Amanda's
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| Also known as | 'Amanda's By The Sea' |
| Created by | Elliot Shoenman |
| Directed by |
Marc Daniels Charles S. Dubin J.D. Lobue John Rich Howard Storm |
| Starring |
Beatrice Arthur Fred McCarren Simone Griffeth Tony Rosato Rick Hurst Keene Curtis Kevin McCarthy |
| Theme music composer | Lois Walden |
| Composer(s) | Artie Butler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Len Rosenberg |
| Producer(s) | Elliot Shoenman |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | E&L Productions Viacom Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution (2007-present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | February 10 – May 26, 1983 |
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| Related shows | Fawlty Towers |
Amanda's (also known as Amanda's By The Sea) is an American sitcom based on the 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers that aired on ABC from February 10 to May 26, 1983. The series starred Beatrice Arthur as the main character, Amanda Cartwright, who owns a seaside hotel called "Amanda's By The Sea" and was Arthur's first return to series television since her sitcom Maude ended in 1978.
A total of thirteen episodes were produced, with three remaining unaired following the series' cancellation.
Amanda Cartwright (Beatrice Arthur) is the formidable owner of "Amanda's By The Sea", a struggling California seaside hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean whose fractious staff includes her hotel-management-graduate son Marty (Fred McCarren); her spoiled daughter-in-law Arlene (Simone Griffeth); Earl, the bumbling chef (Rick Hurst) and Aldo, the bellhop of foreign extraction (Tony Rosato).
The comedy revolved around burnt steaks, fussy guests, travel-guide writers who had to be impressed, the banker Mr. Mundy (Keene Curtis) who always threatened to foreclose and brother-in-law Zack (Kevin McCarthy), who was out to woo Amanda.
Amanda's was the second attempted American adaptation of Fawlty Towers. The first, Chateau Snavely starring Harvey Korman and Betty White, was produced by ABC for a pilot in 1978, but the transfer from coastal hotel to highway motel proved too much and the series was never produced. John Cleese, creator of the original British sitcom, was critical of this first adaptation, in particular Korman and White, saying they "played it too slow and were embarrassed by the edgy dialogue".
Amanda's was created by Elliot Shoenman, who had previously written six episodes of Arthur's successful 1970s sitcom Maude. Since Maude concluded in 1978, Arthur had been approached with numerous ideas, until Shoenman showed her some tapes of Fawlty Towers. Loving the original, Arthur agreed to take part in a remake.
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