Szysznyk

Szysznyk
Created by	Jim Mulligan Ron Laundry
Starring	Ned Beatty Olivia Cole Leonard Barr Thomas Carter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15 (4 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Four's Company Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 1, 1977 – January 25, 1978

Susan Lanier, Olivia Cole and Ned Beatty in a scene from the show.

Szysznyk (Pronounced SIZ-nik) is an American sitcom produced by Paramount Television. Originally broadcast on CBS as a summer replacement series, five episodes were aired during August 1977, followed by ten more during the 1977-78 television season. The series starred Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk.

Plot

Retired Marine Nick Szysznyk is a supervisor at a Washington, D.C. community center.

The ongoing punchline of the show was that people meeting Szysznyk for the first time almost invariably mispronounced his surname. In one episode, a narcotics detective called him "Sneeze-wick".

Cast

• Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk
• Olivia Cole as Ms. Harrison
• Leonard Barr as Leonard Kriegler
• Thomas Carter as Ray Gun

Guest stars

• Susan Lanier as Sandi Chandler (two episodes)

Episode list

Season 1 (1977)

Ep.	Episode title	First aired
1-1	"Welcome to the Club"	August 1, 1977
1-2	"Little Puff"	August 8, 1977
1-3	"To the Lighthouse"	August 15, 1977
1-4	"North by Northeast"	August 22, 1977
1-5	"Draft Choice"	August 29, 1977

Season 2 (1977-78)

Ep.	Episode title	First aired
2-6	"Ball Three"	December 7, 1977
2-7	"Street Gang"	December 14, 1977
2-8	"Beef Encounters"	December 21, 1977
2-9	"Run, Jenny, Run"	December 28, 1977
2-10	"Fortwengler's Wedding"	January 4, 1978
2-11	"You Stomped on My Heart"	January 25, 1978
2-12	"Youth of the Year"	n/a
2-13	"Hell on Wheels"	n/a
2-14	"Norton's Head Trip"	n/a
2-15	"A Star is Burned"	n/a

External links

• Szysznyk at IMDb