Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestMr. Smith is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23 through December 16, 1983. The series was based around the premise of a talking orangutan. Mr. Smith was canceled after thirteen episodes were aired. The orangutan who played Mr. Smith had previously been featured in the Clint Eastwood movies Any Which Way You Can and Every Which Way But Loose.
Practical Effects
Real orangutan somehow delivering dialogue via dubbing.
Production
The sheer audacity of greenlighting this fever dream.
Creators
David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The orangutan, Clyde, was already famous from Any Which Way You Can — this was his failed sitcom pivot.
Created by the same team behind Taxi and Cheers, proving even TV gods have off-days.
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