NBC · Ended

The Nutt House

Comedy · 1989

Last aired: S1 E5, Suites, Lies and Videotape · 1989-10-25

A comedy series about an irresponsible, young bon vivant who is persuaded by his eccentric grandmother to halt his spendthrift lifestyle and assume control of the family hotel, which is populated by a host of off-beat characters.

Cast

Cloris Leachman Ms. Frick

Harvey Korman Reginald Tarkington

Brian McNamara Charles Nutt III

Molly Hagan Sally Lonnaneck

Gregory Itzin Dennis

Mark Blankfield Freddy

Season 1

E1 Pilot 1989-09-20 · 60 min In the series pilot, hotel matriarch Edwina Nutt puts her ne'er-do-well grandson in charge of stopping a hostile takeover by a Texas hotel magnate.

E2 The Accidental Groom 1989-09-27 · 30 min Ms. Frick can't prove her U.S. citizenship to an immigration inspector, but the solution to the problem alienates eligible bachelor Tarkington.

E3 A Frick Called Wanda 1989-10-11 · 30 min Tarkington eludes frisky Ms. Frick's embrace only to fall under the spell of a younger woman who's in cahoots with an international thief.

E4 21 Men and a Baby 1989-10-18 · 30 min Ms. Frick mothers a screeching baby abandoned by its parent, while Tarkington tries to accommodate a basketball coach demanding quiet for his players.

E5 Suites, Lies and Videotape 1989-10-25 · 30 min The staff makes a promotional video in hopes of luring no less than the President to a roomy suite at the Nutt House.

E6 When Charles Met Sally 30 min A scheming PR agent teams with Sally to give the hotel a new look, then plots to take Charles away from Sally after one look at him.

E7 A Night at the Reunion 30 min When his own Roosevelt High class of '49 holds a reunion at The Nutt House, Reginald J. Tarkington pretends to be into big business to impress his old rival and other former classmates including Pope John Paul II.

E8 To Tell the Truth 30 min Sally needs to raise money to get her mother's damaged nose fixed. Just as Tarkington announces he's won some cash, an acrobatic burglar and her brutish assistant rob The Nutt House's till.

E9 My Man Tarkington 30 min Tarkington reluctantly surrenders his job as hotel manager to become the valet of a Japanese businessman, but the hotel prepares for revolution when a tyrant replaces him.

E10 Nutt Cracker Suite 30 min To further the growing peace between the USA and USSR, Sally invites the Kyiv Ballet to stay at The Nutt House. But Sally has ulterior motives, as she's really longing to meet handsome Soviet dancer Mikael Nabokov.

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