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 (Season 2)
Honey, I'm Sorry But... 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-13
Overview: Arnie endangers his position, by giving a share of company stock to his son.
Nuvo Riche 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-07
Overview: Charles Nelson Reilly joins the cast as Arnie's new neighbor, a gourmet chef.
Well There Goes the Neighborhood 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-14
Overview: Lil is tired of waiting for her late hubby and she comes up with a solution.
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blew 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-22
Overview: Reta Shaw plays a maid who takes over the Nuvo home - lock, stock, and barrel (TV Guide)
Boom or Bust 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-13
Overview: Snobbery is the target as Arnie tries to join his boss' polo club (TV Guide)
Pushing Pinky Out of the Treehouse 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-19
Overview: Arnie tries to make Majors' wedding perfect (TV Guide)
The Maid 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-29
Overview: Arnie anonymously sends a poem to Felicia.
A Poem for Guess Who 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-19
Welcome to the Club 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-12
Overview: Arnie wins an award Majors wanted.
The Return of Fingers Ferguson 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-27
Et tu Arnie 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-08
This Land is My Land 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-18
Let Ham Put You in the Driver's Seat 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-30
The Gift of the Majors 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-02
Overview: The no-bra look leads Arnie into a research project to save a faltering company (TV Guide)
The Only Way to Go 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-31
Overview: Choosing a final resting place can be a downer. Majors wants the Nuvos as roommates in his Taj Mahal-like mausoleum.
Guess Who's Coming to Our House? 0.0
Air date: 1972-01-07
Overview: Arnie's boss stays at his house.
What's Up Doc? 0.0
Air date: 1972-01-17
Overview: Arnie is in trouble when he persuades boss Majors to hire a drunken doctor.
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth 0.0
Air date: 1972-01-21
Overview: Attorney Melvin Belli plays a flamboyant lawyer defending Majors for a speeding ticket (TV Guide)
Room at the Top 0.0
Air date: 1972-01-31
Overview: A toupee for Arnie, as the corporation tries to impress a mod young executive (TV Guide)
Surprise, Surprise! 0.0
Air date: 1972-02-12
Overview: Boss Majors wants Arnie to arrange a surprise party for him.
Uncle Nikko 0.0
Air date: 1972-02-11
Overview: Arnie's uncle may upset Majors' dinner party.
Wilson Tastes Good Like a Candidate Should 0.0
Air date: 1972-02-21
Overview: Local politics create a dilemma for Arnie.
Now You Take Teddy Roosevelt 0.0
Air date: 1972-02-28
Overview: Majors tries to prove that he is as good a salesman as his employees.
Star Trekking 0.0
Air date: 1972-03-06
Overview: A story about Arnie's frustrating attempt to get the comic for an awards ceremony.
Seasons
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