Grindl
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Publicity photo of Imogene Coca and Billy Booth in the final episode, "Aunt Grindl" (1964)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Swift |
| Written by | William Davenport Bud Grossman Ed Jurist Lee Loeb John McGreevey Bob Nye Gerald O'Hanlon Jay Sommers Ray Singer Burt Styler David Swift |
| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Starring |
Imogene Coca James Millhollin |
| Theme music composer | Frank De Vol |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Swift |
| Producer(s) |
Harry Ackerman Winston O´Keefe |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 mins. (22–24 mins. with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | David Swift Productions |
| Distributor |
Screen Gems Sony Pictures Television (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 15, 1963 – May 3, 1964 |
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.
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.
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.
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