"Lou Grant" (1977) TV series 1977-1982

Creators:

James L. Brooks
Allan Burns
Gene Reynolds

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

20 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After everyone on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" got fired, Lou Grant went to Los Angeles and became city editor of the L.A...

Plot Keywords:

Critically Acclaimed | Newspaper Editor | Reporter | Journalism | Boyhood Friend

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 23 wins & 61 nominations

Cast

Edward Asner	...	Lou Grant (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Robert Walden	...	Joe Rossi (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Mason Adams	...	Charlie Hume (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jack Bannon	...	Art Donovan (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Daryl Anderson	...	Dennis "Animal" Price (113 episodes, 1977-1982)
Linda Kelsey	...	Billie Newman (111 episodes, 1977-1982)
Nancy Marchand	...	Margaret Pynchon (110 episodes, 1977-1982)

Also Known As:

Lou Grant (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Lou Grant (Italy) [it]
Lou Grant (France) [fr]
Lou Grant (Spain) [es]
På första sidan (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

Germany:50 min (113 episodes) | USA:60 min (114 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Trivia:

The show "Room 222" (1969) takes place at the fictional Walt Whitman High School. The old building at Los Angeles High School, which was used for the exterior of Walt Whitman High, collapsed in the 1971 earthquake. The new building on that spot was used as the exterior for Whitman High in this series.

Quotes:

Mrs. Pynchon: [to a man in a crowded elevator who is smoking a cigar] Would you please put that thing out?
Man in elevator: Whaddya own the elevator or something?
Mrs. Pynchon: [haughtily] The elevator, the building, the block!
Man in elevator: Oh, well then you must own this, too.
[hands her the burning cigar and steps off the elevator]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Godzilla (1998)

America right on the button

In the UK this series was not networked, but in the regions of the country it was shown it collected a devoted following. Ed Asner played his roll with gusto, but with help from the excellent cast, the show began to resemble more of a documentary than a drama, as it bravely tackled contemporary social issues and concerns. American import shows had never been like this, living a fantasy world of copsnrobbers, witches and talking horses, but this was perhaps the start of a new wave? which would include shows like 'Quincy' and 'Soap'. It was apparent when this was being run in the UK that the American far right did not like the show one bit! regarding it as wet liberalism . However in countries where it was shown, it possibly showed a compassionate side of America in which it did have concerns for the ' loosers ' as well as the winners in life. Theme tune must be a classic also? Don't think it could be made in the USA today?