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The Montefuscos: Created by Sam Denoff, Bill Persky. With John Aprea, Sal Viscuso, Ron Carey, Joseph Sirola. Tony and Rose preside over their large family that enjoys eating and arguing.
Mama and Papa Montefusco decide to renew their marriage vows. All the plans are going well until Mama decides she is going to omit the word obey causing an uproar.
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The series centered on three generations of an Italian-American family that resided in New Canaan, Connecticut, and their weekly gatherings for Sunday dinner.
Joseph Sirola as Tony "Papa" MontefuscoNaomi Stevens as Rose "Mama" MontefuscoRon Carey as Frank MontefuscoPhoebe Dorin as Theresa Montefusco"The Montefuscos" aired on Thursday nights at 8:00–8:30 pm (ET) on NBC, running for a total of seven episodes; the eighth episode was pre-empted by a baseball game.
"The Montefuscos" was slated to air opposite the first half-hour of The Waltons on CBS and "Barney Miller" on ABC. It debuted along with "Fay" and "Medical Story" on September 4, 1975, just prior to premiere week. Three weeks later on September 25, 1975, NBC announced that "The Montefuscos" and "Fay" would be dropped from its primetime schedule aft...
"The Montefuscos" generally received unfavorable reviews from television critics, some of whom called it "The Monte-Fiascos." John J. O'Connor of The New York Times pointed out the primary target of the criticism when he stated, "We are obviously, snugly ensconced in the world of stereotype." He described the members of the fictional family as tend...
The Montefuscos was a 1975 sitcom about an Italian-American family in New Canaan, Connecticut. It lasted for one season and seven episodes, and was criticized for stereotyping and poor quality.
The Montefuscos was a sitcom created by Sam Denoff and Bill Persky, starring John Aprea, Sal Viscuso, Ron Carey and others as a large Italian-American family. See the full list of directors, writers, producers, actors and other crew members on IMDb.
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8 (13) x 30 minute episodes. This short-lived NBC Thursday night sitcom premiered on 4 September 1975 and revolved around stern but lovable patriarch Tony Montefusco (Joseph Sirola), his wife Rose (Naomi Stevens) and their large Italian-American family in New Canaan, Connecticut.
The Montefuscos is a 1975 comedy series that follows the lives of three generations of an Italian-American family in Connecticut. The show ran for one season and starred Linda Dano, Sal Viscuso, John Aprea and others.
