Ivan the Terrible (TV series)
| Ivan the Terrible | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Herbert Sargent |
| Starring | Lou Jacobi Christopher Hewett Nana Visitor |
| Theme music composer | Joe Raposo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Alan King |
| Producer | Rupert Hitzig |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | King-Hitzig Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | 21 August – 18 September 1976 |
Ivan the Terrible is an
The series parodied American attitudes toward the
Russian wolfhound, "Rasputin"
, who was frequently heard barking and growling, even though this is almost unheard of behavior for that breed of dog, but never seen.)
Also appearing in this series were Christopher Hewett, Phil Leeds, Alan Cauldwell, Despo Diamantidou, and, in her TV series debut, Nana Visitor (here billed under her birth name, Nana Tucker). Harvey Korman appeared as a Soviet bureaucrat in an uncredited cameo at the close of each episode.
Only five episodes of Ivan the Terrible were broadcast on CBS during the late summer of 1976.
Alan King
was the series' executive producer.
References
- ^ "Do you remember these 6 obscure sitcoms from 1976?". Me TV. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
External links
- Ivan the Terrible at IMDb
