The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).

Comedy

Seasons

Honey, It's the Mayor

1. Honey, It's the Mayor

Air Date: 1985-06-21

A married couple find themselves at odds as she is a political reporter and he is the Mayor's speechwriter.

2. Side by Side

Air Date: 1985-06-28

Two longtime friends work in a shipping department, and live in the same duplex.

3. Harry and the Kids

Air Date: 1985-07-05

A middle-aged fisherman suddenly finds himself the guardian of his two nephews and one niece.

4. Max and Me

Air Date: 1985-07-12

Empty nester's decide to move away from the suburbs and back to the city.

5. Four in Love

Air Date: 1985-07-18

Former model finds herself the art director of a struggling fashion magazine.

6. The Second Time Around

Air Date: 1985-07-25

A divorced couple gets remarried and decides the only way for the marriage to work is for there to be total equality between them.

7. It Takes Two

Air Date: 1985-08-02

Marriage counselor is stunned when her own husband asks for a divorce.

8. The Columnist

Air Date: 1985-08-09

Advice columnist decides to plunge back into the dating world and answers an ad in the personals.

9. Fast Food

Air Date: 1985-08-16

Comedy set in a hamburger joint that is connected to a college campus.

1. Moscow Bureau

Air Date: 1986-06-06

Behind the scenes at the Moscow bureau of an American news magazine, its reporters try to out-scoop one another.

2. Hearts of Steel

Air Date: 1986-06-13

A group of unemployed steelworkers decide to open up a restaurant.

3. The Faculty

Air Date: 1986-06-20

The education field as seen through the eyes of six teachers dealing with various problems at a high school.

4. The Arena

Air Date: 1986-06-27

An arena owner struggles to keep his venue open while at the same time dealing with an assortment of oddball characters.

5. Chameleon

Air Date: 1986-07-11

After exposing a weight-loss clinic as a fraud, a single woman is offered a job as a consumer TV reporter.

6. Man About Town

Air Date: 1986-07-18

Shy bachelor meets the girl of his dreams at a family wedding.

7. Father's Day

Air Date: 1986-07-25

A father of two has anxiety when his 14-year-old daughter announces she is going out on a date.

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Release Date

1985-06-21

Episodes

16 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

CTV

CTV

Al Rogers Productions

Procter & Gamble Productions

Procter & Gamble Productions