Needles and Pins (TV series)
Needles and Pins | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Adele Styler Burt Styler |
Starring | Norman Fell Bernie Kopell Deirdre Lenihan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 (4 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Gerber |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Screen Gems |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 21 December 28, 1973 | –
Needles and Pins is an American sitcom about a women's clothing manufacturer and his employees in New York City that aired from September 21, 1973, to December 28, 1973.[1]
Cast
- Norman Fell as Nathan Davidson
- Louis Nye as Harry Karp
- Deirdre Lenihan as Wendy Nelson
- Sandra Deel as Sonia Baker
- Bernie Kopell as Charlie Miller
- Larry Gelman as Max Popkin
- Alex Henteloff as Myron Russo
- Milton Selzer as Julius Singer[2][3]
Synopsis
Nathan Davidson is the owner of Lorelei Fashion House, a manufacturer of women's clothing located in New York City's
fashion industry in particular. Also working at Lorelei are Sonia Baker, the bookkeeper and secretary; Charlie Miller, the salesman; Max Popkin, the fabric cutter; and Myron Russo, the patternmaker. Julius Singer, Nathan's archenemy, runs another fashion company that is Lorelei's chief competitor.[2][3][4]
Production notes
Deirdre Lenihan was a newcomer to television, and Needles and Pins gave her a prominent role in which to showcase her talents; her appearance during the
Eastern Time throughout its run.[2][3] Episode directors were Hy Averback, Peter Baldwin, George Tyne, and Ernest Losso
.
Episodes
Sources list 14 Needles and Pins episodes. Ten of them aired in 1973. Apparently, the remaining four copyrighted in early 1974 after the show's last telecast were never broadcast.[4]
Season # | Episode # | Title | Plot/Notes | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Girl From 7th Avenue" | Wendy, certain that she is talented enough to become a famous fashion designer, arrives in New York City from Nebraska and visits Lorelei to get a feel for the fashion industry; mistaken for a | September 21, 1973 |
1 | 2 | "The Spy Who Came In On a Hanger" | Julius's company produces one of Lorelei's dress designs, and an angry and suspicious Nathan wants to know who sold the dress to him.[5] | September 28, 1973 |
1 | 3 | "It Was a Very Good Line" | Nathan falls for a glamorous new fashion designer and fails to notice that her business ideas and work habits are bankrupting his company. Barbara Perry and Rhonda Fleming guest-star.[4][5] | October 5, 1973 |
1 | 4 | "Do Your Own Thing" | Wanting an heir to one day take over the Lorelei company, Nathan pressures his nephew to join the fashion industry – but the young man would rather study Oriental philosophy and has no interest in or talent for the fashion business. Danny Goldman and Michael Margotta guest-star.[4][5] |
October 26, 1973 |
1 | 5 | "The Break-Up" | Harry decides to leave Lorelei to become a show business producer, and Nathan looks forward to Harry's departure so that he can run the business without having to deal with Harry's incompetence.[4][5] | November 2, 1973 |
1 | 6 | "Union Trouble" | After Nathan lets the non- union Wendy use a company sewing machine to sew dresses, Lorelei's outraged union employees go on strike. Harold Gould, Murray Hamilton, Virginia Paris, Penny Santon, Gina Alvarado, and Joshua Shelley guest-star.[4][5] |
November 9, 1973 |
1 | 7 | "The Endangered Species" | One of Lorelei's wealthy clients wants to marry Charlie and pursues him aggressively. Nita Talbot guest-stars.[5] | November 23, 1973 |
1 | 8 | "The Wife You Save May Be Your Own" | Harry's strong-willed wife Eleanor finds her independence and wants freedom – and a divorce. Joan Rivers guest stars as Eleanor Karp.[5] | December 7, 1973 |
1 | 9 | "The Great Blizzard" | A blizzard strikes New York City, trapping the Lorelei staff with their archenemy Julius.[5] | December 21, 1973 |
1 | 10 | "A Woman Has a Right" | Sonia finally finds love and plans to move away – with a married man.[5] | December 28, 1973 |
1 | 11 | "King For a Day" | ? | Never (copyrighted January 11, 1974)[4] |
1 | 12 | "No Way To Treat a Relative" | Nathan's father disrupts Lorelei's operations with his muddled efforts to help out. David Opatoshu guest-stars.[6] | Never (copyrighted January 18, 1974)[4] |
1 | 13 | "With Such Enemies" | ? | Never (copyrighted January 25, 1974)[4] |
1 | 14 | "Charlie's Ego Trip" | ? | Never (copyrighted February 1, 1974)[4] |
References
- ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ a b c d McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 593.
- ^ ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 734.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k ctva.biz Needles and Pins
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j tv.com Needles and Pins
- ^ tvguide.com Needles and Pins Episodes on NBC: Episode Detail: No Way To Treat a Relative