7.4 /10 1 Votes
6.1/10 TV Final episode date 3 May 1964 Number of seasons 1 | 8.6/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom First episode date 15 September 1963 Number of episodes 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by William DavenportBud GrossmanEd JuristLee LoebJohn McGreeveyBob NyeGerald O'HanlonJay SommersRay SingerBurt StylerDavid Swift Starring Imogene CocaJames Millhollin Similar The Hathaways, Wendy and Me, Bachelor Father, Pete and Gladys, I'm Dickens - He's Fens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grindl is an American situation comedy that began in the fall of 1963 on NBC, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The show, starring Imogene Coca in the title role, lasted for one season.
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Synopsis
Grindl (Coca) worked for Foster's Temporary Employment service and was employed doing domestic work. The show revolved around the different humorous situations she would get into with each new job she was assigned to each week.
The first show featured guest star Telly Savalas, who would later star as Kojak. Other guest stars included George Kennedy, Paul Lynde, Robert Q. Lewis, Jack Albertson, Robert Karnes, Darryl Richard, and Leif Erickson.
Grindl was scheduled on Sunday nights at 8:30 P.M. in September 1963, sandwiched between Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Bonanza, both major hits. The series was pitted against the second half of The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS which greatly contributed to its low ratings. It was canceled in the spring of 1964, after completing a full season of 32 episodes.
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Trivia
A character similar to Grindl, named Dorcas, appears in the 1963 movie Under The Yum Yum Tree, and is also played by Coca.
The episode, "Grindl's Day Off," was originally scheduled to be broadcast on November 24, 1963, but was preempted by NBC News coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination.