Off the Rack

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Off the Rack
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Dan 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
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (regular series); 1 pilot (aired as a special in 1984)
Production
Executive producers	Marc Merson; Dan Guntzelman; Steve Marshall
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Production company	Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 1984 (pilot); March 15 –; ; April 19, 1985

Off The Rack is an American comedy television series set in the Los Angeles garment industry that aired on ABC between 1984 and 1985. The series stars Ed Asner and Eileen Brennan and was originally directed by Noam Pitlik. Its taping location was the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

It was canceled after six regular episodes and 1 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.

Episodes

All episodes are listed by production order.

Pilot (1984)

Pilot: "Off the Rack"
Teleplay By: Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall
Story By: Bob Randall, Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall

Broadcast: 12/7/84

Season 1 (1985)

1. "A Date With Kate" (01)
Written By: Steve Marshall & Dan Gutzelman

Broadcast: 3/22/85

2. "Partners" (02)
Written By: Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall

Broadcast: 3/15/85

3. "Who Do You Trust?" (03)
Written By: Lissa Levin

Broadcast: 4/5/85

4. "Here Comes the Bribe" (04)
Written By: Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall

Broadcast: 3/29/85

5. "The Letter" (05)
Written By: Timothy James

Broadcast: 4/12/85

6. "Immigration Man" (06)
Written By: Larry Balmagia

Broadcast: 4/19/85

References

Kaplan, Peter W. (1985-02-23). "TV Notes; ABC Reporter May Sue Wrestler Who Hit Him". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
"United States Copyright Office".

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