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Airs Next: ABC at Sunday 8:30 PM (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 23, 1979    Last Aired: April 17, 1980
Show Category: Comedy
From the makers of Taxi came this ensemble comedy about lawyers, which could have been called Firm . "It revolved around three young law school graduates who had just joined the prestigious firm of Bass and Marshall as associates, beginning their five-to-seven-year trial period. Daughter of a poor New York family, Leslie recently graduated from Columbia, and felt for the oppressed. Bass...
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Last episode: The Party
Leslie is chipper when she starts seeing a political high-school teacher, Jerry Davis. Eliot plans his first party since being made partner, and Leslie plans to bring Jerry as her date, against Sara's whim. Leslie has second thoughts herself when she learns Jerry's got a big mouth with which he dubs the associates "exploiters." Fearful that Jerry not minding his manners around her peers will make it harder on the new girl in the future, Leslie convinces him to play nice there, and then asks Tucker, who shows up dateless, if he could help Jerry feel comfortable. Tucker agrees to do so with his Judy Garland impression. Eliot worries the party might stink until Johnny introduces him to the sexy rent-a-girl he asked to be fixed up with, Yvonne Winslow. Leslie worries Jerry will stick out like a sore thumb when Sara arrives with her date, Greek shipping magnate Thearkis Popodopolos. Her fears come to pass when Jerry and Elliot get into an angry political argument regarding the soon-to-be-homeless renters Jerry's supporting. Jerry is also rude to Mr. Marshall, and the party comes to a grinding halt when Yvonne announces she's a prostitute. Jerry goes to the firm afterwards to ask if Leslie still wants to see him. She does, but he doesn't want to see her unless she quits her job. She refuses and they break up. After he's gone, a very drunk Tucker catches Leslie crying, and cheers her up with a little Garland.
Aired: Thursday April 17, 1980
8. The Censors Apr 10, 1980 0 Reviews 0.00
7. Danko's a Daddy Apr 3, 1980 0 Reviews 0.00
6. Eliot's Revenge Mar 27, 1980 0 Reviews 0.00
5. Eliot's Deadly Serve (a.k.a. The Deadly Serve) Oct 28, 1979 0 Reviews 0.00

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Martin Short - Tucker Kerwin (photos)
Joe Regalbuto - Eliot Streeter
Tim Thomerson - Johnny Danko
Alley Mills - Leslie Dunn
Wilfrid Hyde-White - Emerson Marshall
Shelley Smith - Sara James
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Show: The Associates (1979)
Popularity Rank: 4,909 of 17,420
Ratings Rank: 9,921 of 17,420  ( 5)
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5.5 Mediocre 13 votes
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mediocre: 4 (30.8%)
poor: 3 (23.1%)
great: 2 (15.4%)
superb: 1 (7.7%)
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