Genres
Networks
CTV
Created By
The Comedy Factory
Overview
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).
Seasons
Season 1 (1985)
No overview available.
9 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Honey, It's the Mayor
1985-06-21A married couple find themselves at odds as she is a political reporter and he is the Mayor's speechwriter.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 2: Side by Side
1985-06-28Two longtime friends work in a shipping department, and live in the same duplex.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 3: Harry and the Kids
1985-07-05A middle-aged fisherman suddenly finds himself the guardian of his two nephews and one niece.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 4: Max and Me
1985-07-12Empty nester's decide to move away from the suburbs and back to the city.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 5: Four in Love
1985-07-18Former model finds herself the art director of a struggling fashion magazine.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 6: The Second Time Around
1985-07-25A divorced couple gets remarried and decides the only way for the marriage to work is for there to be total equality between them.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 7: It Takes Two
1985-08-02Marriage counselor is stunned when her own husband asks for a divorce.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 8: The Columnist
1985-08-09Advice columnist decides to plunge back into the dating world and answers an ad in the personals.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 9: Fast Food
1985-08-16Comedy set in a hamburger joint that is connected to a college campus.
Runtime: 25 min
Season 2 (1986)
No overview available.
7 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Moscow Bureau
1986-06-06Behind the scenes at the Moscow bureau of an American news magazine, its reporters try to out-scoop one another.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 2: Hearts of Steel
1986-06-13A group of unemployed steelworkers decide to open up a restaurant.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 3: The Faculty
1986-06-20The education field as seen through the eyes of six teachers dealing with various problems at a high school.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 4: The Arena
1986-06-27An arena owner struggles to keep his venue open while at the same time dealing with an assortment of oddball characters.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 5: Chameleon
1986-07-11After exposing a weight-loss clinic as a fraud, a single woman is offered a job as a consumer TV reporter.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 6: Man About Town
1986-07-18Shy bachelor meets the girl of his dreams at a family wedding.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 7: Father's Day
1986-07-25A father of two has anxiety when his 14-year-old daughter announces she is going out on a date.
Runtime: 25 min
