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in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights. It is notable for its casting director Fred Roos, who later became a producer for

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. Roos discovered the counterculture sketch group The Committee in San Francisco and cast all members in bit parts in ''Hey Landlord!.'' It also served as the first TV show as co-creator/producer for

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, who would go on to create ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and many other shows.

Plot, cast, and characters

This series stars Will Hutchins as Woody Banner, who learns that his uncle has died and that he has inherited from him a New York City

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apartment building in Manhattan's East 30s as its landlord. Other tenants in the building are Sandy Baron as comedian Chuck Hookstratten, Jack ( Michael Constantine) who was a photographer, glamorous Theresa (Pamela Rodgers) and her roommate and best friend Kyoto ( Miko Mayama), who frequently yells, "Hey, Landlord!" thus giving the show its title. Other co-stars are

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, and Kathryn Minner, who at the time specialized in playing little old ladies.

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later appeared in four episodes as Woody's visiting sister Bonnie. Plots from a few episodes of the show were believed to have been later used on Marshall's series '' Laverne and Shirley''.

Production

The series lasted one season of 31 episodes; the last episode aired on April 23, 1967.

Episode list

References

Kliph Nesteroff interview with Carl Gottlieb, April 2013

External links

* 1960s American sitcoms 1966 American television series debuts 1967 American television series endings Television series by United Artists Television American English-language television shows Television shows about landlords NBC sitcoms {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub