Calucci's Department
Joe Calucci is a kind-hearted office supervisor working for the New York State Unemployment Department. Weekly, he must deal with his frustrations with his girlfriend, employees, bureaucracy brass and the unemployed coming to his department seeking help.
- 1973-1973
- 1 season
- CBS
- Comedy
Joe Calucci is a kind-hearted office supervisor working for the New York State Unemployment Department. Weekly, he must deal with his frustrations with his girlfriend, employees, bureaucracy brass and the unemployed coming to his department seeking help.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 1973
Episode 1
The $80 Heist
Fri, Sep 14, 1973 60 mins
James Coco stars as the head of a state unemployment office staffed by a number of bureaucratic eccentrics. In the opening episode, after $80 he has collected from the staff is stolen, Calucci plays detective to find the culprit.
Episode 2
Calucci, His Brother's Keeper
Fri, Sep 21, 1973 30 mins
Gonzalez is threatened by a criminal gang and needs a cash loan as protection payment. Gonzalez asks Calucci for $400 which puts the well meaning boss in a difficult situation.
Episode 3
Calucci, the Matchmaker
Fri, Sep 28, 1973 30 mins
It's no way to run a romance when a third party tags along on your dates. Calucci's out to find a date for Elaine Fusco, so he can find time alone with Balukis.
Episode 4
Calucci Goes on a Diet
Fri, Oct 5, 1973
Calucci's trip to the doctor for stomach pains results in a directive to lose weight, an edict he finds it increasingly difficult to focus on.
Episode 5
Winners and Losers
Fri, Oct 12, 1973 30 mins
Calucci finds out his department must downsize and it's up to him to decide who is fired. He wrestles with the decision leading to severe anxiety.
Episode 6
The Bloom Is Off the Rose
Fri, Oct 19, 1973
Calucci is at a loss when he finds himself out on a fling at a motel with his lovable secretary Balukis.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Fri, Oct 26, 1973
maracas are rattling for Latin lover Ramon Gonzales thinks he has found the girl *to mambo down the aisle of life with," only she appears to be stepping in a different direction.
Episode 8
Life Is an Anchovy
Fri, Nov 2, 1973
Calucchi counsels Woods when marital problems turns the office grouch into a madman. Renee Taylor guest stars as Mrs. Woods.
Episode 9
A Mother's Love
Fri, Nov 9, 1973
When the money for the company picnic disappears suspicions abound as to who took it and why.
Episode 10
Gonzalez' Thrill
Fri, Nov 16, 1973
Confirmed bachelor Gonzalez is swept off his feet by a vivacious girl.
Episode 11
Calucci and the Chicken or the Egg
Fri, Nov 23, 1973
Carlucci is caught between two women, his mother and Shirley who he is dating. Problem is one doesn't know about the other. Carlucci must work up the courage to bring his girlfriend to the house to meet mom.
Episode 12
Calucci's Raison D'Etre
Fri, Nov 30, 1973
Calucci and the rest of the staff are concerned when they learn Elaine is playing the stock market. Gonzalez decides life is more than just work leading Calucci to examine his own goals.