Small & Frye

Small & Frye
Genre	Comedy Detective fiction Fantasy
Written by	Nick Arnold Ron Friedman Leonard Ripps George Schenck
Starring	Darren McGavin Jack Blessing Dick Wilson Victoria Carroll Debbie Zipp
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	24 min
Production company(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	35 mm film
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	March 7 (1983-03-07) – June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)

Small & Frye is a comedy/detective television series that was produced by The Walt Disney Company and broadcast on CBS in 1983. This series, which starred Darren McGavin and Jack Blessing as the title characters, lasted for only one season of six episodes.

Synopsis

Nick Small (McGavin) and Chip Frye (Blessing) are private investigators. Due to a lab accident, Frye is able to physically shrink to a height of six inches, but he can't control this ability; he could become miniature or normal size at any time. This is sometimes an aid to their investigations, and sometimes an embarrassing hindrance.

Episodes

The pilot episode of this series was broadcast as the fourth in order.

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Air date
1	"Fiddler on the Hoof"	Leslie H. Martinson	Nick Arnold	March 7, 1983 (1983-03-07)
The detectives look for a stolen Stradivarius owned by a violinist who's a friend of Small's daughter.
2	"Endangered Detectives"	Edward H. Feldman	Leonard Ripps	March 14, 1983 (1983-03-14)
3	"The Case of the Street of Silence"	James Sheldon	Nick Arnold	March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21)
A former girlfriend sets up Small to kill the man she claims is out to kill her — her husband.
4	"Pilot"	Charles S. Dubin	Ron Friedman, George Schenck	June 1, 1983 (1983-06-01)
A wounded old sailor begs the detectives to find his long-lost daughter before the thugs who shot him do.
5	"Schlockty Too"	John Bowab	Nick Arnold	June 8, 1983 (1983-06-08)
A boxing manager asks Small to protect his heavyweight contender until he can pay off a loan shark.
6	"The Case of the Concerned Husband"	Mel Ferber	Nick Arnold	June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)
Small's brother-in-law is being blackmailed by a gang that took photos of him and a woman that would make his wife see red.

References

• Small & Frye at IMDb
• Small & Frye at TV.com