Top of the Heap
| Top of the Heap | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Ron Leavitt Arthur Silver |
| Starring | Joseph Bologna Matt LeBlanc Joey Lauren Adams Rita Moreno Leslie Jordan |
| Opening theme | "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Kenny Yarbrough[1] |
| Composer(s) | Michael Andreas Kelly Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Columbia TriStar Domestic Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Original run | April 7, 1991 – May 19, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Vinnie & Bobby |
| Related shows | Married... with Children |
Top of the Heap is a 1991 Fox television sitcom that was spun off from Married... with Children. Though it lasted seven episodes, it was nonetheless the most successful of three attempted Married...With Children spin-offs during the main series' run. The pilot was episode 20 of the 5th season of Married... with Children.[2]
[edit] Synopsis
Top of the Heap focused on the attempts of two minor Married... with Children characters — Charlie Verducci (Joseph Bologna) and his son Vinnie (Matt LeBlanc) — to get rich. Charlie's "master plan" is for Vinnie to marry into a wealthy family; to this end, the two Chicago slum residents try to get into high society. Mona Mullins (Joey Lauren Adams) is a girl from the Verduccis' neighborhood who has a crush on Vinnie, who tries to fend her off. Alixandra Stone (Rita Moreno) is the manager of a country club, and the object of Charlie's affections.
In some episodes actors from Married... with Children made guest appearances as their characters from the show, thus reinforcing the connection between the two series.
In 1992, there was a continuation of this series entitled Vinnie & Bobby; it also lasted for only seven episodes.[3]
[edit] Episodes
| № | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date |
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| 1 | "Top of the Heap" | Gerry Cohen | Ron Leavitt, Arthur Silver |
April 7, 1991 |
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Pilot episode: After Vinnie loses his last boxing match (and Charlie wins Al's TV in a bet), Charlie comes up with a plan to get Vinnie to marry a rich woman, so they crash a high society party. |
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| 2 | "The Agony and the Agony" | Linda Day | Mike Scully, Lenny Ripps |
April 14, 1991 |
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Vinnie gets a job working at a country club as an assistant to the manager, and Charlie gets the hots for her. |
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| 3 | "Behind the Eight Ball" | Linda Day | Kimberley Young | April 21, 1991 |
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Charlie overhears that a guy he is hustling at pool is a godfather. |
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| 4 | "Stocks and Bondages" | Linda Day | Jonathan Collier | April 28, 1991 |
| A hot stock tip sends Charlie to a loan shark, where he gets $10,000, but Vinnie doesn't get the money invested. | ||||
| 5 | "The Last Temptation of Charlie" | Gerry Cohen | Lenny Ripps, Arthur Silver |
May 5, 1991 |
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Charlie has a hard time convincing Vinnie that he didn't sell their cat, Mr. Fluffy, to pay for the television he claims to have won. |
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| 6 | "The Marrying Guy" | Tony Singletary | Kimberly Young, Mike Scully, Wayne Kline |
May 12, 1991 |
| Vinnie meets his first girlfriend on her wedding day, but Vinnie catches the groom with another woman. | ||||
| 7 | "Mona by Moonlight" | Tony Singletary | May 19, 1991 | |
| Vinnie must take the owner's stepdaughter (a high fashion model) to a prom held at the club, but Mona also wants Vinnie to take her. | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Top of the Heap at TV Tango.com
- ^ Married with Children #5.20 at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Vinnie & Bobby at the Internet Movie Database
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