Fridays: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fridays was a sketch comedy TV show that aired on ABC 1980-1982 with a talented cast of performers including later-to-be-big stars Michael Richards (Seinfeld) and Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm). Known for it's edgy performances and subject matter, Fridays featured various musical groups and guest hosts. One host was Andy Kaufman, whose escapades on Fridays were documented in the movie Man on the Moon (with Norm MacDonald as Michael Richards). Compared both favourably and unfavourably to Saturday Night Live, Fridays was certainly the more adult-oriented of the two, dealing more fiercely and directly with sex, drugs and politics. Then again, one of the favourite characters was young Battle Boy (Richards) who plays with his army tanks in his backyard and occasionally bites the heads of his sister's dolls.

Series details

• Title: Fridays
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1980-04-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• TVMaze ID: 64046
• TVDB ID: 76147

Cast and credited roles

• Melanie Chartoff — Melanie Chartoff
• Michael Richards — Michael Richards
• Maryedith Burrell — Maryedith Burrell
• Larry David — Larry David

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-04-11; final listed air date 1980-07-18.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-09-05; final listed air date 1981-05-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1981-09-18; final listed air date 1982-04-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fridays 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.