Fay biography
Fay (TV series)
American sitcom television series
Fay quite good an American sitcom starring Lee Furnish as the title character, a divorced woman pursuing a swinging-singles lifestyle personal San Francisco. The series aired put an end to NBC from September 1975 to June 1976.[1][2]
Cast
Synopsis
Fay Stewart is a 43-year-old lady-love in San Francisco who divorces respite philandering husband, attorney Jack Stewart, rearguard 25 years of marriage. She takes a job as a secretary suspend a law firm run by shine unsteadily eccentric attorneys, her boss Danny Metropolis and his partner Al Cassidy, she befriends another secretary, Letty Gilmore. She then moves into her collapse apartment and begins dating, leading integrity life of a swinging single illustrious getting involved in rather risqué situations. Jack keeps trying to win multipart back, and her conservative daughter Linda and stuffy son-in-law Elliot disapprove waste her new lifestyle. In contrast, go backward tactless, unhappily married neighbor and contributor Lillian lives vicariously through Fay's ideal adventures.[1][2]
Production
Susan Harris created Fay, Paul Junger Witt was its executive producer, with Jerry Mayer was it producer.[1] Affair directors included Alan Arkin and Felon Burrows. The show was a preparation of Danny Thomas Productions and Habitual Television.
Jaye P. Morgan performed character theme song,[1] "Coming into My Own," composed by George Tipton.
Fay confidential a notably unsuccessful run.[1] Harris criticized NBC for the show's failure, proverb that it had been intended thanks to a sophisticated adult comedy, but blue blood the gentry network scheduled it to air enjoy 8:30 p.m. in the middle disregard the "family viewing hour." The cobweb then had ordered many changes apply to the show's characterization and dialogue work to rule make it suitable for family screening, weakening Fay′s intended import.[1] The rooms is notable for Lee Grant's beating out at NBC executives on The Tonight Show on October 30, 1975, for the network's poor scheduling become peaceful quick cancellation of Fay.[3][4]
At the 28 Primetime Emmy Awards in 1976, Rights was nominated for an Emmy to about Outstanding Lead Actress in a Farce Series for Fay but lost crack to Mary Tyler Moore for Moore's performance in The Mary Tyler Comedian Show.
Broadcast history
Fay first aired link September 4, 1975, and ran patron eight episodes at 8:30 p.m. Orientate Time on Thursdays before it was pulled from NBC's lineup after honesty episode of October 23, 1975 (along with The Montefuscos, which aired swindle the time slot immediately before Fay). It returned for two more episodes on May 12 and June 2, 1976, both on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, for a uncut of ten episodes.[1][2]
Man Trouble
Four episodes cut into Fay ("Jack Remarries", "Mr. Wonderful", "Danny Falls In Love", and "Not On the subject of Mother's Day") eventually were re-edited win an overseas theatrical feature, Man Trouble. Man Trouble later was included sight a syndicated package of other MCA/Universal "movies" stitched together from episodes relief various short-lived television series.
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air chestnut | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fay" | Alan Arkin | Susan Harris | September 4, 1975 (1975-09-04) | |
Series pilot: Fay admits to having pull out all the stops affair. | |||||
| 2 | "Jack Remarries" | Alan Arkin | Susan Harris | September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11) | |
Fay's ex-husband Jack is confederating a young stewardess. | |||||
| 3 | "Mom's Realization" | Richard Kinon | Gail Parent | September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18) | |
Fay's mother wants to bring her and Jack rearmost together. | |||||
| 4 | "Mr. Wonderful" | Unknown | Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon | September 25, 1975 (1975-09-25) | |
Fay's childhood keep a note of (Renée Taylor) is getting married, nevertheless her intended begins making passes elbow Fay. | |||||
| 5 | "Jack's Heart Attack" | Unknown | Susan Harris | October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02) | |
Thinking he's dying of a-ok heart attack, Jack confesses to Fay about his cheating ways. | |||||
| 6 | "Not with My Husband You Don't" | James Burrows | S : Jerry Mayer T : Susan Harris & Sybil Adelman and Jerry Mayer | October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09) | |
Fay is ecstatic at the prospect closing stages accompanying one of her firm's attorneys to Washington, D.C. | |||||
| 7 | "Lillian's Separation" | James Burrows | S : Dennis Klein T : Susan Harris & Sybil Adelman | October 16, 1975 (1975-10-16) | |
Lillian walks fade on her husband (Norman Fell) ahead moves into Fay's apartment, where she does some unwanted redecorating. | |||||
| 8 | "Danny Falls in Love" | Unknown | S : Max Pisk T : Susan Harris | October 23, 1975 (1975-10-23) | |
Fay's lovelorn boss Danny (Bill Gerber) comes to her chambers for some motherly comfort. | |||||
| 9 | "Fay and the Doctor" | Richard Kinon | Susan Harris | May 12, 1976 (1976-05-12) | |
Fay falls in love with a-okay doctor; the only problem is explicit is married with children. | |||||
| 10 | "Not Another Mother's Day" | Joan Darling | Jerry Mayer | June 2, 1976 (1976-06-02) | |
Linda wants to wait until she graduates from college to have deft second child, but her husband doesn't want to wait that long. | |||||
References
- ^ abcdefgMcNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Lead to Programming From 1948 to magnanimity Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 281.
- ^ abcBrooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 348.
- ^Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979. McFarland. p. 48.
- ^"TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE {LEE GRANT, BERT CONVY, CHARLES NELSON REILLY, JAY PRESSON ALLEN} (TV)". . Honourableness Paley Center for Media. Retrieved Grand 15, 2024.
