"The Tortellis" Episode Guide v1.1.1 (c) 1997-98, Tom Walsh (avs@netport.com) This guide may be reproduced in its entirety for noncommercial purposes only. For other uses, please contact the author. The following is an episode guide for the sitcom "The Tortellis." It is not complete yet as I hope to add other information. ********************************************************************* * NOTE: I do NOT have tapes of this show available for trade. * * Please post to the newsgroup alt.video.tape-trading for requests. * ********************************************************************* The text version is available at the AVIMall: http://www.avimall.com/entertain/TortellisThe.txt A pointer to this site is available at the Ultimate TV List: http://tvnet.com/UTVL/ Also http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9821/1tortell.txt Of course, there is a page at the Internet Movie Database: http://us.imdb.com/M/title-exact?%22Tortellis,%20The%22%20(1987) ABOUT THE SHOW: "The Tortellis" was an unsuccessful spin-off of the wildly successful "Cheers." This show follows the adventures of Nick Tortelli, "Cheers" waitress Carla's no-good ex-husband, and some of their children. Nick pursues his "TV hospital" and part-time manager career in Las Vegas. "The Tortellis" was produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation. The theme, "The Tortellis," was written by Perry Botkin. ABOUT THIS GUIDE: Episode titles, original run dates, and production numbers come from the online Library of Congress Information Service (telnet://locis.loc.gov). I do not assume that the LOCIS information is completely correct (I have found errors), so you shouldn't either. I will correct errors as I find them or as they are pointed out to me. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Thanks to Audrey DeLisle (rad@crl.com) for supplying some episode descriptions. VERSION HISTORY: v1.0.0 5 November 1997 Initial version v1.1.0 17 December 1997 Some episode descriptions added v1.1.1 6 February 1998 More episode descriptions added CAST: PERFORMER - CHARACTER Dan Hedaya - Nick Tortelli Jean Kasem - Loretta Tortelli Timothy Williams - Anthony Tortelli (Nick's son by Carla) Mandy Ingber - Annie Tortelli (Anthony's wife) Carlene Watkins - Charlotte Cooper (Loretta's sister) Aaron Moffatt - Mark Cooper EPISODES: NBC - The show appeared on NBC on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:00 p.m., except the first episode, which aired on a Thursday right after "Cheers," and the last two, which aired on Tuesdays at the same time. The order below is production number, episode title, and original air date. *** SEASON 1 (1987 only) 13 EPISODES *** 1. "Pilot" 22 January 1987 Note: Also known as production no. 067 co-P: Tim Berry, Kimberly Hill D: James Burrows Nick Tortelli leaves Boston to move to Las Vegas and reconcile with his wife, Loretta, who is living with her sister and is trying for a show biz career. His son, Anthony, moves with him to help with the TV repair business. 6. "An Affair to Remember" 28 January 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Greg Antonacci --- No description available at this time --- 8. "Frankie Comes to Dinner" 4 February 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Michael Zinberg Cliff and Norm visit Las Vegas from their "Cheers" Boston locale and intend to get Frank Sinatra's autograph for Cliff's mother. Nick promises he will have Sinatra over for dinner. Guests: John Ratzenberger - Cliff Clavin George Wendt - Norm Peterson Note: LOCIS lists the original air date as 25 February 1987, whereas TV listings show it at this date. It is possible this show pre-empted the episode "Viva Las Vegas" which was scheduled to air some time earlier than its 25 February 1987 air date. Since this is the only open date this early in the run, this makes sense. 5. "Svengali" 11 February 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Jack Shea Loretta's new manager gets her work, spurring her former one, Nick, into action. Guests: Al Rossi - Murray Marco Hernandez - Manuel Gail Baker - Waitress 10. "The Ad Game" 18 February 1987 P: Tim Berry D: Jack Shea Nick's new TV ad for his TV hospital guarantees he will fix your TV in a day or eat a bug. A feisty woman may hold him to it. Guests: Zelda Rubenstein - the feisty woman 7. "Viva Las Vegas" 25 February 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Greg Antonacci Nick's newest client as a manager, a struggling Elvis impersonator, becomes involved with Charlotte. Note: Postponed at an earlier date, probably 4 February 1987. 9. "Innocent As Charged" 4 March 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Jack Shea Loretta and Annie catch their spouses in the pool with two attractive customers of their TV repair business. Guests: Devon Pierce - Gloria Mitchell Laurence - Pete Trish Garland - Mitzi 3. "Coochie-coochie" 18 March 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Charlotte Brown Nick gets a business break when he's asked to repair Charo's TV, but he's in hot water with Loretts when he doesn't come home that night. 11. "His Girl Friday" 25 March 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Michael Zinberg --- No description available at this time --- 11. "Man of the Year" 25 March 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Michael Zinberg --- No description available at this time --- NOTE: This or the previous episode is production no. 13. 12. "The Good Life" 1 April 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Michael Zinberg --- No description available at this time --- NOTE: An 8 April 1987 episode is in TV listings, but no information is available. One of the 25 March 1987 episodes may have aired at this time. 2. "Father Knows Best" 21 April 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy, Tim Berry D: Charlotte Brown --- No description available at this time --- 4. "The Customer's Always Right" 28 April 1987 co-P: Deborah Mendelsohn, Anne Convy D: Charlotte Brown --- No description available at this time ---