble on the set when H…

Teddy Gets a House Guest poster

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December 4, 1989

A method actor moves in with the Zakalokis family to become prepared for his next role as a Greek-American who has an a…

Season's Greetings From Al Floss poster

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December 11, 1989

Al is haunted by the ghost of his former boss, in the style of ""A Christmas Carol,"" after he makes Teddy and Laurie w…

Grandma Goes to Work poster

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December 25, 1989

To help alleviate her fears, Teddy invites his grandmother to come down to the agency to see what he does. Once she und…

Teddy Meets His Hero poster

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January 8, 1990

Teddy is excited when he meets his favorite childhood TV host and then he crusades to bring him to an all new generatio…

Teddy Gets a Better Offer poster

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January 22, 1990

Harland sends Teddy to talk to another talent agency where he gets a better offer which him in a precarious position.

Agent of the Year poster

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May 12, 1990

Al considers his nomination for ""Agent of the Year"" the death knell for his career. He discovers the nomination was e…

Teddy Goes to the Awards poster

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Harland, nominated for Best Actor, is out in the jungles of New Guinea and directs Teddy to accept an award in his abse…

How to Make a Television Show poster

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Two writers, one a friend of Laurie's, pitch an idea for a television series featuring a white and a Hispanic CIA agent…

Al Tells the Truth poster

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Al and Teddy are at lunch where they are witness to a big shot producer slapping a man who bumped into him. When the ma…

Teddy's Big Date poster

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Teddy plans to take Laurie to a movie screening and when he picks her up, he meets her mother. He invites her to join t…

Teddy Gets a Guru poster

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Teddy gets an opportunity to sign Donna Gates, a star who's spiritual in the Shirley MacLaine sense of the word. Al tri…