6.4 /10 1 Votes
5.2/10 TV Written by Michael Russnow First episode date 19 September 1979 Network CBS Number of episodes 11 (8 unaired) | 7.7/10 IMDb Genre Sitcom Directed by Joel Zwick Final episode date 3 October 1979 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by Arthur Fellows
Terry Keegan Starring Jeffrey Kramer
Jack Elam
Jeff Cotler
Bill Erwin
Millie Slavin
Richard Stahl Opening theme "You Are So Beautiful"
performed by Joe Cocker Cast Jack Elam, Jeffrey Kramer, Bill Erwin, Richard Stahl Similar Tales of Frankenstein, Kyoufu Densetsu Kaiki! Fra, Frankenstein's Wedding, Frankenstein - MD, Frankenstein: The True Story | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Struck by lightning opening credits and sponsor cbs sitcom
Struck by Lightning is an American television sitcom about Frankenstein's monster, which aired on CBS from September 19 until October 3, 1979.
Contents
- Struck by lightning opening credits and sponsor cbs sitcom
- Struck by lightning cbs generic promo 1979
- Premise
- Cast
- Episode list
- Trivia
- Availability
- References
This show was canceled after only three episodes were aired in the United States, although all completed episodes did end up being shown in the UK on ITV in 1980.
Struck by lightning cbs generic promo 1979
Premise
Ted Stein (Jeffrey Kramer) is a science teacher who inherits a spooky old New England inn inhabited by its hulking, good-naturedly homicidal caretaker Frank (Jack Elam). It turns out that Ted is the descendant of the original Dr. Frankenstein and Frank is the Monster who needs a special serum every 50 years to stay alive, and he wants Ted to recreate it for him ("If you don't, I'll die," he explains, "Let me put it another way, if you don't, you'll die"). Ted agrees to stay and continue his ancestor's experiments while keeping Frank's identity a secret.
Cast
Episode list
Eleven episodes were made, but only the first three were aired in America.
Trivia
Elam claimed in an interview in Variety that he accepted the role of Frank after being told by the producers that he would not have to wear monster make-up because his naturally gnarled and bulgy-eyed appearance was already perfect for the part.
Availability
As of this writing, Struck by Lightning has not been released on home video.