Co-Ed Fever

Starring: Alexa Kenin, Heather Thomas, David Keith, Hamilton Camp
First Aired: February 4, 1979
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: Unknown (most episodes unaired)

Co-Ed Fever was a college-oriented sitcom that featured a frat house as one of its central elements. Due to low ratings following the pilot episode, it was the third of three similar comedic shows to be canceled after the first. Despite the fact that it was meant to air on a Monday night, the show’s ratings never managed to push it past a “special peek” on Sunday night. The show was a parody of the National Lampoon’s Animal House television series in certain ways. It hoped to cash in on the success of the 1978 film by releasing a sequel. Co-Ed Fever featured a total of six episodes, and the five that were not broadcast were immediately released on DVD.

Co Ed Fever

Hello, Larry

Starring: Kim Richards, McLean Stevenson, Joanna Gleason, Krista Errickson
First Aired: January 26, 1979
Number of Seasons: 2
Estimated Production Cost: $250,000 in total*

Hello, Larry was created by Dick Benfield and Perry Grant, who also served as the show’s executive producers and head writers. The show ran for two seasons and thirty-eight episodes, and it aired on Friday nights during its first season, which was a rarity at the time. The show was much anticipated because Benfield and Grant were both writers for popular television shows such as The Andy Griffith Show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and One Day at a Time, among others. The show’s narrative revolved around McLean Stevenson’s character, Larry Alder, who divorces his wife and relocates with his teenage children from Los Angeles to Portland in order to pursue a job as a radio DJ on a local station.

Hello, Larry