Andy Barker, PI
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Andy Barker, PI |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2007 |
| length | 20 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 in 1 season |
| genre | Sitcom , crime thriller |
| idea | Conan O'Brien & Jonathan Groff |
| music | English |
| First broadcast | March 15, 2007 on NBC |
| occupation | |
Andy Barker, PI is an American crime - sitcom with Andy Richter in the lead role. The series was produced and broadcast by NBC .
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Only one season with six episodes was produced. It premiered on Thursday, March 15, 2007 on NBC . After the first four episodes were broadcast, the series was officially discontinued. The last two episodes aired on April 14, 2007. So far there has been no German broadcast.
production
On March 6, 2006, NBC announced that Conan O'Brien and Jonathan Groff were planning a pilot episode for a new series. In March 2007 NBC published all episodes of the series on the station's homepage before they were broadcast on television.
The series takes place in the fictional neighborhood of Los Angeles in "Fair Oaks, California".
The original titles of the episodes allude to various well-known classic crime novels and thrillers.
occupation
- Andy Richter as Andy Barker
- Clea Lewis as Jenny Barker
- Tony Hale as Simon
- Marshall Manesh as Wally
- Harve Presnell as Lew Staziak
Guest appearances
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Nicole
- Vanessa Branch as Nadia Kerensky ( pilot )
- Gary Anthony Williams as Ron ( Pilot )
- Traci Lords as Loretta Crispin ( Dial M For Laptop )
- Sarah Christine Smith as Alicia ( The Big No Sleep )
- Amy Sedaris as Rita Spaulding ( The Lady Varnishes )
- Edward Asner as Mickey Doyle ( The Lady Varnishes )
- James Hong as Jon Leibowitz ( The Lady Varnishes )
- Peter Allen Vogt as Guy Helverson ( Fairway, My Lovely )
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | Summary | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | pilot | Auditor Andy Barker moves into a new office that was previously used by a private investigator. As an old client of the detective looking for help, Andy takes over and ends up with the Russian mafia in his first case. | 15th Mar 2007 | - |
| 2 | - | Fairway, my lovely | Andy's tax customer dies playing golf, and his widow is convinced that it was murder. The man killed apparently had several affairs. The original title alludes to Fahr zur Hölle, Liebling (Farewell, My Lovely) from 1975. |
22 Mar 2007 | - |
| 3 | - | Three Days of the Chicken | Wally is blackmailed by a chicken cartel over dead bodies. Even if Wally warns Andy, Andy is investigating. The original title alludes to The Three Days of the Condor from 1975. |
29 Mar 2007 | - |
| 4th | - | Dial M for laptop | Although Andy has to deal with his father-in-law's taxes, he gets caught up in a credit card fraud over a stolen laptop. The title plays on Dial M for Murder (Dial M for Murder) right from the 1954th |
Apr 5, 2007 | - |
| 5 | - | The Big No Sleep | Andy investigates a doctor who is having an affair with a patient with a mysterious illness. The original title alludes to Dead Sleep (The Big Sleep) from 1946. |
Apr 14, 2007 | - |
| 6th | - | The Lady Varnishes | In a 44-year-old letter, a convicted murderer explains how she was tricked. The real murderer, an ex-partner of Lew, does not want to let the truth come to light. The title alludes to The Lady Vanishes (The Lady Vanishes) right from the 1938th |
Apr 14, 2007 | - |
Web links
- Andy Barker, PI in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of NBC
- Serienjunkies.de : Review of the series
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zap2it.com (February 2, 2007): NBC Sets Dates for Donnelly, Andy , accessed January 17, 2011
- ↑ TV Series Finale: Andy Barker, PI: NBC Cancels Andy Richter Sitcom ( April 30, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ), accessed January 17, 2011