One in a Million (American TV series)

One in a Million is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for one season in 1980. The show was developed as a starring vehicle for comic actress Shirley Hemphill after the success of What's Happening!! (1976–1979), in which she played a supporting role.^[1] The show was not a success and was canceled after 13 episodes. The series was broadcast on Saturdays at 8 p.m Eastern time.

One in a Million
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Shirley Hemphill Keene Curtis Carl Ballantine Mel Stewart Ann Weldon Richard Paul Dorothy Fielding Ralph Wilcox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Saul Turteltaub Bernie Orenstein Sid Dorfman Arnold Kane
Running time	30 Minutes
Production companies	TOY Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 8 (1980-01-08) – June 23, 1980 (1980-06-23)

Plot

Shirley Simmons is a sharp-tongued Los Angeles taxicab driver who frequents a local diner owned by Max Kellerman and lives with her parents. She inherits controlling interest in the conglomerate Grayson Enterprises at the death of its founder Jonathan Grayson, one of her regular fares. Shirley is offered a $200 million buyout but declines the money in order to remain as chairman of the board. She clashes with conservative company vice president Roland Cushing but finds allies in secretary Nancy Boyer and attorney Barton Stone.

Cast

• Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Simmons
• Richard Paul as Barton Stone
• Billy Wallace as Dennis
• Carl Ballantine as Max Kellerman
• Ralph Wilcox as Duke
• Mel Stewart as Raymond Simmons
• Keene Curtis as Mr. Cushing
• Ann Weldon as Edna Simmons
• Dorothy Fielding as Nancy Boyer

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Chairman of the Board"	January 8, 1980 (1980-01-08)
2	"Executive Dad"	January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15)
3	"Shirley's Prince of a Guy"	January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
4	"On the Cuff"	February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02)
Guest star: Ellen Bry (Joanie)
5	"Lost Weekend"	February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
6	"Stone vs. Simmons"	February 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
7	"The Chairman Babysits"	February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
8	"Suddenly Single"	March 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)
9	"Cushing Quits"	March 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
10	"Max Falls in Love"	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)
11	"Over the Hill"	March 22, 1980 (1980-03-22)
12	"The Committee"	March 29, 1980 (1980-03-29)
13	"The Italian Connection"	April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05)