
TV show · comedy
Fridays
1980–1982 · 3 seasons, 60 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Fridays
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
1980 · 13 episodes · about 19h
2. The Boomtown Rats90 min
--The Boomtown Rats perform ""Someone's Looking at You"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays""
3. The Clash90 min
--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches include: --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)
5. Boz Scaggs53 min
"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem," "Dick at the Gym," "The Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's field report on a new swear word)", "Luis Valdez's Gringo Coffee", "Matzoi!", and "The Last Male Heterosexual in San Francisco." Boz Scaggs performs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "JoJo."
6. Devo (1st appearance)90 min
--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""
7. Ian Hunter Band90 min
--The Ian Hunter Band - ""We Gotta Get Out Of Here"" (with Ellen Foley) and ""Once Bitten Twice Shy""
8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers90 min
--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""
9. The Beach Boys90 min
--The Beach Boys - ""Keepin' The Summer Alive"" and ""Good Vibrations""/""Goin' On"" medley
12. The Jam90 min
--The Jam perform ""Start!"" and ""Private Hell""
13. Journey90 min
--Journey performs ""Walks Like a Lady"" and ""Where Were You""
Season summaries3 seasons, 60 episodes
Season 1
1980 · 13 episodes · about 19h
Season 2
1980 · 26 episodes · TMDB 8.8
Season 3
1981 · 21 episodes · TMDB 9.0
Episodes run about 87 min. Last episode: April 23, 1982
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What is it about? Fridays
Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.
Genre: comedy. Themes: sketch, late night, live sketch, irreverent, hilarious.
Cast and crew Fridays
AllCreators
- Created byBill Lee
- Created byJohn Moffitt
- NetworkABC
Full cast97 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Larry David · Self · 60 ep.
- Michael Richards · Self · 60 ep.
- Melanie Chartoff · Self · 60 ep.
- Rich Hall · Self · 60 ep.
- Bruce Mahler · Self · 60 ep.
- Maryedith Burrell · Self · 60 ep.
- Mark Blankfield · Self · 60 ep.
- John Roarke · Self · 60 ep.
- Stuart Pankin · Self · 60 ep.
- Don Kennedy · Self · 60 ep.
- Darrow Igus · Self · 60 ep.
- Brandis Kemp · Self · 60 ep.
- Jack Burns · Self - Announcer · 21 ep.
- Al Jarreau · Self - Musical Guest · 2 ep.
- Valerie Bertinelli · Self - Guest Host · 2 ep.
- Tab Hunter · Self - Guest Host · 1 ep.
- David Grisman · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- David Steinberg · Self - Guest Host · 1 ep.
- Michael McKean · Self - Guest Host · 1 ep.
- Jimmy Buffett · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- David Naughton · Self · 1 ep.
- Warren Zevon · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Lynn Redgrave · Self · 1 ep.
- Howard Rollins · Self · 1 ep.
- George Thorogood · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Victoria Principal · Self · 1 ep.
- Marty Feldman · Self · 1 ep.
- Anthony Geary · Self · 2 ep.
- Madeline Kahn · Self - Guest Host · 1 ep.
- Don Novello · Guido Sarducci · 1 ep.
- Graham Parker · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Ted Nugent · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Bonnie Raitt · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Pat Benatar · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Shelley Duvall · Self · 1 ep.
- Boz Scaggs · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Kenny Loggins · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Chrissie Hynde · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- James Honeyman-Scott · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
- Martin Chambers · Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep.
Crew:
- John Moffitt · Executive Producer
- Bill Lee · Executive Producer
- John Moffitt · Director
- Bryan Gordon · Writer
- Tom Kramer · Writer
- Larry Charles · Writer
- Rich Hall · Writer
- Larry David · Writer
- Bruce Kirschbaum · Writer
- Steve Adams · Writer
- Joe Shulkin · Writer
- Fred Raker · Writer
- Elaine Pope · Writer
- Sam Hefter · Writer
Shows like this Fridays
Details Fridays

- First episode
- April 11, 1980
- Last episode
- April 23, 1982
- Status
- ended
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Studios
- Moffitt-Lee Productions, The West Coast Comedy Company
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Fridays have?
3 seasons, 60 episodes. The last episode aired April 23, 1982.
Who’s in Fridays?
Larry David, Michael Richards, Melanie Chartoff, Rich Hall, Bruce Mahler, Maryedith Burrell, Mark Blankfield, John Roarke, Stuart Pankin, and Don Kennedy. Created by Bill Lee and John Moffitt.
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