Monty (TV series)

For other uses, see Monty (disambiguation).

Monty is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from January 11 to February 15, 1994.^[1] The series starred Henry Winkler as Monty Richardson, a loud, obnoxious conservative TV commentator. Richardson had also written a best-selling book titled I'm Right. I'm Right. I'm Right. Shut Up.^[2] The series also starred Tom McGowan as his executive producer and David Schwimmer as his left-leaning son. Monty hoped to capitalize on the same family dynamic that made the television show All in the Family a success in the 1970s. However, the show was canceled after six episodes.

Monty
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Marc Lawrence
Written by	Jane Espenson Katie Ford Marc D. Lawrence Frank Lombardi Carolyn Lucas Dana Reston
Directed by	Robby Benson James Burrows Matthew Diamond Gene Reynolds
Starring	Henry Winkler David Schwimmer
Composer	Dan Foliart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Marc D. Lawrence Henry Winkler
Producer	Ana Krewson
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Fair Dinkum Productions Reserve Room Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	January 11 (1994-01-11) – February 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)

Reception

The series was carried on NBC's development slate in 1993 before Fox began airing the show in 1994. Variety stated that while the show was clichéd, it had funny moments and that lead actor Henry Winkler did "just fine".^[3]

Cast

• Henry Winkler as Monty Richardson
• David Schwimmer as Greg Richardson
• Kate Burton as Fran Richardson
• Joyce Guy as Rita Simon
• China Kantner as Geena Campbell
• David Krumholtz as David Richardson
• Tom McGowan as Clifford Walker

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Here Comes the Son"	James Burrows	Marc Lawrence	January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)
2	"The Son Also Rises"	Robby Benson	Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston	January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
3	"East Side Story"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25)
4	"Two Cold Feet"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
5	"Baby Talk"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1994 (1994-02-08)
6	"The Principal's Interest"	Gene Reynolds	Jane Espenson	February 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)
7	"Wild, Wild Willy and His O.K. Corral aka There Goes the Glaad Award"	N/A	N/A	Unaired
8	"My Dad Could Beat Up Your Dad"	N/A	N/A	Unaired
9	"Eggheads"	N/A	N/A	Unaired
10	"The Brother of the Bride"	N/A	N/A	Unaired
11	"Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym At David's School"	N/A	N/A	Unaired
12	"Death in Plainview"	Pat Fischer-Doak	Marc Lawrence	Unaired
13	"Pilot"	N/A	N/A	Unaired