The Super (partially found ABC sitcom; 1972)

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Status: Partially Found

The Super is a sitcom that aired on ABC from June 21st, to August 23rd, 1972 with 12 episodes produced. The series was made to compete with other popular sitcom of that era such as CBS's All in the Family and NBC's Sanford and Son.

Synopsis

The series focus on an Italian American name Joe Girelli who is a superintendent of an apartment complex in New York City where he wants to be left alone and watch TV despite his wife and kids constantly bothering him along with his tenants complaining about various issues such as maintenance and cultural/ethnic disputes along with the city officials trying to condemn the building.

Cast

Richard S. Castellano as Joe Girelli
Ardell Sheridan as Francesca Girelli
Margaret Castellano as Joanne Girelli
Bruno Kirby as Anthony Girelli
Phil Mishkin as Frankie Girelli
Ed Peck as Officer Clark
Virginia Vincent as Dottie Clark
Janet Brandt as Mrs. Stein
Louis Basile as Louis

Episode List

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	The Super's Apprentice	Jun 21, 1972	Lost
2	The Automated Super	Jun 28, 1972	Partially Lost
3	The Matchmaker	Jul 5, 1972	Lost
4	This Building is Condemned	Jul 12, 1972	Lost
5	Joe's Scheme	Jul 19, 1972	Lost
6	Joe's Affair/Flesh on the Fifth Floor	Jul 26, 1972	Lost
7	Facts of Life	Aug 2, 1972	Lost
8	The Plague	Aug 9, 1972	Lost
9	The Fat Cop	Aug 16, 1972	Lost
10	Joe's Extra Ticket	Aug 23, 1972	Lost
11	Unknown Title	Never Aired	Lost
12	Unknown Title	Never Aired	Lost

Status

The network cancelled the show after only airing 10 of it's 12 episodes due to low ratings and in favor of airing the 1972 Summer Olympics in it's 8pm time slot. After it's cancellation, no footage from the show have resurfaced with the only material coming from a few promotional still and newspaper articles advertising the show.^[1]

On January 26th, 2021, YouTuber Gilmore Box found and uploaded the episode "The Automated Super" to their channel. The episode has no audio aside from the show's opening.