All's Fair

All's Fair
Crenna and Peters
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Norman Lear
Starring	Richard Crenna Bernadette Peters Michael Keaton
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	24
Production
Running time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 20, 1976 – April 30, 1977

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1977. The show co-stars Richard Crenna as a conservative political columnist and Bernadette Peters as a liberal photographer. This is the film debut of actor Michael Keaton as Lenny Wolf.

Plot

An older (49) conservative columnist (Richard Crenna) and a young (23) liberal photographer (Bernadette Peters) become romantically involved. The complications of their politics and the age difference provide the story lines. The setting was Washington, D.C. The style of the show was described as "...almost constant hysteria, the rapid pacing set to the sounds of argumentative shouting." (John J. O'Connor, The New York Times TV View, September 26, 1976, page D29.)

Cast and crew

Cast

• Richard C. Barrington played by Richard Crenna
• Charlotte (Charley) Drake played by Bernadette Peters
• Lucy Daniels played by Lee Chamberlin
• Allen Brooks played by J.A. Preston
• Ginger Livingston played by Judith Kahan
• Senator Wayne Joplin played by Jack Dodson
• Lanny Wolf (1977) played by Michael Keaton

Crew

• Norman Lear —Production Supervisor
• Michael Elias -- Producer
• Rod Parker -- Executive Producer
• Bob Claver -- Director
• Hal Cooper -- Director
• Bob Schiller -- Writer and Producer
• Bob Weiskopf -- Writer and Producer

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe, 1977, Best TV Actress - Musical/Comedy Bernadette Peters (nominated)

External links

• Internet Movie Database
• TV Guide information page
• Episode guide