The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts

The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (a.k.a. L.A.T.E.R.) is a syndicated television sitcom about a college professor and his family. It was intended to be a spoof of soap operas in the same style as Soap and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, but it failed to get the ratings that the other two shows had; it was canceled after 65 episodes, which had been broadcast five days a week over three months in 1980.

The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts
Also known asL.A.T.E.R.
GenreSitcom
Created byEllis Marcus
Ann Marcus
Written byEllis Marcus
Ann Marcus
Directed byTracey Roberts
Starring(See article)
Composer(s)Peter Kimmel
Country of origin United States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producer(s)Ellis Marcus
Ann Marcus
Producer(s)Leonard Friedlander
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Marcstone Inc. Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
DistributorSony Pictures Television
Release
Original releaseJanuary 7 (1980-01-07) 
April 4, 1980 (1980-04-04)

Cast and characters

  • Renny Temple as Eddie Roberts, a professor at Cranepool University
  • Udana Power as Dolores Roberts, Eddie's wife, who's an aspiring major league baseball player
  • Allison Balson as Chrissy Roberts, Eddie's daughter
  • Stephen Parr as Tony Cranepool, a faculty colleague
  • Joan Hotchkis as Lydia
  • Allen Case as Dean Knitzer

Episode list

Title Directed by Written by Air date
1"Coming to Grips with One's Sexual Problems"Marc DanielsAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 7, 1980 (1980-01-07)
2"Love Me or Leave Me"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 8, 1980 (1980-01-08)
3"Those Were the Days"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis MarcusJanuary 9, 1980 (1980-01-09)
4"Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, How About TSU?"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Jerry AdelmanJanuary 10, 1980 (1980-01-10)
5"Dolores and Chrissy Return"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Jerry AdelmanJanuary 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
6"Stress Is as Stress Does"Jim DrakeAnn & Ellis Marcus and Michael Robert DavidJanuary 14, 1980 (1980-01-14)
7"School Busing Program Begins"TBATBAJanuary 15, 1980 (1980-01-15)
8"Racial Warfare, Film at 11"TBATBAJanuary 16, 1980 (1980-01-16)
9"Contraception with Exception"TBATBAJanuary 17, 1980 (1980-01-17)
10"Cranepool U Gets Ping-Pong Balled"TBATBAJanuary 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
11"Trying to Get the Feelings Again"TBATBAJanuary 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)
12"Lots of Secrets"TBATBAJanuary 22, 1980 (1980-01-22)
13"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"TBATBAJanuary 23, 1980 (1980-01-23)
14"The Truth and Nothing But the Truth"TBATBAJanuary 24, 1980 (1980-01-24)
15"Tell Me Where It Hurts"TBATBAJanuary 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)
16"A Remedy for Sexual Dysfunction"TBATBAJanuary 28, 1980 (1980-01-28)
17"Will the Real Samantha Higgins Please Stand Up"TBATBAJanuary 29, 1980 (1980-01-29)
18"It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House"TBATBAJanuary 30, 1980 (1980-01-30)
19"Getting to Know You"TBATBAJanuary 31, 1980 (1980-01-31)
20"And in This Corner"TBATBAFebruary 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)
21"Cranepool U Announces Tenure Recipient"TBATBAFebruary 4, 1980 (1980-02-04)
22"Monkey Business at Cranepool U"TBATBAFebruary 5, 1980 (1980-02-05)
23"Wait 'Til the Guinness People Find Out"TBATBAFebruary 6, 1980 (1980-02-06)
24"Trying to Solve Problems"TBATBAFebruary 7, 1980 (1980-02-07)
25"There's Definitely a Foul at the Kluck O'Rama"TBATBAFebruary 8, 1980 (1980-02-08)
26"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"TBATBAFebruary 11, 1980 (1980-02-11)
27"Eddie and Dolores and Herb and Marcia"TBATBAFebruary 12, 1980 (1980-02-12)
28"Do Unto Others as They May Do Unto You"TBATBAFebruary 13, 1980 (1980-02-13)
29"Pass the Aspirin, Please"TBATBAFebruary 14, 1980 (1980-02-14)
30"Trying to Deal with a Kidnapping"TBATBAFebruary 15, 1980 (1980-02-15)
31"Trying to Outkid a Kidnapper"TBATBAFebruary 18, 1980 (1980-02-18)
32"How Do You Spell Relief"TBATBAFebruary 19, 1980 (1980-02-19)
33"Playing the Waiting Game"TBATBAFebruary 20, 1980 (1980-02-20)
34"Getting Beneath the Surface"TBATBAFebruary 21, 1980 (1980-02-21)
35"Time to Go to Confession"TBATBAFebruary 22, 1980 (1980-02-22)
36"True Confessions"TBATBAFebruary 25, 1980 (1980-02-25)
37"A Senatorial Hearing of a Lesser Degree"TBATBAFebruary 26, 1980 (1980-02-26)
38"Everybody's Got a Problem"TBATBAFebruary 27, 1980 (1980-02-27)
39"The Ups and Downs of a Relationship"TBATBAFebruary 28, 1980 (1980-02-28)
40"Some Good News and Some Bad News"TBATBAFebruary 29, 1980 (1980-02-29)
41"Child Custody and TSU Side Effects Are Issues of the Day"TBATBAMarch 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
42"An End to the Gay Old Life?"TBATBAMarch 4, 1980 (1980-03-04)
43"Hot News for Everyone, Film at 11"TBATBAMarch 5, 1980 (1980-03-05)
44"Winging It at the Kluck O'Rama"TBATBAMarch 6, 1980 (1980-03-06)
45"Home, Sweet Home"TBATBAMarch 7, 1980 (1980-03-07)
46"There's No Business Like Porn Business"TBATBAMarch 10, 1980 (1980-03-10)
47"Trying to Understand the Legalese"TBATBAMarch 11, 1980 (1980-03-11)
48"Gertrude's Day in Court"TBATBAMarch 12, 1980 (1980-03-12)
49"The Press Is After Gertrude"TBATBAMarch 13, 1980 (1980-03-13)
50"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"TBATBAMarch 14, 1980 (1980-03-14)
51"Nervous About a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity"TBATBAMarch 17, 1980 (1980-03-17)
52"Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You"TBATBAMarch 18, 1980 (1980-03-18)
53"A Gay Experience on Television"TBATBAMarch 19, 1980 (1980-03-19)
54"Do You Promise to Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth?"TBATBAMarch 20, 1980 (1980-03-20)
55"Perry Mason Would Have Been Proud"TBATBAMarch 21, 1980 (1980-03-21)
56"A Paternity Suit for Eddie"TBATBAMarch 24, 1980 (1980-03-24)
57"All in the Family"TBATBAMarch 25, 1980 (1980-03-25)
58"An Encounter Session for Eddie's Parents?"TBATBAMarch 26, 1980 (1980-03-26)
59"A Request to Call off the Strike"TBATBAMarch 27, 1980 (1980-03-27)
60"Confession Time at Cranepool U"TBATBAMarch 28, 1980 (1980-03-28)
61"Here Comes the Bride"TBATBAMarch 31, 1980 (1980-03-31)
62"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"TBATBAApril 1, 1980 (1980-04-01)
63"Love Conquers All"TBATBAApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02)
64"Telling It Like It Is"TBATBAApril 3, 1980 (1980-04-03)
65"One Shocking Revelation After Another"TBATBAApril 4, 1980 (1980-04-04)

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