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The Tortellis

TV·1987–1987·1 season, 13 episodes·NBC·Comedy·25m·Created by Ken Estin, James Burrows

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The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. A spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem. Nick Tortelli, the loutish ex-husband of Cheers waitress Carla Tortelli, moves to Las Vegas to try and reconcile with his bimbo second wife Loretta, who now lives with her more sensible, divorced sister Charlotte and nephew Mark.

Cast

Dan HedayaDan HedayaNick TortelliJean KasemJean KasemLoretta Tortelli
Timothy Williams
Timothy WilliamsAnthony TortelliCarlene WatkinsCarlene WatkinsCharlotte Cooper
Aaron Moffett
Aaron MoffettMark CooperAmanda IngberAmanda IngberAnnie Tortelli

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotJanuary 22, 1987—Nick Tortelli leaves Boston to move to Las Vegas and reconcile with his wife, Loretta, who is living with her sister and is trying for a sho
  2. S01E02An Affair To RememberJanuary 28, 1987—Loretta catches Nick having an affair and threatens to leave him. Nick tries to win back her love
  3. S01E03Frankie Comes To DinnerFebruary 4, 1987—Cliff and Norm leave Boston and come visit Las Vegas, intending to get Frank Sinatra's autograph for Cliff's mother. Meanwhile, Nick promis
  4. S01E04SvengaliFebruary 11, 1987—Loretta's new manager gets her work, spurring her former one, Nick, into action.
  5. S01E05The Ad GameFebruary 18, 1987—Nick's new TV ad for his TV hospital guarantees he will fix your TV in a day or eat a bug. A feisty woman may hold him to it.
  6. S01E06Viva Las VegasFebruary 25, 1987—Nick's newest client as a manager, a struggling Elvis impersonator, becomes involved with Charlotte.
  7. S01E07Coochie-CoochieMarch 18, 1987—When Loretta kicks nick out of the house, he remembers all the good times they had. He comes back and forgives her. She slams the dor in h
  8. S01E08Man of The YearMarch 25, 1987—Nick & Loretta enter a competition for Man & Woman of the year, Nick wns & Loretta loses. Loretta finds out that Nick lied to win though.
  9. S01E09The Good LifeApril 1, 1987—When Nick starts complaining about how much his life sucks, Loretta reminds him of how much stuff is good in it
  10. S01E10Father Knows BestApril 21, 1987—When one of the Tortelli kids gets in trouble at school, good ol' dad gives him some advice which backfires, leaving Loretta to clean up the
  11. S01E11The Customer's Always RightApril 28, 1987—At Nick's shop, he gets in an argument with a customer, his boss reminds him that the customer is always right, yet, nick begs to differ
  12. S01E12Innocent As ChargedMay 5, 1987—Nick is framed for robbery and he must prove himself innocent
  13. S01E13His Girl FridayMay 12, 1987—It is Friday & Nick wants to just stay home, but, Loretta wants to go out. They have a huge fight and Nick loses.

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