Viva Valdez

Viva Valdez is an American sitcom starring Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. and Carmen Zapata that aired on ABC from May 31 to September 6, 1976.[2][3]

Viva Valdez
Viva Valdez title card
GenreSituation comedy
Created byBernard Rothman
Stan Jacobson
Jack Wohl
Directed byAlan Rafkin
StarringKC Lyn Valdez
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Carmen Zapata
James Victor
Nelson D. Cuevas
Lisa Mordente
Claudio Martinez
Jorge Cervera, Jr.
Maria O'Brien
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersBernard Rothman
Stan Jacobson
Jack Wohl
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesRothman/Wohl Productions
Columbia Pictures Television[1]
Release
Original networkABC
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseMay 31 (1976-05-31) 
September 6, 1976 (1976-09-06)

Cast

Synopsis

The Valdezes are a closeknit Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles, California. The parents, Luis and Sophia, try to maintain traditional values, while their four children Victor, Ernesto, Connie, and Pepe are more attuned to the latest trends in mid-1970s American life. Luis runs a plumbing business with Victor, Ernesto is an artistic young man who is in training to work for the telephone company, Connie is an irrepressible teenager, and Pepe is a 12-year-old baseball fanatic. Jerry Ramirez is a cousin who has recently arrived in the United States and has trouble with the English language. Inez is Connie's friend.[2][3][4]

Production

Bernard Rothman, Stan Jacobson, and Jack Wohl created Viva Valdez and were its executive producers.[2][5][6] Alan Rafkin directed all twelve episodes.[5] Earl Barret wrote for the show.[6]

Broadcast history

Viva Valdez premiered on May 31, 1976, as a summer replacement series and aired on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. through July 5, 1976. After a four-week hiatus, it returned to the air in the same time slot on August 2, 1976. Its twelfth and final episode aired on September 6, 1976.[2][3]

Episodes

Sources[7][8][9]

Season #Episode #TitlePlot/NotesOriginal air date
11"Father and Son Day"Pepe concludes that his birth was neither expected nor wanted.May 31, 1976
12"My Fair Jerry"Sophia decides to become a matchmaker for cousin Jerry, and the Valdez family becomes obsessed with finding him a girlfriend.June 7, 1976
13"The Nurse's Pipes"While Luis and Victor perform a plumbing repair job at the home of a divorced nurse named Gladys Gettys, Gladys makes romantic overtures to Luis. After they leave Gladys's home, Luis guiltily confides to Victor that he was attracted to Gladys. He does not tell Sophia, but he does decide to take Sophia out to dinner to ease his conscience. As they are leaving for dinner, Gladys calls about a plumbing emergency and the unsuspecting Sophia tells her that Luis will be right over causing Luis to panic and insist that he cannot go unless Victor comes with him. Doris Roberts guest-stars as Gladys.June 14, 1976
14"Nervous Break-Up"Jerry begins sleepwalking keeping the Valdez family up all night and acting strangely, and the Valdezes try to figure out why.June 21, 1976
15PilotVictor demands that his father take him on as a partner in the plumbing business.July 5, 1976
16"Mama Doesn't"Sophia refuses to do housework until Luis permits her to use the house for a women's liberation meeting. Teresa Hoyos guest-stars.August 2, 1976
17"Pick Up"Victor accuses Jerry's girlfriend of cheating.August 9, 1976
18"Papa's Legacy"A close friend dies, panicking Luis into composing his own will.August 18, 1976
19"Mama Sees a Thief"Victor discovers that he has been unknowingly fencing stolen goods.August 18, 1976
110"Brothers' Rivalry"Ernesto and Victor become hotheaded rivals for the favor of an attractive young woman. Maria Grimm guest-stars.August 23, 1976
111"Weekend"The Valdez children give their parents a chance at a second honeymoon. David L. Lander guest-stars.August 30, 1976
112"The Apprentice"Luis hires the bumbling Jerry as an apprentice. Dick Bakalyan guest-stars.September 6, 1976

References

  1. IMDb Viva Valdez Company Credits
  2. McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 887.
  3. Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, Sixth Edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 1098.
  4. tvguide.com Viva Valdez
  5. IMDb Viva Valdez Full Cast and Crew
  6. tv.com Viva Valdez Cast
  7. tvguide.com Viva Valdez Episode List
  8. imdb.com Viva Valdez (TV series 1976)
  9. tv.com Viva Valdez Episode Guide
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