

The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).
Seasons

E1Honey, It's the Mayor
Jun 21, 1985
A married couple find themselves at odds as she is a political reporter and he is the Mayor's speechwriter.
E2Side by Side
Jun 28, 1985
Two longtime friends work in a shipping department, and live in the same duplex.
E3Harry and the Kids
Jul 5, 1985
A middle-aged fisherman suddenly finds himself the guardian of his two nephews and one niece.
E4Max and Me
Jul 12, 1985
Empty nester's decide to move away from the suburbs and back to the city.
E5Four in Love
Jul 18, 1985
Former model finds herself the art director of a struggling fashion magazine.
E6The Second Time Around
Jul 25, 1985
A divorced couple gets remarried and decides the only way for the marriage to work is for there to be total equality between them.
E7It Takes Two
Aug 2, 1985
Marriage counselor is stunned when her own husband asks for a divorce.
E8The Columnist
Aug 9, 1985
Advice columnist decides to plunge back into the dating world and answers an ad in the personals.
E9Fast Food
Aug 16, 1985
Comedy set in a hamburger joint that is connected to a college campus.
E1Moscow Bureau
Jun 6, 1986
Behind the scenes at the Moscow bureau of an American news magazine, its reporters try to out-scoop one another.
E2Hearts of Steel
Jun 13, 1986
A group of unemployed steelworkers decide to open up a restaurant.
E3The Faculty
Jun 20, 1986
The education field as seen through the eyes of six teachers dealing with various problems at a high school.
E4The Arena
Jun 27, 1986
An arena owner struggles to keep his venue open while at the same time dealing with an assortment of oddball characters.
E5Chameleon
Jul 11, 1986
After exposing a weight-loss clinic as a fraud, a single woman is offered a job as a consumer TV reporter.
E6Man About Town
Jul 18, 1986
Shy bachelor meets the girl of his dreams at a family wedding.
E7Father's Day
Jul 25, 1986
A father of two has anxiety when his 14-year-old daughter announces she is going out on a date.
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The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).
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