Sunday, July 9, 2017
The second-worst sitcom in human history?
I very vaguely remember this '70s (or '80s?) sitcom, with James Coco working in some dreary office from hell, doing God knows what. The preview has a Dante quality to it, with everyone working in thick, slow-mo, zombie-faced torpor. Coco looks like he wants to commit suicide. The show lasted a few episodes, maybe made it through a season. But it definitely wins the prize for worst opening credits.
BLOGGER'S INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY! Here is a summary of every episode of Calucci's Department - eleven in all. One can see why it failed, but it failed with such a . . . clunk! The last episode had Calucci on a quest to discover the meaning of his life. It sure wasn't this.
| 
Episode # | 
Episode Title | 
Original Airdate | 
Episode Summary | 
| 
1 | 
"The $80 Heist" | 
After the $80 he has collected from staff is stolen, Calucci
  does some detective work to find the culprit, but becomes a psychoanalyst and
  peacemaker in the process. | |
| 
2 | 
"Calucci, His Brother's Keeper" | 
Gonzalez asks Calucci for $400 after having his life threatened
  by loan sharks. | |
| 
3 | 
"Calucci, the Matchmaker" | 
When Calucci's date with Shirley also involves finding a date
  for Elaine, he and Gonzalez go to great lengths to find her a date. | |
| 
4 | 
"Calucci Goes on a Diet" | 
Calucci's trip to the doctor for stomach pains results in a
  directive to lose weight, an edict he finds it increasingly difficult to
  focus on. | |
| 
5 | 
"Winners and Losers" | 
After Calucci is told that a member of his office staff must be
  fired, it becomes an incredibly difficult decision for him. | |
| 
6 | 
"The Bloom is Off the Rose" | 
Calucci is upset when he finds out that his secretary and
  girlfriend, Shirley, once had another man in her life. | |
| 
7 | 
"Life is an Anchovy" | 
The office staff is concerned when the usually sour Woods is
  even grumpier than ever because of problems at home. | |
| 
8 | 
"A Mother's Love" | 
When Cosgrove begins to act neurotically, Calucci attempts to
  diagnose his problems. However, he doesn't count on the prescription for the
  cure from Cosgrove's mother. | |
| 
9 | 
"Gonzalez's Thrill" | 
Confirmed bachelor Gonzalez appears ready to take the plunge
  into matrimony when he buys an engagement ring after meeting Samantha. | |
| 
10 | 
"Calucci and the Chicken or the Egg" | 
Calucci finally gets up the courage to take Shirley home to meet
  his mother. | |
| 
11 | 
"Calucci's Raison D'Etre" | 
Gonzalez decides there must be more to life than the office,
  setting Calucci off on a soul-searching quest for the meaning of his own. | 
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