Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.
Arnie (Temporada 1)
Arnie (Pilot Episode) (Episodio 1)
Guionista: David Swift
Fecha de emisión: 1970-09-19
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-26
Sinopsis: Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
Change of a Lifetime (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-03
Sinopsis: New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
Wife vs. Secretary (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-11-04
Sinopsis: Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
The Friendship Gap (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-10
Sinopsis: Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
An Urge to Splurge (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-17
Sinopsis: Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
Chance of a Lifetime (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-03
Sinopsis: Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
Swinging Sixties (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-12
Sinopsis: Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
Let Them Eat Cookies (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-11-20
Sinopsis: Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
Trouble in the Air (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-11-16
Sinopsis: Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
One Strike and You're Out (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-14
Sinopsis: ""Arnie has no heart for the task at hand: negotiating a new union contract with his loading dock buddies. The new executive is still a union man."" (TV Guide)
For Whom the Whistle Blows (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-11-06
Sinopsis: A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
Why Spy? (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-10-30
Sinopsis: Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
To Buy or Not to Buy? (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-12-03
Sinopsis: Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
Second Honeymoon (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-12-15
You Can't Lose for Winning (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1970-12-20
Sinopsis: Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
Hello, Holly (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-07
Sinopsis: The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
Father Meets Daughter (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-13
Sinopsis: Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
Citizen Pain (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-21
Sinopsis: Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
Stand Up for Julius (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-01-21
Sinopsis: Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
Strangeness in the Night (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-09
Sinopsis: Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
Feud for Thought (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-02
Sinopsis: Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
My Sister's Keeper (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-19
Sinopsis: Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
No Harmony in Trying (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1971-02-19
Sinopsis: An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)
Temporadas
Episodios 24
Episodios 24