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The Comedy Factory

TV·1985–1986·2 seasons, 16 episodes·ABC·Comedy·25m·Created by Al Rogers

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The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).

Episodes by season

Season019Episodes1985AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Comedy Factory S01E01Honey, It's the MayorJune 21, 1985A married couple find themselves at odds as she is a political reporter and he is the Mayor's speechwriter.
  2. S01E02Side by SideJune 28, 1985Two longtime friends work in a shipping department, and live in the same duplex.
  3. S01E03Harry and the KidsJuly 5, 1985A middle-aged fisherman suddenly finds himself the guardian of his two nephews and one niece.
  4. S01E04Max and MeJuly 12, 1985Empty nester's decide to move away from the suburbs and back to the city.
  5. S01E05Four in LoveJuly 18, 1985Former model finds herself the art director of a struggling fashion magazine.
  6. S01E06The Second Time AroundJuly 25, 1985A divorced couple gets remarried and decides the only way for the marriage to work is for there to be total equality between them.
  7. S01E07It Takes TwoAugust 2, 1985Marriage counselor is stunned when her own husband asks for a divorce.
  8. S01E08The ColumnistAugust 9, 1985Advice columnist decides to plunge back into the dating world and answers an ad in the personals.
  9. S01E09Fast FoodAugust 16, 1985Comedy set in a hamburger joint that is connected to a college campus.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1986AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Moscow BureauJune 6, 1986Behind the scenes at the Moscow bureau of an American news magazine, its reporters try to out-scoop one another.
  2. S02E02Hearts of SteelJune 13, 1986A group of unemployed steelworkers decide to open up a restaurant.
  3. S02E03The FacultyJune 20, 1986The education field as seen through the eyes of six teachers dealing with various problems at a high school.
  4. S02E04The ArenaJune 27, 1986An arena owner struggles to keep his venue open while at the same time dealing with an assortment of oddball characters.
  5. S02E05ChameleonJuly 11, 1986After exposing a weight-loss clinic as a fraud, a single woman is offered a job as a consumer TV reporter.
  6. S02E06Man About TownJuly 18, 1986Shy bachelor meets the girl of his dreams at a family wedding.
  7. S02E07Father's DayJuly 25, 1986A father of two has anxiety when his 14-year-old daughter announces she is going out on a date.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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