TV Series
★5.3(3 votes)
19702 Seasons48 EpisodesEndedArnie
Comedy
Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.
Episodes & Seasons
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Season 1
24 EpisodesEP 01
EP 1
01.Arnie (Pilot Episode)
1970-09-19
01.Arnie (Pilot Episode)
Aired 1970-09-19
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EP 02
02.Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
1970-10-26
02.Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aired 1970-10-26
Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
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EP 03
EP 3
03.Change of a Lifetime
1970-10-03
03.Change of a Lifetime
Aired 1970-10-03
New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
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EP 04
EP 4
04.Wife vs. Secretary
1970-11-04
04.Wife vs. Secretary
Aired 1970-11-04
Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
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EP 05
EP 5
05.The Friendship Gap
1970-10-10
05.The Friendship Gap
Aired 1970-10-10
Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
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EP 06
EP 6
06.An Urge to Splurge
1970-10-17
06.An Urge to Splurge
Aired 1970-10-17
Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
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EP 07
EP 7
07.Chance of a Lifetime
1970-10-03
07.Chance of a Lifetime
Aired 1970-10-03
Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
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EP 08
EP 8
08.Swinging Sixties
1970-10-12
08.Swinging Sixties
Aired 1970-10-12
Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
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EP 09
EP 9
09.Let Them Eat Cookies
1970-11-20
09.Let Them Eat Cookies
Aired 1970-11-20
Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
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EP 10
EP 10
10.Trouble in the Air
1970-11-16
10.Trouble in the Air
Aired 1970-11-16
Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
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EP 11
EP 11
11.One Strike and You're Out
1970-10-14
11.One Strike and You're Out
Aired 1970-10-14
""Arnie has no heart for the task at hand: negotiating a new union contract with his loading dock buddies. The new executive is still a union man."" (TV Guide)
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EP 12
EP 12
12.For Whom the Whistle Blows
1970-11-06
12.For Whom the Whistle Blows
Aired 1970-11-06
A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
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EP 13
EP 13
13.Why Spy?
1970-10-30
13.Why Spy?
Aired 1970-10-30
Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
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EP 14
EP 14
14.To Buy or Not to Buy?
1970-12-03
14.To Buy or Not to Buy?
Aired 1970-12-03
Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
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EP 15
EP 15
15.Second Honeymoon
1970-12-15
15.Second Honeymoon
Aired 1970-12-15
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EP 16
EP 16
16.You Can't Lose for Winning
1970-12-20
16.You Can't Lose for Winning
Aired 1970-12-20
Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
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EP 17
EP 17
17.Hello, Holly
1971-01-07
17.Hello, Holly
Aired 1971-01-07
The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
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EP 18
EP 18
18.Father Meets Daughter
1971-01-13
18.Father Meets Daughter
Aired 1971-01-13
Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
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EP 19
EP 19
19.Citizen Pain
1971-01-21
19.Citizen Pain
Aired 1971-01-21
Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
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EP 20
EP 20
20.Stand Up for Julius
1971-01-21
20.Stand Up for Julius
Aired 1971-01-21
Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
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EP 21
EP 21
21.Strangeness in the Night
1971-02-09
21.Strangeness in the Night
Aired 1971-02-09
Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
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EP 22
EP 22
22.Feud for Thought
1971-02-02
22.Feud for Thought
Aired 1971-02-02
Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
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EP 23
EP 23
23.My Sister's Keeper
1971-02-19
23.My Sister's Keeper
Aired 1971-02-19
Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
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EP 24
EP 24
24.No Harmony in Trying
1971-02-19
24.No Harmony in Trying
Aired 1971-02-19
An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)
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