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Is The Associates coming back?

The Associates (1979–1980) — comedy on ABC

The answer: Concluded April 17, 1980.
The Associates poster
Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
ABC
Premiered
September 23, 1979
Ended
April 17, 1980
Runtime
~30 min per episode
1season
10episodes

About The Associates

The Associates ended in 1980 on ABC. The show concluded its single season on April 17, 1980, after airing 13 episodes. It was a comedy series that focused on the lives of young lawyers starting their careers at a prestigious firm in New York City.

The series was a workplace comedy set in a law firm, revolving around three recent law school graduates navigating their first years as associates. It depicted their interactions with quirky senior staff, their ambitions, and personal lives, providing a humorous look at the legal world and the challenges faced by new lawyers during the late 1970s.

The cast included Martin Short as Tucker Kerwin, Joe Regalbuto as Eliot Streeter, and Shelley Smith as Sara James. The show also starred Alley Mills as Leslie Dunn, Tim Thomerson as Johnny Danko, and Wilfrid Hyde-White as Emerson Marshall.

The Associates episode schedule

10 aired

Aired · 10

DateEp.Title
April 17, 1980 S1·E10 The Party
April 10, 1980 S1·E9 The Censors
April 3, 1980 S1·E8 Danko's a Daddy
March 27, 1980 S1·E7 Eliot's Revenge
October 28, 1979 S1·E6 The Deadly Serve
October 21, 1979 S1·E5 A Date with Johnny
October 14, 1979 S1·E4 Mr. Marshall's Love Affair
October 7, 1979 S1·E3 Tucker's Courtroom Coup
September 30, 1979 S1·E2 Is Romance Dead?
September 23, 1979 S1·E1 The First Day

The Associates cast

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