Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1979
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

6.1 | en | Comedy

Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days. The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP16  The Thanksgiving Show
Jan. 01,0001
The Thanksgiving Show

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EP15  The Hustle
Jan. 01,0001
The Hustle

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EP14  Keeping the Housekeeper
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Keeping the Housekeeper

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EP13  Stacey's Nightmare
Jan. 01,0001
Stacey's Nightmare

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EP12  The Reluctant Angel
Jan. 01,0001
The Reluctant Angel

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EP11  Random Who?
Jan. 01,0001
Random Who?

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EP10  Episode 7
Jan. 01,0001
Episode 7

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EP9  Out for the Season
Jan. 01,0001
Out for the Season

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EP8  Episode 6
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Episode 6

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EP7  Episode 5
Jan. 01,0001
Episode 5

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EP6  Laura the Runaway
Jan. 01,0001
Laura the Runaway

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EP5  Surprise Party
Jan. 01,0001
Surprise Party

It's Aunt Marion's birthday, but Gladys is the only one who remembered. The kids, Gladys and Random pool their money to buy a gift and come up with $21.50 – which isn't enough to buy the $40 sweater that Marion was seen eyeballing. On a whim, Chris decides to double the money in a game of pool, but he gets hustled and loses it all. Random wants Chris to learn a lesson, so he opts not to interfere – that is, until his boss pops in and announces that she wants him to get their money back. The next day, Random goes to the arcade and hustles the hustler, winning back the $21.50, which is enough to buy Marion a nice bottle of perfume. Aunt Marion arrives to her surprise party and is truly touched when she opens the gift and sees that it is the same perfume that her deceased sister bought annually for her birthday.

EP4  Double Jeopardy
Jan. 01,0001
Double Jeopardy

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EP3  The Coin of Truth
Oct. 21,1979
The Coin of Truth

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EP2  The Random Bust
Sep. 16,1979
The Random Bust

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EP1  Random's Arrival
Sep. 09,1979
Random's Arrival

Random, an angel from heaven, comes to Earth to earn his wings. He becomes a high school teacher and moves in with a woman named Marion who is raising her five orphaned nieces and nephews.

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6.1 | en | Comedy , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 1979-09-09 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days. The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.

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Dixie Carter , Clark Brandon , Tammy Lauren

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Reviews

Jawsphobia I can't honestly say that I remember the show's quality, except that Random was on Happy Days and Mork in turn was on Out of the Blue so I would appreciate any chance to look back at that material. I remember the theme song to a degree."Out of the blue, out of the blue, out- of- the- blue. Life is a reason, you're in the middle, the question is how to survive, but you keep on holding, keep on (something) out of the blue, out of the blue out- of- the- blue."I mean, how bad could the mork episode be?I think there is a huge market for "lost" or "failed" short-lived series. I mean they're not making any money for Paramound sitting in a vault.It's too bad that (at the time of this posting) the photo for something else called "Out of the Blue" has no relation to this actual sit-com.
TelevisionJunkie An angel named Random is sent to watch over a woman who's had to take in her nieces and nephews after the death of their parents. Of course, the children quickly find out that Random has magical powers while the adults are clueless.The sole reason that this series seems to be remembered is because it's assumed that it's yet another "Happy Days" spin-off (the lead character, Random, appeared on a "Happy Days" episode). Wrong. If this was a spin-off, then so was "That's My Mama." As a fan of both Dixie Carter and Eileen Heckart, I sought the series out... and was extremely disappointed with what I found.While the premise has been done to death, it can STILL work if correctly executed. It didn't work here at all. The writing was bad, the effects were worse, the children were obnoxious, and all of the adults (except for Heckart) seemed completely miscast. Both Brogan and Carter seemed uncomfortable with their roles. Heckart made the most of the drivel she was given, and aside from her performance, the only redeeming thing about the show was an obnoxiously catchy theme song.
John Wayne Peel This show tried hard to be "Mary Poppins" meets "Bewitched" and I fault the writers at the failure of this show, not the rather engaging star with an able assist by Eileen Heckart as Boss Angel.Now, I will admit to being somewhat biased since Jim Brogan is a friend of mine, and that casting him as a guardian angel was somewhat of an irony since he is, in the real world, as close to a wearing a halo as any human is allowed to be. I personally used to refer to him as "Father Brogan" because he never swore, walked away from dirty jokes and drank fruit juice at a bar (The Original Improvisation in New York City) where he performed on stage. But this sitcom was just lame and he deserved better. (He would tell you that himself. I remember him then saying it was just "typical sitcom stuff.")Still, I remember this as his first professional media job and what really got him into show biz. The pilot show had Robin Williams as Mork on an hour long episode which was surely memorable as was the "Happy Days" episode which still pops up on reruns from time to time. I also remember a rather attractive brunette waitress from another comedy club telling me to be sure and watch the show and give him support. I did, and even talked my then live-in girlfriend into purchasing a TV so we could watch this show's premiere. (She is now my wife and we still have that old, teeny black and white.) I believe I saw all of the 9 shows that were broadcast, and also remember that it was opposite "Disney" and "60 Minutes" which sealed its fate early on. Then, the Super Bowl for that year preempted about the last show proving that death comes even to angels.Still, the premise, had it not involved a family of supposed cut-ups, might have worked if it were like an early funny precursor to "Highway to Heaven," but the creativity factor sunk this show from its interminable cuteness. The writers failed the bright comedian, and the show died a merciful death to go to, I assume, television Purgatory forever.I am happy to say that Jimmy went on to do better than this, and if you ever get to see his stand-up, you will see this angel shine.
Mister-6 Here's the setup - a stranger tries to help a family solve their problems. See, right there that covers nearly every family sitcom idea for the past fifty years (and beyond).And here, right at the end of the '70s, comes "Out of the Blue" - another variation on a theme. This time out, an angel (Brogan) is sent to Earth to live with the prerequisite precocious suburban family and help them with their troubles. Sort of like a sitcom of "It's a Wonderful Life" - except it ain't that wonderful.Did this even last the season? No, and no wonder; due to the zillions of these type of shows already out there (especially on ABC) it just wasn't (pardon the expression) heaven-sent, as such drivel would have to be. The jokes were blah, the people were blah and as for Brogan himself...blah.SOLE MERIT - Eileen Heckart as Brogan's supervising angel. How could she be in anything and NOT be good? Even this?I do remember Brogan's character popping up once (before his premiere, I think) on "Happy Days" as a very minor character in an episode. Well, at least he was seen in syndication SOMEWHERE.No stars for "Out of the Blue".By the way, Brogan's character name was Random - if that gives you any hint to how they did the casting.