Lenny (TV series)

Lenny is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 10, 1990, until March 16, 1991. The series, a starring vehicle conceived for comedian Lenny Clarke, was created by Don Reo and produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions, Witt/Thomas Productions and Touchstone Television.^[1]

Lenny starred long-time Boston stand-up comedian Lenny Clarke as Lenny Callahan, a working-class Bostonian who held down two jobs, a daytime one as laborer for the local electric utility and an evening one as a doorman at a posh hotel. His wife, Shelley (Lee Garlington) was a full-time homemaker and the couple had three children (presumably the reason Lenny needed to keep two jobs). One of their daughters, Kelly, was played by Jenna von Oÿ. Daughter Tracy was played by Alexis Caldwell. Other characters included Lenny's brother Eddie (Peter Dobson), a get-rich-quick schemer, and their parents, Pat (Eugene Roche) and Mary (Alice Drummond).

Initially scheduled against two established programs, the Top 30 show The Wonder Years on ABC and the Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries on NBC, Lenny was a ratings failure and put on hiatus in October, as part of CBS' programming realignment that also involves the switch of The Flash, the delay of Sons and Daughters, and the cancellation of another sci-fi show E.A.R.T.H. Force, and the newsmagazine 48 Hours replaced the program.^[2] It was brought back in a new time slot in December, but cancelled permanently in March 1991.

• Lenny Clarke as Lenny Callahan
• Lee Garlington as Shelly Callahan
• Peter Dobson as Eddie Callahan
• Jenna von Oÿ as Kelly Callahan
• Alice Drummond as Mary Callahan
• Eugene Roche as Pat Callahan
• Alexis Caldwell as Tracy Callahan

• Lenny at IMDb