Calucci's Department | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by |
Joseph Bologna Renée Taylor |
Starring |
Candice Azzara James Coco Jack Fletcher Bill Lazarus |
Theme music composer | Marvin Hamlisch |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Robert Precht |
Producer(s) | Howard Gottfried |
Location(s) | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Sullivan Productions |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | videotape |
Original release | 14 September – 28 December 1973 |
Calucci's Department is an American television sitcom broadcast by CBS on Friday at 8:00pm Eastern Time. It premiered on September 14, 1973, and after failing to compete in the ratings against NBC's Sanford and Son, was cancelled after the December 28 episode. It was replaced on January 11, 1974, by the 13-week Dirty Sally, a half-hour western starring Jeanette Nolan and Dack Rambo.
The series focused on Joe Calucci, the supervisor of a New York City unemployment office. His day was spent dealing with a disparate group of claimants, the petty squabbles among the members of his staff (represented by a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds), the frustrations of governmental red tape, and his infatuation with his secretary Shirley.
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network Shows 1946 - Present by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, Ballantine Books, pp. 124–125