The Famous Teddy Z: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Teddy Zakalokis, a lowly mailroom clerk at the Unlimited Talent Agency, finds himself abruptly representing a major Hollywood actor through a freakish bit of good luck. Since Teddy has absolutely no experience as an agent, his stroke of fortune rankles Al Floss, the abrasive agent who formerly represented Teddy's new client, and Laurie Parr, an ambitious mailroom colleague who is bitterly envious of Teddy. Away from the office, Teddy shares a home with his grandmother, Deena Zakalokis, who can't begin to grasp the nature of Teddy's new gig, and kid brother Aristotle, who thinks having an agent in the family is very cool.

Series details

• Title: The Famous Teddy Z
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1989-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42473
• IMDb ID: tt0096580
• TVDB ID: 73408

Cast and credited roles

• Jon Cryer — Teddy Zakalokis
• Jane Sibbett — Laurie Parr
• Milton Selzer — Abe Werkfinder
• Erica Yohn — Deena Zakalokis
• Tom La Grua — Richie Herby
• Josh Blake — Aristotle Zakalokis
• Alex Rocco — Al Floss

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-18; final listed air date 1990-05-12; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Famous Teddy Z 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.