| Szysznyk | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Mulligan Ron Laundry |
| Starring | Ned Beatty Olivia Cole Leonard Barr Thomas Carter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Four's Company Productions Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | August 1, 1977 (1977-08-01) – January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25) |
Szysznyk (pronounced SIZ-nik) is an American sitcom produced by Paramount Television. Originally broadcast on CBS as a summer replacement series, five episodes were aired during August 1977, followed by ten more during the 1977-78 television season. The series starred Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk.
Plot
Retired Marine Nick Szysznyk is a supervisor at a Washington, D.C. community center.
The ongoing punchline of the show was that people meeting Szysznyk for the first time almost invariably mispronounced his surname. An example from one episode included a narcotics detective who pronounced his name "Sneeze-wick".
Cast
- Ned Beatty as Nick Szysznyk
- Olivia Cole as Ms. Harrison
- Leonard Barr as Leonard Kriegler
- Thomas Carter as Ray Gun
Guest stars
- Susan Lanier as Sandi Chandler (two episodes)
Episode list
Season 1 (1977)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to the Club" | Unknown | Jim Mulligan & Ron Landry | August 1, 1977 (1977-08-01) |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Puff" | Unknown | Michael Elias | August 8, 1977 (1977-08-08) |
| 3 | 3 | "To the Lighthouse" | Unknown | Jim Mulligan & Ron Landry | August 15, 1977 (1977-08-15) |
| 4 | 4 | "North by Northeast" | Unknown | Jim Mulligan & Ron Landry | August 22, 1977 (1977-08-22) |
| 5 | 5 | "Draft Choice" | Unknown | Michael Elias | August 29, 1977 (1977-08-29) |
Season 2 (1977–78)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | "Ball Three" | Unknown | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | December 7, 1977 (1977-12-07) |
| 7 | 2 | "Street Gang" | Unknown | Barry Kemp | December 14, 1977 (1977-12-14) |
| 8 | 3 | "Beef Encounters" | Unknown | April Kelly & George Geiger | December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21) |
| 9 | 4 | "Run, Jenny, Run" | Unknown | Jim Mulligan & Ron Landry | December 28, 1977 (1977-12-28) |
| 10 | 5 | "Fortwengler's Wedding" | Unknown | David Dozer & Janet Coleman | January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04) |
| 11 | 6 | "You Stomped on My Heart" | Unknown | Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein | January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25) |
| 12 | 7 | "Youth of the Year" | TBD | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | UNAIRED |
| 13 | 8 | "Hell on Wheels" | TBD | Jim Mulligan & Ron Landry | UNAIRED |
| 14 | 9 | "Norton's Head Trip" | TBD | Michael Weinberger | UNAIRED |
| 15 | 10 | "A Star is Burned" | TBD | Craig Haffner & Richard Jones | UNAIRED |
References
- Overview of Szysznyk at The New York Times