The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts

The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (a.k.a. L.A.T.E.R.) is a syndicated television sitcom about a college professor and his family. It was intended to be a spoof of soap operas in the same style as Soap and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, but it failed to get the ratings that the other two shows had; it was canceled after 65 episodes, which had been broadcast five days a week over three months in 1980.

The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts
Also known asL.A.T.E.R.
GenreSitcom
Created byEllis Marcus
Ann Marcus
Written byEllis Marcus
Ann Marcus
Directed byTracey Roberts
Starring(See article)
ComposerPeter Kimmel
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producersEllis Marcus
Ann Marcus
ProducerLeonard Friedlander
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesMarcstone Inc. Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
DistributorSony Pictures Television
Release
Original releaseJanuary 7 (1980-01-07) 
April 4, 1980 (1980-04-04)

Cast and characters

  • Renny Temple as Eddie Roberts, a professor at Cranepool University
  • Udana Power as Dolores Roberts, Eddie's wife, who's an aspiring major league baseball player
  • Allison Balson as Chrissy Roberts, Eddie's daughter
  • Stephen Parr as Tony Cranepool, a faculty colleague
  • Joan Hotchkis as Lydia
  • Allen Case as Dean Knitzer

Episode list

Title Directed by Written by Air date
1"Coming to Grips with One's Sexual Problems"Marc DanielsAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 7, 1980 (1980-01-07)
2"Love Me or Leave Me"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 8, 1980 (1980-01-08)
3"Those Were the Days"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 9, 1980 (1980-01-09)
4"Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, How About TSU?"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Jerry AdelmanJanuary 10, 1980 (1980-01-10)
5"Dolores and Chrissy Return"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Jerry AdelmanJanuary 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
6"Stress Is as Stress Does"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Michael Robert DavidJanuary 14, 1980 (1980-01-14)
7"School Busing Program Begins"Robert NigroTBAJanuary 15, 1980 (1980-01-15)
8"Racial Warfare, Film at 11"Robert NigroTBAJanuary 16, 1980 (1980-01-16)
9"Contraception with Exception"Jim DrakeTBAJanuary 17, 1980 (1980-01-17)
10"Cranepool U Gets Ping-Pong Balled"Jim DrakeTBAJanuary 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
11"Trying to Get the Feelings Again"Jim DrakeTBAJanuary 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)
12"Lots of Secrets"Frank PacelliTBAJanuary 22, 1980 (1980-01-22)
13"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"Jim DrakeTBAJanuary 23, 1980 (1980-01-23)
14"The Truth and Nothing But the Truth"Jim DrakeTBAJanuary 24, 1980 (1980-01-24)
15"Tell Me Where It Hurts"Frank PacelliTBAJanuary 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)
16"A Remedy for Sexual Dysfunction"Frank PacelliTBAJanuary 28, 1980 (1980-01-28)
17"Will the Real Samantha Higgins Please Stand Up"Robert NigroTBAJanuary 29, 1980 (1980-01-29)
18"It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House"Robert NigroTBAJanuary 30, 1980 (1980-01-30)
19"Getting to Know You"Robert NigroTBAJanuary 31, 1980 (1980-01-31)
20"And in This Corner"Robert NigroTBAFebruary 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)
21"Cranepool U Announces Tenure Recipient"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 4, 1980 (1980-02-04)
22"Monkey Business at Cranepool U"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 5, 1980 (1980-02-05)
23"Wait 'Til the Guinness People Find Out"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 6, 1980 (1980-02-06)
24"Trying to Solve Problems"Frank PacelliTBAFebruary 7, 1980 (1980-02-07)
25"There's Definitely a Foul at the Kluck O'Rama"Robert NigroTBAFebruary 8, 1980 (1980-02-08)
26"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"Robert NigroTBAFebruary 11, 1980 (1980-02-11)
27"Eddie and Dolores and Herb and Marcia"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 12, 1980 (1980-02-12)
28"Do Unto Others as They May Do Unto You"Frank PacelliTBAFebruary 13, 1980 (1980-02-13)
29"Pass the Aspirin, Please"Edward MalloryTBAFebruary 14, 1980 (1980-02-14)
30"Trying to Deal with a Kidnapping"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 15, 1980 (1980-02-15)
31"Trying to Outkid a Kidnapper"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 18, 1980 (1980-02-18)
32"How Do You Spell Relief"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 19, 1980 (1980-02-19)
33"Playing the Waiting Game"Frank PacelliTBAFebruary 20, 1980 (1980-02-20)
34"Getting Beneath the Surface"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 21, 1980 (1980-02-21)
35"Time to Go to Confession"Robert NigroTBAFebruary 22, 1980 (1980-02-22)
36"True Confessions"Robert NigroTBAFebruary 25, 1980 (1980-02-25)
37"A Senatorial Hearing of a Lesser Degree"Frank PacelliTBAFebruary 26, 1980 (1980-02-26)
38"Everybody's Got a Problem"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 27, 1980 (1980-02-27)
39"The Ups and Downs of a Relationship"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 28, 1980 (1980-02-28)
40"Some Good News and Some Bad News"Jim DrakeTBAFebruary 29, 1980 (1980-02-29)
41"Child Custody and TSU Side Effects Are Issues of the Day"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
42"An End to the Gay Old Life?"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 4, 1980 (1980-03-04)
43"Hot News for Everyone, Film at 11"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 5, 1980 (1980-03-05)
44"Winging It at the Kluck O'Rama"TBATBAMarch 6, 1980 (1980-03-06)
45"Home, Sweet Home"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 7, 1980 (1980-03-07)
46"There's No Business Like Porn Business"Frank PacelliTBAMarch 10, 1980 (1980-03-10)
47"Trying to Understand the Legalese"Tracy RobertsTBAMarch 11, 1980 (1980-03-11)
48"Gertrude's Day in Court"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 12, 1980 (1980-03-12)
49"The Press Is After Gertrude"Frank PacelliTBAMarch 13, 1980 (1980-03-13)
50"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 14, 1980 (1980-03-14)
51"Nervous About a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 17, 1980 (1980-03-17)
52"Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 18, 1980 (1980-03-18)
53"A Gay Experience on Television"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 19, 1980 (1980-03-19)
54"Do You Promise to Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth?"Jim DrakeTBAMarch 20, 1980 (1980-03-20)
55"Perry Mason Would Have Been Proud"Judi EltermanTBAMarch 21, 1980 (1980-03-21)
56"A Paternity Suit for Eddie"Wes KenneyTBAMarch 24, 1980 (1980-03-24)
57"All in the Family"Tracy RobertsTBAMarch 25, 1980 (1980-03-25)
58"An Encounter Session for Eddie's Parents?"Wes KenneyTBAMarch 26, 1980 (1980-03-26)
59"A Request to Call off the Strike"Wayne ParsonsTBAMarch 27, 1980 (1980-03-27)
60"Confession Time at Cranepool U"Wes KenneyTBAMarch 28, 1980 (1980-03-28)
61"Here Comes the Bride"Wes KenneyTBAMarch 31, 1980 (1980-03-31)
62"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"Robert NigroTBAApril 1, 1980 (1980-04-01)
63"Love Conquers All"Robert NigroTBAApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02)
64"Telling It Like It Is"Robert NigroTBAApril 3, 1980 (1980-04-03)
65"One Shocking Revelation After Another"Robert NigroTBAApril 4, 1980 (1980-04-04)


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