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Amanda's (1983)

Comedy

Amanda's is an American sitcom inspired by the 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Amanda's aired on ABC from 10 February 1983 to 26 May 1983 on Thursday nights at 8:30. Bea Arthur starred as the main character, Amanda Cartwright. Amanda was the owner of a seaside hotel called "Amanda's by the Sea" whose staff included her son Marty, his spoiled wife Arlene, Earl the chef and Aldo the bellhop. This was Bea Arthur's first return to series television since Maude ended in 1978. Other stars appearing on Amanda's included Jerry Stiller, Leonard Stone and Todd Susman. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at ABC Studios, 4151 Prospect Avenue in Hollywood, California. Amanda's was cancelled in May 1983 after a four-month run of ten episodes, three more episodes remaining unaired by ABC. A&E network broadcast reruns of the show shortly thereafter.

IMDb rating
5.1 (271 votes)
Episode average
7.2 +2.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

7.18 avg 10 episodes 6.5 → 4.6 30 min avg

Ep 1: 6.5 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 21 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 17 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 14 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 13: 4.6 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1All in a Day's Work6.525
2You Were Meant for Me7.021
3The Man Who Came on Wednesday6.317
4I Ain't Got Nobody8.218
5My Cheatin' Staff8.214
6Aunt Sonia8.115
7Amanda's Number One Son8.012
9Last of the Red Hot Brothers7.412
10I'm Dancing as Close as I Can7.514
13Oh, Promise Me4.612