Fish: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

New York City detective Phil Fish (Abe Vigoda), with his wife, Bernice (Florence Stanley), welcome a 'family' of disadvantaged youngsters he and Bernice have undertaken to raise in a rundown Brooklyn home in 'Fish,' a show that premiered Saturday, Feb. 5. 1977. The show featured Sarah Natoli as Diana, Lenny Bari as Brian, Denise Miller as Jilly, Todd Bridges as Loomis, John Cassisi as Victor, and Barry Gordon as Charles Harris, the family's third 'house parent,' who is a college student working for his PhD in psychology.

Series details

• Title: Fish
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1977-02-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-06-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 8032
• IMDb ID: tt0075506
• TVDB ID: 77670

Cast and credited roles

• Abe Vigoda — Detective Phil Fish
• Florence Stanley — Bernice Fish
• Barry Gordon — Charlie Harrison
• John Cassisi — Victor Kreutzer
• Denise Miller — Jilly Papalardo
• Len Bari — Mike
• Todd Bridges — Loomis
• Sarah Natoli — Diane Pulaski

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-02-05; final listed air date 1977-08-13.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-09-17; final listed air date 1978-06-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fish on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.