The Tortellis
The Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. A spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem. Nick Tortelli, the loutish ex-husband of Cheers waitress Carla Tortelli, moves to Las Vegas to try and reconcile with his bimbo second wife Loretta, who now lives with her more sensible, divorced sister Charlotte and nephew Mark.
- Created By
James BurrowsKen Estin
- First Aired on
Jan 21, 1987
- Popularity: 9.4528
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Paramount Television (US)Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till May 12, 1987
Last episode: His Girl Friday
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 13 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Tortellis <i>a.k.a.</i> Pilot25 min
Nick Tortelli leaves Boston to move to Las Vegas and reconcile with his wife, Loretta, who is living with her sister and is trying for a show biz career. His son, Anthony, moves with him to help with the TV repair business.
Episode 2An Affair To Remember25 min
Loretta catches Nick having an affair and threatens to leave him. Nick tries to win back her love
Episode 3Frankie Comes To Dinner25 min
Cliff and Norm leave Boston and come visit Las Vegas, intending to get Frank Sinatra's autograph for Cliff's mother. Meanwhile, Nick promises he will have Frank over for dinner.
Episode 4Svengali25 min
Loretta's new manager gets her work, spurring her former one, Nick, into action.
Episode 5The Ad Game25 min
Nick's new TV ad for his TV hospital guarantees he will fix your TV in a day or eat a bug. A feisty woman may hold him to it.
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