Flo

Flo

infobox television
show_name = Flo


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Polly Holliday
Geoffrey Lewis
Jim B. Baker
Stephen Keep
Sudie Bond
Lucy Lee Flippin
country = USA
list_episodes =
network = CBS
first_aired = March 21, 1980
last_aired = April 22, 1981
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 27
imdb_id = 0080216
tv_com_id = 696

"Flo" was an American sitcom television series which ran from 1980 to 1981 on CBS. The series was a spin-off for Polly Holliday, whose portrayal of the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean Castleberry ("Flo") on the sitcom "Alice" struck a chord with viewers.

Plot: Flo is on her way to Houston, Texas for a new job as a restaurant hostess (as described in her last appearance in "Alice") when she stops to visit her family in her hometown of Fort Worth, which she refers to as "Cowtown," as do many real-life locals. In a fit of nostalgia she buys a rundown roadhouse she had enjoyed in her formative years, and names it "Flo's Yellow Rose." Coping with the business, as well as her mother and sister, caused most of the conflict in the series.

Vic Tayback made one appearance as Mel Sharples from "Alice". Once "Flo" began, Polly Holliday never appeared again on "Alice", except in flashback clips in the last episode.

The short first season (spring 1980) was a ratings success. [ [http://www.80sxchange.com/80s_charts/tv.htm 80sxchange.com: Ratings of TV shows from 1979 and 1980 ] ] The following season brought a sharp decline in numbers (due to a timeslot change), and thus ended "Flo".

The theme song, "Flo's Yellow Rose" was written and sung by Hoyt Axton.

Cast

:"listed alphabetically"
*Jim B. Baker — Farley Waters
*Sudie Bond — Mama Velma Castleberry
*Joyce Bulifant — Miriam Willoughby
*Leo Burmester — Randy Stumphill
*Lucy Lee Flippin — Fran Castleberry
*George Flower — Roy
*Polly Holliday — Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry
*Mickey Jones — Chester
*Stephen Keep — Les Kincaid
*Geoffrey Lewis — Earl Tucker
*Terry Willis — Wendell Tubbs (1980)
*Mary Wingler — Virginia Monarch

Notes

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/flo/show/696/summary.html "Flo" episode guide]
* [http://www.timvp.com/flo.html "Flo" links, photo page]
*imdb title|id=0080216|title=Flo


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