Amanda's

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Amanda's
Format	Comedy
Starring	Beatrice Arthur Fred McCarren Simone Griffeth Rick Hurst Tony Rosato Keene Curtis Kevin McCarthy
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	February 10, 1983 – May 26, 1983

Amanda's (also known as Amanda's by the Sea) is a short-lived television sitcom based on the popular 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers which aired on ABC from February 10, 1983 to May 26, 1983.

Beatrice Arthur starred as the main character, Amanda Cartwright, a role similar to the Maude Findlay character she portrayed on Maude from 1972-78. Amanda was the owner of a seaside hotel called "Amanda's by the Sea" whose staff included her son Marty (Fred McCarren), his spoiled wife Arlene (Simone Griffeth), Earl the chef (Rick Hurst) and Aldo the bellhop (Tony Rosato).

Amanda's was cancelled in May 1983 after a short, four-month run and 10 episodes (3 more episodes remained unaired). This was Beatrice Arthur's first return to series television since Maude went off the air in 1978.

Other stars on Amanda's included Jerry Stiller, Leonard Stone and Todd Susman. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at ABC Studios, 4151 Prospect Avenue in Hollywood, California.

[edit] Cast

• Beatrice Arthur - Amanda Cartwright
• Fred McCarren - Marty Cartwright
• Simone Griffeth - Arlene Cartwright
• Rick Hurst - Earl Nash
• Tony Rosato - Aldo
• Keene Curtis - Clifford Mundy
• Kevin McCarthy - Zack Cartwright

[edit] Episodes

1. All in a Day's Work (February 10, 1983)
2. You Were Meant For Me (February 17, 1983)
3. The Man Who Came on Wednesday (February 24, 1983)
4. I Ain't Got Nobody (March 3, 1983)
5. My Cheatin' Staff (March 10, 1983)
6. Aunt Sonia (March 24, 1983)
7. Last of the Red Hot Brothers (May 5, 1983)
8. I'm Dancing as Close as I Can (May 12, 1983)
9. One Passionate Night (1) (May 12, 1983)
10. One Passionate Night, the Aftermath (2) (May 26, 1983)
11. Amanda's Number One Son (unaired)^*
12. I Was Wild About Harry (unaired)^*
13. Oh, Promise Me (unaired)^*

^* When Amanda's was cancelled, the final three episodes remained unaired.

[edit] External links

• Amanda's at the Internet Movie Database