George and Leo

George and Leo
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Rob Long Dan Staley
Written by	Phil Baker Betsy Borns Reid Harrison Rob Long Howard Margulies Bob Sand Aaron Shure Dan Staley Drew Vaupen
Directed by	James Burrows Pamela Fryman Michael Lessac Philip Charles MacKenzie Brian K. Roberts
Starring	Bob Newhart Judd Hirsch
Composer(s)	Christophe Beck
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rob Long Dan Staley
Producer(s)	Tim Berry Stephen C. Grossman
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Staley-Long Productions Paramount Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 15, 1997 – March 16, 1998
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

George and Leo is an American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch which aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to March 16, 1998.

Synopsis

Newhart and Hirsch starred as the respective title characters, widely divergent men who become in-laws when their children get married. George's (Newhart) son was played by Jason Bateman. Bess Meyer initially played Leo's (Hirsch) daughter, but was replaced after the first eight episodes by Robyn Lively. The series was set on Martha's Vineyard, where George owned a bookstore.

One episode, "The Cameo Show", featured guest appearances from many of the costars of Newhart's and Hirsch's previous sitcoms: The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Newhart, and Dear John. The series was canceled after 22 episodes due to low ratings.

Cast

• Bob Newhart as George Stoody
• Judd Hirsch as Leo Wagonman
• Jason Bateman as Ted Stoody
• Bess Meyer as Casey Wagonman (Episodes 1-7)
• Robyn Lively as Casey Wagonman (Episodes 9-22)
• Jason Beghe as Ron
• Darryl Thiers as Ambrose

Guest stars

• Veronica Cartwright
• Dave Coulier
• Timothy Fall
• Judy Geeson
• Alexondra Lee
• Dinah Manoff
• Julia Sweeney
• Dick Martin
• Paul Willson
• Nora Dunn

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Pilot: George & Leo"	September 15, 1997
2	"The Wedding"	September 22, 1997
3	"The Bribe"	September 29, 1997
4	"The Baby-Care Class"	October 6, 1997
5	"The Job"	October 13, 1997
6	"The Review"	October 20, 1997
7	"The Halloween Show"	October 27, 1997
8	"The Cameo Show"	November 3, 1997
9	"The Housekeeper"	November 10, 1997
10	"The Witness"	November 17, 1997
11	"The Thanksgiving Show"	November 24, 1997
12	"The Smokers"	December 8, 1997
13	"The Eggnog"	December 15, 1997
14	"The Other Bookstore"	January 5, 1998
15	"The Nine Wives of Leo Wagonman"	January 12, 1998
16	"The Teacher"	January 19, 1998
17	"The Poker Game"	January 26, 1998
18	"The Gift"	February 2, 1998
19	"The Nanny"	February 23, 1998
20	"The Massage (Part 1)"	March 2, 1998
21	"The Massage (Part 2)"	March 9, 1998
22	"The Bongos"	March 16, 1998

External links

• George & Leo at IMDb
• George & Leo at TV.com
• George & Leo at epguides.com