a.k.a. Pablo
Paul (aka Pablo) is a Mexican-American living with his family in California as he struggles to break into the world of stand-up comedy. His efforts meet with success, but his use of Mexican stereotypes to win over Anglo-Saxon audiences does not go over well with his family. Paul must find some way to balance the two if he wants to live in peace.
- 1984-1984
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
Paul (aka Pablo) is a Mexican-American living with his family in California as he struggles to break into the world of stand-up comedy. His efforts meet with success, but his use of Mexican stereotypes to win over Anglo-Saxon audiences does not go over well with his family. Paul must find some way to balance the two if he wants to live in peace.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1984
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Mar 6, 1984 30 mins
Paul Rodriguez plays aspiring TV comic Paul Rivera (AKA Pablo) to his Mexican - American family whose whole enchilada is ethnic humor poking fun at Mexicans - which gives his proud father a bad case of indigestion.
Episode 2
The Big Mouth
Tue, Mar 13, 1984
Paul's jokes about his family delight to Merv Griffin and his studio audience, but infuriate everyone watching at the Riveras'.
Episode 3
My Son, the Gringo
Tue, Mar 20, 1984
Mexican pride takes a beating: an imperious press agent tries to Americanize Paul's image, and his nephew Tomas flunks Spanish.
Episode 4
The Presidential Joke Teller
Tue, Mar 27, 1984
Paul is stopped for speeding on his way to entertain at a Presidential dinner, and the police find his story hard to swallow when they find him wearing sneakers, carrying the wrong ID and packing his prop knife.
Episode 5
The Whole Enchilada
Tue, Apr 3, 1984
Paul gets news that he may get a TV series which overshadows a big day for his niece, her quincenera.
Episode 6
The Woman Who Came to Dinner
Tue, Apr 10, 1984
The arrival of Sylvia's attractive dinner guest provides an opportunity for the men to show who really rules the roost in the battling Rivera household.