The Famous Teddy Z
"Just call up the famous Teddy Z."
7.2
1 season
20 episodes
Ended
Comedy
Plot Summary
A mailroom clerk becomes a top agent at a Hollywood talent agency after he impresses a notoriously self-centered client. The series was inspired by an actual 1940s encounter involving Marlon Brando.
First Aired:September 18, 1989
Last Aired:May 12, 1990
Episode Runtime:30m
Networks:
CBS, Comedy Central
Created By:
Hugh Wilson
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
20 episodes
Aired: 1989
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.
Production
Hugh Wilson Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
ELP Communications