Arnie (1970)
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.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 124 episodes
1. Arnie (Pilot Episode)
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2. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
⏱ —Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
3. Change of a Lifetime
⏱ —New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
4. Wife vs. Secretary
⏱ —Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
5. The Friendship Gap
⏱ —Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
6. An Urge to Splurge
⏱ —Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
7. Chance of a Lifetime
⏱ —Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
8. Swinging Sixties
⏱ —Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
9. Let Them Eat Cookies
⏱ —Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
10. Trouble in the Air
⏱ —Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
11. One Strike and You're Out
⏱ —""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)
12. For Whom the Whistle Blows
⏱ —A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
13. Why Spy?
⏱ —Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
14. To Buy or Not to Buy?
⏱ —Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
15. Second Honeymoon
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16. You Can't Lose for Winning
⏱ —Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
17. Hello, Holly
⏱ —The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
18. Father Meets Daughter
⏱ —Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
19. Citizen Pain
⏱ —Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
20. Stand Up for Julius
⏱ —Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
21. Strangeness in the Night
⏱ —Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
22. Feud for Thought
⏱ —Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
23. My Sister's Keeper
⏱ —Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
24. No Harmony in Trying
⏱ —An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)
Season 224 episodes
1. Honey, I'm Sorry But...
⏱ —Arnie endangers his position, by giving a share of company stock to his son.
2. Nuvo Riche
⏱ —Charles Nelson Reilly joins the cast as Arnie's new neighbor, a gourmet chef.
3. Well There Goes the Neighborhood
⏱ —Lil is tired of waiting for her late hubby and she comes up with a solution.
4. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blew
⏱ —Reta Shaw plays a maid who takes over the Nuvo home - lock, stock, and barrel (TV Guide)
5. Boom or Bust
⏱ —Snobbery is the target as Arnie tries to join his boss' polo club (TV Guide)
6. Pushing Pinky Out of the Treehouse
⏱ —Arnie tries to make Majors' wedding perfect (TV Guide)
7. The Maid
⏱ —Arnie anonymously sends a poem to Felicia.
8. A Poem for Guess Who
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9. Welcome to the Club
⏱ —Arnie wins an award Majors wanted.
10. The Return of Fingers Ferguson
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11. Et tu Arnie
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12. This Land is My Land
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13. Let Ham Put You in the Driver's Seat
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14. The Gift of the Majors
⏱ —The no-bra look leads Arnie into a research project to save a faltering company (TV Guide)
15. The Only Way to Go
⏱ —Choosing a final resting place can be a downer. Majors wants the Nuvos as roommates in his Taj Mahal-like mausoleum.
16. Guess Who's Coming to Our House?
⏱ —Arnie's boss stays at his house.
17. What's Up Doc?
⏱ —Arnie is in trouble when he persuades boss Majors to hire a drunken doctor.
18. The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
⏱ —Attorney Melvin Belli plays a flamboyant lawyer defending Majors for a speeding ticket (TV Guide)
19. Room at the Top
⏱ —A toupee for Arnie, as the corporation tries to impress a mod young executive (TV Guide)
20. Surprise, Surprise!
⏱ —Boss Majors wants Arnie to arrange a surprise party for him.
21. Uncle Nikko
⏱ —Arnie's uncle may upset Majors' dinner party.
22. Wilson Tastes Good Like a Candidate Should
⏱ —Local politics create a dilemma for Arnie.
23. Now You Take Teddy Roosevelt
⏱ —Majors tries to prove that he is as good a salesman as his employees.
24. Star Trekking
⏱ —A story about Arnie's frustrating attempt to get the comic for an awards ceremony.
