Arnie
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.
Cast
Sue Ane Langdon
Charles Nelson Reilly
Randy Robinson
Herschel Bernardi
Roger Bowen
Herb Voland
Del Russel
Elaine Shore
Tom Pedi
Seasons
E1Arnie (Pilot Episode)
Sep 19, 1970
E2Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Oct 26, 1970
Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
E3Change of a Lifetime
Oct 3, 1970
New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
E4Wife vs. Secretary
Nov 4, 1970
Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
E5The Friendship Gap
Oct 10, 1970
Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
E6An Urge to Splurge
Oct 17, 1970
Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
E7Chance of a Lifetime
Oct 3, 1970
Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
E8Swinging Sixties
Oct 12, 1970
Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
E9Let Them Eat Cookies
Nov 20, 1970
Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
E10Trouble in the Air
Nov 16, 1970
Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
E11One Strike and You're Out
Oct 14, 1970
""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)
E12For Whom the Whistle Blows
Nov 6, 1970
A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
E13Why Spy?
Oct 30, 1970
Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
E14To Buy or Not to Buy?
Dec 3, 1970
Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
E15Second Honeymoon
Dec 15, 1970
E16You Can't Lose for Winning
Dec 20, 1970
Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
E17Hello, Holly
Jan 7, 1971
The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
E18Father Meets Daughter
Jan 13, 1971
Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
E19Citizen Pain
Jan 21, 1971
Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
E20Stand Up for Julius
Jan 21, 1971
Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
E21Strangeness in the Night
Feb 9, 1971
Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
E22Feud for Thought
Feb 2, 1971
Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
E23My Sister's Keeper
Feb 19, 1971
Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
E24No Harmony in Trying
Feb 19, 1971
An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)
E1Honey, I'm Sorry But...
Sep 13, 1971
Arnie endangers his position, by giving a share of company stock to his son.
E2Nuvo Riche
Sep 7, 1971
Charles Nelson Reilly joins the cast as Arnie's new neighbor, a gourmet chef.
E3Well There Goes the Neighborhood
Sep 14, 1971
Lil is tired of waiting for her late hubby and she comes up with a solution.
E4Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blew
Sep 22, 1971
Reta Shaw plays a maid who takes over the Nuvo home - lock, stock, and barrel (TV Guide)
E5Boom or Bust
Oct 13, 1971
Snobbery is the target as Arnie tries to join his boss' polo club (TV Guide)
E6Pushing Pinky Out of the Treehouse
Oct 19, 1971
Arnie tries to make Majors' wedding perfect (TV Guide)
E7The Maid
Sep 29, 1971
Arnie anonymously sends a poem to Felicia.
E8A Poem for Guess Who
Oct 19, 1971
E9Welcome to the Club
Oct 12, 1971
Arnie wins an award Majors wanted.
E10The Return of Fingers Ferguson
Oct 27, 1971
E11Et tu Arnie
Nov 8, 1971
E12This Land is My Land
Nov 18, 1971
E13Let Ham Put You in the Driver's Seat
Nov 30, 1971
E14The Gift of the Majors
Dec 2, 1971
The no-bra look leads Arnie into a research project to save a faltering company (TV Guide)
E15The Only Way to Go
Dec 31, 1971
Choosing a final resting place can be a downer. Majors wants the Nuvos as roommates in his Taj Mahal-like mausoleum.
E16Guess Who's Coming to Our House?
Jan 7, 1972
Arnie's boss stays at his house.
E17What's Up Doc?
Jan 17, 1972
Arnie is in trouble when he persuades boss Majors to hire a drunken doctor.
E18The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
Jan 21, 1972
Attorney Melvin Belli plays a flamboyant lawyer defending Majors for a speeding ticket (TV Guide)
E19Room at the Top
Jan 31, 1972
A toupee for Arnie, as the corporation tries to impress a mod young executive (TV Guide)
E20Surprise, Surprise!
Feb 12, 1972
Boss Majors wants Arnie to arrange a surprise party for him.
E21Uncle Nikko
Feb 11, 1972
Arnie's uncle may upset Majors' dinner party.
E22Wilson Tastes Good Like a Candidate Should
Feb 21, 1972
Local politics create a dilemma for Arnie.
E23Now You Take Teddy Roosevelt
Feb 28, 1972
Majors tries to prove that he is as good a salesman as his employees.
E24Star Trekking
Mar 6, 1972
A story about Arnie's frustrating attempt to get the comic for an awards ceremony.
Storyline
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.
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