Open All Night (1981)

Name: Open All Night
Director: Jay Tarses
Released: 1981-11-28

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Genre: Comedy

Cast: George Dzundza, Susan Tyrrell, Sam Whipple, Bubba Smith, Jay Tarses, Clyde Phillip Taylor, Bever-Leigh Banfield, Joe Mantegna

First aired: Nov 27, 1981

Last air date: Mar 4, 1982

Show status: Returning Series

Overview: Open All Night is a situation comedy on ABC. It premiered on November 28, 1981, and ran until March 5, 1982. The show centered on Gordon Feester and his oddball family who lived and worked in a convenience store. It was somewhat based on the British series Open All Hours. Jay Tarses was co-creator, writer, and director of the show.

Cassandra Peterson made a guest appearance on one episode. David Letterman also made a guest appearance, and made a sly reference to his daytime talk show, which was canceled a year before.

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