Flatbush (TV series)
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| genre = Sitcom
| creator = David Epstein
| writer =
| director = William Asher
Mel Ferber
Harvey S. Laidman
Tony Mordente
| starring = Joseph Cali
Adrian Zmed
Vincent Bufano
Randy Stumpf
Sandy Helberg
| opentheme = "Stabilize"
| composer = Dennis Lambert
Brian Potter
Mark Snow
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6 (3 unaired)
| executive_producer = Philip Capice
Gary Adelson
| producer = Norman S. Powell
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Lorimar Productions
| channel = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|1979|02|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1979|03|12}}
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Flatbush is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for three weeks from February 26, 1979, to March 12, 1979. The original working title was The Flatbush Fungoes.{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=417}}
Plot
The series followed five recent high school graduates living in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn: Presto, a cab driver; Socks, who worked in a clothing store; Figgy, a supermarket deliveryman; Joey, a plumber; and Turtle, who worked in his family's restaurant. Together they called themselves "The Fungos" as they roamed their neighborhood in search of innocent fun and excitement.
Cast
- Joseph Cali as Presto Prestopopolos
- Adrian Zmed as Socks Palermo
- Vincent Bufano as Turtle Romero
- Randy Stumpf as Joey Dee
- Sandy Helberg as Figgy Figueroa
- Antony Ponzini as Esposito
- Helen Verbit as Mrs. Fortunato
Episodes
A total of six episodes were produced, with three remaining unaired – "The Littlest Fungo", "The Wedding" and "Vooo Dooo" – because the ethnic stereotypes in the series so offended the real-life Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden that he publicly demanded to CBS that it be canceled; it was taken off the air after only three telecasts.Clyde Haberman Albin Krebs, [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/03/archives/notes-on-people-messenger-back-with-5-million-ps-he-kept-the-job.html "Notes on People"], The New York Times, March 3, 1979
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! style="background:#000070; width:20px"| Nº ! style="background:#000070"| Episode title ! style="background:#000070"| Directed by ! style="background:#000070"| Written by ! style="background:#000070; width:80px"| Airdate {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Kar Kannibals | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|02|26}} | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = Dennis Palumbo | ShortSummary = The Fungos are involved in a wild car chase when their cherished auto, the Fungomobile, is stolen by a gang of car thieves. | LineColor = 000070 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Moving Out | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|03|05}} | DirectedBy = William Asher | WrittenBy = Dennis Palumbo | ShortSummary = The Fungos' hearts go out to cantankerous old Mrs. Fortunato when they discover that she is being priced out of her apartment. | LineColor = 000070 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = The Heist | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|03|12}} | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = David Epstein | ShortSummary = Presto becomes the innocent dupe of a hoodlum named Clean Otto who uses his taxi as the getaway car in a bank robbery. | LineColor = 000070 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = The Littlest Fungo | OriginalAirDate = Unaired | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000070 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Wedding | OriginalAirDate = Unaired | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000070 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Vooo Dooo | OriginalAirDate = Unaired | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 000070 }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0078613}}
Category:1979 American television series debuts
Category:1979 American television series endings
Category:1970s American sitcoms
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in Brooklyn
Category:Television shows filmed in Los Angeles