Mr. Smith (TV series)
A talking orangutan becomes a political adviser.
Mr. Smith is an American sitcom that aired on NBC in 1983. The series centered on a talking orangutan who served as a political adviser. It was canceled after thirteen episodes.
Quick Facts
- Creator
- Stan Daniels; Ed. Weinberger
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Writer
- Dari Daniels
- George Kirgo
- David Lloyd
- Douglas Wyman
- Director
- Stan Daniels
- Ralph Helfer
- Gerald Hirschfeld
- Ed. Weinberger
- Starring
- Leonard Frey
- Tim Dunigan
- Terri Garber
- Laura Jacoby
- Stuart Margolin
- Voices
- Ed. Weinberger
- Composer
- Patrick Williams
- Country
- United States
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Synopsis
Cha Cha and Bobo, part of a traveling act called the Atwood Orangutans, are separated from their trainer Tommy Atwood after he is knocked unconscious in a car accident while traveling from Arizona to California. Frightened, both orangutans run away. Cha Cha is eventually found and sent to a government research center in Washington, D.C. Weeks later, Cha Cha escapes and ends up in a lab where he drinks an experimental mixture meant to increase human intelligence. The mixture enables him to talk, and he is later determined to have an IQ of 256. Renamed Mr. Smith, he becomes a political adviser. His former trainer Tommy becomes his assistant. Mr. Smith's staff, including secretary Raymond Holyoke, works to keep his identity hidden from the public. The premiere episode earned a 12.1/22 rating/share, ranked 47th out of 57 shows that week, and was panned by critics. Viewership declined, and the series was canceled on December 14, 1983.
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