Billy
TV ShowEnded

Billy

5.0 / 10
1979
1 season
7 episodes
Comedy

Billy is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from February to April 1979. The series was based on Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's 1960 British play Billy Liar.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Letter

    26-02-197930m

    Premiere - A nineteen-year-old (Steve Guttenberg) with ""Walter Mitty"" flights of fancy finds himself constantly caught between his fantasies and the hard realities of life. Comed...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Masked Doctor

    05-03-197930m

    George (James Gallery) falls off a ladder that Billy is supposed to be holding — but isn't — and spends a painful recuperation in a hospital. Trying to impress a pretty nurse,...

  • Ep 3

    3.Billy Liar

    12-03-197930m

    Billy's fantasies take him into the exciting worlds of show biz and glamour. Billy's fantasy life hits new heights when he pictures himself as a superstar guest on The Merv Griffin...

  • Ep 4

    4.Computer Dating

    24-03-197930m

    Billy and Arthur fill out applications for a computer dating service. Billy (Steve Guttenberg) claims honesty is not always the best policy in computer dating and tells him he must...

  • Ep 5

    5.Fathers and Sons

    31-03-197930m

    In an effort to improve their relationship, Billy and George (James Gallery) go backpacking. But, things get claustrophobic when they go camping with a father and son with whom the...

  • Ep 6

    6.Brief Encounter

    21-04-197930m

    Disco romance strikes Billy and Arthur. They meet the same pretty girl at a disco but neither knows they're romancing the same girl. Guest staring Larry Csonka.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Prize

    28-04-197930m

    Billy imagines meeting the girl of his dreams (Suzanne Somers) when his date to the Mortician's Ball wins a trip (two tickets) to Hollywood.

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