The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts

The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (a.k.a. L.A.T.E.R.) is an American 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.[1]

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 originUnited 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
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 7 (1980-01-07) –
April 4, 1980 (1980-04-04)

Cast and characters

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  • 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
  • Joan Hotchkis as Lydia Cranepool Knitzer
  • Stephen Parr as Tony Cranepool, a faculty colleague
  • Allen Case as Dean Knitzer
  • Allison Balson as Chrissy Roberts, Eddie's daughter
  • Loyita Chapel as Vivian Blanquette
  • Diana Douglas as Diana Roberts

Episode list

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

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