a.k.a. Pablo

a.k.a. Pablo
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Paul Rodriguez Joe Santos Katy Jurado Héctor Elizondo Mario Lopez Alma Cuervo Martha Velez Arnaldo Santana Bert Rosario Maria Richwine Edie Marie Rubio Antonio Torres Claudia Gonzales Martha Gonzales Beto Lavota Michelle Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Norman Lear Rick Mitz
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Embassy Television
Distributor	Columbia TriStar Domestic Television Columbia TriStar Television Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 6 (1984-03-06) – April 10, 1984 (1984-04-10)

a.k.a. Pablo is an American sitcom starring Paul Rodriguez that aired on ABC from March 6 to April 10, 1984.

Synopsis

Produced by Norman Lear, it focuses on struggling Hispanic stand-up comic Paul Rivera and his large Mexican American family, who still called him by his given name Pablo. While they supported his career and longed for his success, his traditionalist parents were offended by the ethnic humor he incorporated into his act and urged him to be more respectful of his heritage. Rounding out the boisterous family were his sister Lucia and know-it-all brother-in-law Hector and their five children, his "stuffed shirt" brother Manuel and flirty sister-in-law Carmen and their two children, and his very-anxious-to-wed spinster sister Sylvia. José was Paul/Pablo's slick but inexperienced agent.^[1]

The cast included Paul Rodriguez, Joe Santos, Katy Jurado, Héctor Elizondo and Mario Lopez.

The first episode of the ABC series aired on Tuesday, March 6, 1984 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times. The show was quite controversial, because of its use of "Latin slang" and offended many members of the Latin and Hispanic community. The show was cancelled after six broadcasts.

In 2002 TV Guide ranked the series number 45 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.^[2]

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	Pilot	March 6, 1984
1-2	"The Big Mouth"	March 13, 1984
1-3	"My Son, the Gringo"	March 20, 1984
1-4	"The Presidential Joke Teller"	March 27, 1984
1-5	"The Whole Enchilada"	April 3, 1984
1-6	"The Woman Who Came to Dinner"	April 10, 1984

References

↑ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
↑ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. p. 228. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.

External links

a.k.a. Pablo at the Internet Movie Database
a.k.a. Pablo at TV.com

Shows produced or created by Norman Lear

The Deputy (1959–61)
All in the Family (1971–79)
Sanford and Son (1972–78)
Maude (1972–78)
Good Times (1974–79)
The Jeffersons (1975–85)
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
One Day at a Time (1975–84)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–78)
The Dumplings (1976)
All's Fair (1976–77)
The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
All That Glitters (1977)
Fernwood 2 Night (1977)
A Year at the Top (1977)
Sanford Arms (1977)
America 2-Night (1978)
In the Beginning (1978)
Apple Pie (1978)
Hanging In (1979)
The Baxters (1979–81)
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980–81)
a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
E/R (1984–85)
Sunday Dinner (1991)
The Powers That Be (1992–93)
704 Hauser (1994)
Channel Umptee-3 (1997–98)

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