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==Episodes==
==Episodes==


Sources list 14 ''Needles and Pins'' episodes. Apparently, 10 of them aired in 1973;<ref>tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide</ref> the remaining four were copyrighted in early 1974 &ndash; after the show{{'}}s laast telecast &ndash; and apparently were never broadcast.
The series had fourteen 30-minute episodes that centered around Nathan Davidson and his mismatched employees at Lorelei Fashion House.

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC
! Season # || Episode # || Title || Plot/Notes || Original air date
|-
| 1 || 1|| "The Girl From 7th Avenue" || Wendy{{'}]s first day on the job. || September 21, 1973
|-
| 1 || 2|| "The Spy Wo Came In On a Hanger" || Someone sells his dress to Julius, and Nathan wants to know who did it. || September 28, 29173
|-
| 1 || 3|| "It Was a Very Good Line' || Nathan falls for a fashion designer. || October 5, 1973
|-
| 1 || 4|| "Do Your Own Thing" || Nathan wants his nephew to join the fashion industry. || October 26, 1973
|-
| 1 || 5|| "The Break-Up" || Harry decides to become a show business producer. || November 2, 1973
|-
| 1 || 6|| "Union Trouble" || After Nathan lets the non-[[Labor union|union]] Wendy use a company [[sewing machine]], Lorelei{{'}}s union employees go on strike. [[Harold Gould]], [[Murray Hamilton]], [[Virginia Paris]], and [[Penny Santon]] guest-star.<ref>tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide</ref> || November 9, 1973
|-
| 1 || 7|| "The Endangered Species" || One of Lorelei{{'}}s clients wants to marry Charlie. [[Nita Talbot]] guest-stars.<ref>tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide</ref> || November 23, 1973
|-
| 1 || 8|| "The Wife You Save May Be Your Own" || Harry{{'}}s wife Eleanor becomes liberated and wants a divorce. [[Joan Rivers]] guest stars as Eleanor Karp.<ref name="tvrage-ep-guide/> || December 7, 1973
|-
| 1 || 9|| "High and the Blighty" || Spud poses as an [[English people|Englishman]].<ref>tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 9</ref> || May 15, 1970
|-
| 1 || 10|| ? || Spud and Herb fly [[real estate]] buyers to a [[ghost town]].<ref>tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 10</ref> || May 22, 1970
|-
| 1 || 11|| ? || Spud and Herb travel to [[Mexico]] and become involved in a [[marijuana]] ring<ref>tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 11</ref> &ndash; and while Spud and a passenger help a cat deliver a litter of kittens aboard ''Lucky Linda'', Herb is left in the [[cockpit]] to fly the plane by himself.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19700606&printsec=frontpage&hl=en ''Schenectady Gazette'', June 6, 1970, p. 18.]</ref> || June 12, 1970
|-
| 1 || 12|| ? || To win the business of a gourmet club, Spud and Herb set up a restaurant service aboard ''Lucky Linda''<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19700613&printsec=frontpage&hl=en ''Schenectady Gazette'', June 13, 1970, p. 18.]</ref> with Spud posing as a French chef.<ref>tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 12</ref> || June 19, 1970
|-
|}


==Cancellation==
==Cancellation==

Revision as of 01:53, 8 July 2013

Needles and Pins
Needles and Pins title card.
GenreSituation comedy
StarringNorman Fell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 21 (1973-09-21) –
December 28, 1973 (1973-12-28)
The cast. Bottom, from left: Deirdre Lenihan, Norman Fell. Top, from left: Bernie Kopell, Sandra Deel, Louis Nye.

Needles and Pins is a 1973 United States comedic television series about a women's clothing manufacturer and his employees in New York City that aired from September 21, 1973 to December 28, 1973.[1]

Cast

Synopsis

Nathan Davidson is the owner of Lorelei Fashion House, a manufacturer of women{{'}]} clothing located in New York City's Garment District. His business partner is his dilettante brother-in-law, Harry Karp. Wendy Nelson has just moved to New York City to take a job with Lorelei as a fashion designer and must adjust to the hectic pace of life in New York City in general and in the fashion industry in particular. Also working at Lorelei are Sonia Baker, the bookeeper and secretary; Charlie Miller, the salesman; Max Popkin, the fabric cutter; and Myron Russo, the patternmaker. Julius Singer runs another fashion company that is Lorelei's chief competitor.[2][3]

Production notes

Deirdre Lenihan was a newcomer to television, and Needles and Pins gave her a prominent role in which to showcase her talents; her appearance during the opening credits is twice as long as that of any other featured character.[2][3]

Needles and Pins aired on NBC on Friday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time throughout its run.[2][3]

Episode directors were Hy Averback, Peter Baldwin, George Tyne, and Ernest Losso.

Episodes

Sources list 14 Needles and Pins episodes. Apparently, 10 of them aired in 1973;[4] the remaining four were copyrighted in early 1974 – after the show's laast telecast – and apparently were never broadcast.

Season # Episode # Title Plot/Notes Original air date
1 1 "The Girl From 7th Avenue" Wendy{{'}]s first day on the job. September 21, 1973
1 2 "The Spy Wo Came In On a Hanger" Someone sells his dress to Julius, and Nathan wants to know who did it. September 28, 29173
1 3 "It Was a Very Good Line' Nathan falls for a fashion designer. October 5, 1973
1 4 "Do Your Own Thing" Nathan wants his nephew to join the fashion industry. October 26, 1973
1 5 "The Break-Up" Harry decides to become a show business producer. November 2, 1973
1 6 "Union Trouble" After Nathan lets the non-union Wendy use a company sewing machine, Lorelei's union employees go on strike. Harold Gould, Murray Hamilton, Virginia Paris, and Penny Santon guest-star.[5] November 9, 1973
1 7 "The Endangered Species" One of Lorelei's clients wants to marry Charlie. Nita Talbot guest-stars.[6] November 23, 1973
1 8 "The Wife You Save May Be Your Own" Harry's wife Eleanor becomes liberated and wants a divorce. Joan Rivers guest stars as Eleanor Karp.[7] December 7, 1973
1 9 "High and the Blighty" Spud poses as an Englishman.[8] May 15, 1970
1 10 ? Spud and Herb fly real estate buyers to a ghost town.[9] May 22, 1970
1 11 ? Spud and Herb travel to Mexico and become involved in a marijuana ring[10] – and while Spud and a passenger help a cat deliver a litter of kittens aboard Lucky Linda, Herb is left in the cockpit to fly the plane by himself.[11] June 12, 1970
1 12 ? To win the business of a gourmet club, Spud and Herb set up a restaurant service aboard Lucky Linda[12] with Spud posing as a French chef.[13] June 19, 1970

Cancellation

Needles and Pins drew low ratings and soon was cancelled after half a season, last airing late in December 1973.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 838. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 593.
  3. ^ a b c d e Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 734.
  4. ^ tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide
  5. ^ tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide
  6. ^ tvrage.com Needles and Pins Episode Guide
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference tvrage-ep-guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 9
  9. ^ tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 10
  10. ^ tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 11
  11. ^ Schenectady Gazette, June 6, 1970, p. 18.
  12. ^ Schenectady Gazette, June 13, 1970, p. 18.
  13. ^ tvrage.com The Tim Conway Show Episode 12
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