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Off the Rack
Genre Sitcom
Created byRichard Baer
Bob Randall
Dan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall
Written byDan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall
Bob Randall
Lissa Levin
Timothy James
Larry Balmagia
Directed by Jay Sandrich (pilot)
Noam Pitlik (series)
Starring Edward Asner
Eileen Brennan
Pamela Brull
Dennis Haysbert
Sandy Simpson
Claudia Wells
R. J. Williams
Cory Yothers
Theme music composer Fred Karlin
Composer Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (+1 Pilot Special)
Production
Executive producersMarc Merson
Dan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall
Production location ABC Television Center
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companiesBrownstone and Mugwump Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseDecember 7, 1984 (1984-12-07) –
April 19, 1985 (1985-04-19)

Off the Rack is an American sitcom television series set in the Los Angeles garment industry that aired on ABC [1] from March 15 until April 19, 1985. The series stars Ed Asner [2] and Eileen Brennan and was originally directed by Noam Pitlik. Its taping location was the ABC Television Center in Hollywood.

It was canceled after six regular episodes and one half-hour pilot, which aired as a special on December 7, 1984 (in which the locale was originally New York; the network insisted the setting be changed to Los Angeles for the series). Off the Rack premiered as a regular series in the middle of the 1984–1985 television season as a mid-season replacement on ABC on the same day as Mr. Belvedere. Writer Lissa Levin and director Noam Pitlik would go on to work for that series, following Off the Rack's cancellation.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
TBA"Pilot" Jay SandrichStory by : Bob Randall & Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall
Teleplay by : Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall
December 7, 1984 (1984-12-07)
1"Partners" Noam PitlikDan Guntzelman & Steve MarshallMarch 15, 1985 (1985-03-15)
2"A Date with Kate"UnknownDan Guntzelman & Steve MarshallMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
3"Here Comes the Bribe"UnknownDan Guntzelman & Steve MarshallMarch 29, 1985 (1985-03-29)
4"Who Do You Trust?"Noam PitlikStory by : Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman
Teleplay by : Lissa Levin
April 5, 1985 (1985-04-05)
5"The Letter"UnknownTimothy JamesApril 12, 1985 (1985-04-12)
6"Immigration Man"UnknownLarry BalmagiaApril 19, 1985 (1985-04-19)

References

  1. ^ Shales, Tom (March 17, 1995). "'Off the Rack' is ABC's best offering this year". El Paso Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ Deeb, Gary (March 15, 1985). "Ed Asner returns in 'Off the Rack'". Florida Today. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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