Foul Play (TV series)

Foul Play
Genre	Crime drama Comedy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett Hal Sitowitz
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions Myrt-Hal Productions Paramount Television
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 26 – August 23, 1981

Foul Play is an American detective comedy/drama that aired from January 26 until August 23, 1981 on ABC. The series was based on the hit 1978 film of the same name, and retained many of the same characterizations, as well as the San Francisco setting of the film. The lead roles played by Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in the film were taken over by Deborah Raffin and Barry Bostwick, respectively, in the series. The series was produced by Thomas L. Miller (who co-produced the film), Robert L. Boyett and Hal Sitowitz, under Paramount Television (now known as CBS Television Distribution).

Premise

Based on the 1978 film of the same name, the series is about a bumbling detective in San Francisco and his girlfriend.^[1]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Big Bang"	TBA	Hal Sitowitz	January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26)
2	"Sins of the Father"	TBA	TBA	February 2, 1981 (1981-02-02)
A skeleton is found in a time capsule.
3	"Double Play"	TBA	Steven E. de Souza	February 16, 1981 (1981-02-16)
Gloria is involved in the fatal shooting of a business tycoon.
4	"Play It Again Tuck"	TBA	Irving Pearlberg	February 23, 1981 (1981-02-23)
Gloria is presented with a jewel case containing a secret.
5	"Hit and Run"	TBA	Jimmy Huston	August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23)
A hitman tries to stop the captain from testifying.

TV series	Petrocelli (1974–76) Happy Days (1974–84)¹ Laverne & Shirley (1976–83)¹ Blansky's Beauties (1977) Mork & Mindy (1978–82)¹ Makin' It (1979) Out of the Blue (1979) $weepstake$ (1979) Angie (1979–80)

Films	The Heist (1972) The Weekend Nun (1972) Silver Streak (1976) Walkin' Walter (1977) Foul Play (1978)

TV series	Goodtime Girls (1980) Bosom Buddies (1980–82) Foul Play (1981) Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–83)

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¹ This series began being produced under the Miller-Milkis-Boyett banner beginning with the 1980–81 television season.