Mr. Smith
He's the chimp who can think
1983•30m•7.5/10
Comedy
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.5/10(2)
Mr. Smith is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23 through December 16, 1983. The series was based around the premise of a talking orangutan. Mr. Smith was canceled after thirteen episodes were aired. The orangutan who played Mr. Smith had previously been featured in the Clint Eastwood movies Any Which Way You Can and Every Which Way But Loose.
Production
Paramount Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 23, 1983
Last Aired
December 16, 1983
Networks
NBC
Created By
Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Welcome to Washington (1)
Air date: 1983-09-23
After drinking a bottle of an experimental substance, laboratory orangutan Cha Cha develops an IQ of 256 and the ability to speak. As soon as the government realizes this, they rechristen Cha Cha Mr. Smith, transform him into the embodiment of a human being, and set up him as a governmental consultant -- meanwhile assigning a very displeased Raymond Holyoke as his watchful eye.
E2
Welcome to Washington (2)
Air date: 1983-09-23
After drinking a bottle of an experimental substance, laboratory orangutan Cha Cha develops an IQ of 256 and the ability to speak. As soon as the government realizes this, they rechristen Cha Cha Mr. Smith, transform him into the embodiment of a human being, and set up him as a governmental consultant -- meanwhile assigning a very displeased Raymond Holyoke as his watchful eye.
E3
Mr. Smith Finds His Brother
Air date: 1983-09-30
E4
Mr. Smith Operates
Air date: 1983-10-14
E5
Mr. Smith Rescues Bobo
Air date: 1983-10-21
E6
Mr. Smith Falls in Love
Air date: 1983-10-28
E7
Mr. Smith Gets Physical
Air date: 1983-11-04
E8
Goodbye, Mr. Smith
Air date: 1983-11-11
E9
Mr. Smith Loses a Friend
Air date: 1983-11-18
E10
Mr. Smith Plays Cyrano
Air date: 1983-11-25
E11
Mr. Smith Makes a Commercial
Air date: 1983-12-02
E12
Mr. Smith Goes Public
Air date: 1983-12-16
E13
Mr. Smith Goes to Court
Cast
Tim Dunigan
Tommy Atwood
Leonard Frey
Raymond Holyoke
Stuart Margolin
Dr. Klein
Terri Garber
Dr. Judy Tyson
Laura Jacoby
Ellie Atwood
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