Flo
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Starring | Polly Holliday Geoffrey Lewis Jim B. Baker Stephen Keep Sudie Bond Lucy Lee Flippin |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | March 21, 1980 – April 22, 1981 |
Flo was an American sitcom television series which ran from 1980 to 1981 on CBS. The series was a spin-off for Polly Holliday, whose portrayal of the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean Castleberry ("Flo") on the sitcom Alice struck a chord with viewers.
Plot: Flo is on her way to Houston, Texas for a new job as a restaurant hostess (as described in her last appearance in Alice) when she stops to visit her family in her hometown of Fort Worth, which she refers to as "Cowtown," as do many real-life locals. In a fit of nostalgia, she buys a rundown roadhouse she had enjoyed in her formative years, and names it "Flo's Yellow Rose." Coping with the business, as well as her mother and sister, caused most of the conflict in the series.
Vic Tayback made one appearance as Mel Sharples from Alice. Once Flo began, Polly Holliday never appeared again on Alice, except in flashback clips in the last episode.
The short first season (spring 1980) was a ratings success.[1] The following season brought a sharp decline in numbers (due to a timeslot change), and thus ended Flo.
The theme song, "Flo's Yellow Rose" was written and sung by Hoyt Axton, who would co-star with Holliday in the 1984 film Gremlins.
[edit] Cast
- listed alphabetically
- Jim B. Baker — Farley Waters
- Sudie Bond — Mama Velma Castleberry
- Joyce Bulifant — Miriam Willoughby
- Leo Burmester — Randy Stumphill
- Lucy Lee Flippin — Fran Castleberry
- George Flower — Roy
- Polly Holliday — Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry
- Mickey Jones — Chester
- Stephen Keep — Les Kincaid
- Geoffrey Lewis — Earl Tucker
- Terry Willis — Wendell Tubbs (1980)
- Mary Wingler — Virginia Monarch
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