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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Super' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Super':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

June 21, 1972: The Super's Apprentice
Season 1, episode 1
W: Phil Mishkin, Rob Reiner   D: Alan Rafkin
Summer comedy series debuts starring Richard Castellano as the superintendent of a tenement building in New York. Castellano, who was featured in "The Godfather", plays an uncouth yet lovable man whose life revolves around his family and the people in the apartments. Ardell Sheridan plays his wife. Margaret S. Castellano and Bruce Kirby, Jr. are their children. In the first show, the Super discovers his son has been suspended from school.

June 28, 1972: The Automated Super
Season 1, episode 2
W: Carl Gottlieb
Joe Girelli loses his job as super in the tenement and things look bad -- until the tenants rebel.

July 5, 1972: The Matchmaker
Season 1, episode 3
W: Phil Mishkin, Rob Reiner
Joe Girelli decides it's high time his brother Frankie should marry and settle down and arranges a date for him with Mrs. Stein's niece.

July 12, 1972: This Building Is Condemned
Season 1, episode 4
Joe Girelli receives a notice from the city condemning the apartment building he manages.

July 19, 1972: Joe's Scheme
Season 1, episode 5
W: Mickey Rose
Joe Girelli and family want to go on vacation, but in order to raise money Joe hopes to sell some war surplus.

July 26, 1972: Joe's Affair
Season 1, episode 6

With Maureen Arthur. A troubled divorcee moves into an apartment and becomes interested in Joe, who in turn seeks out his cronies for advice on how to handle the situation.

August 2, 1972: Facts Of Life
Season 1, episode 7
W: Phil Mishkin, Rob Reiner
Parental concern (and suspicion) results in Joe canceling his daughter's first date, a young and popular swinger.

August 9, 1972: The Plague
Season 1, episode 8
W: Ron Friedman
When Anthony breaks out in spots, the family, the tenants and the doctor become involved.

August 16, 1972: The Fat Gap
Season 1, episode 9
W: Ardell Sheridan, Robert E. Hodge
Joe goes on a diet in order to recapture his youthful image, but finds he has a fat chance of succeeding.

August 23, 1972: Joe's Extra Ticket
Season 1, episode 10
W: Mickey Rose
Joe makes the mistake of blabbing that he has an extra ducat for the professional football game of the year, which promptly brings him lots of "friends" and problems. (Last show of the series.)


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