

Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.

Sep 19, 1970
No overview available.

Oct 26, 1970
Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)

Oct 3, 1970
New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)

Nov 4, 1970
Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)

Oct 10, 1970
Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)

Oct 17, 1970
Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)

Oct 3, 1970
Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)

Oct 12, 1970
Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)

Nov 20, 1970
Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)

Nov 16, 1970
Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)

Oct 14, 1970
""Arnie has no heart for the task at hand: negotiating a new union contract with his loading dock buddies. The new executive is still a union man."" (TV Guide)

Nov 6, 1970
A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)

Oct 30, 1970
Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)

Dec 3, 1970
Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)

Dec 15, 1970
No overview available.

Dec 20, 1970
Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)

Jan 7, 1971
The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)

Jan 13, 1971
Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.

Jan 21, 1971
Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)

Jan 21, 1971
Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)

Feb 9, 1971
Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)

Feb 2, 1971
Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)

Feb 19, 1971
Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)

Feb 19, 1971
An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)