SHORT-LIVED SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1979

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flatbush cast
                                                                                                Photo: Adrian Zmed



Flatbush
is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for only three weeks
from February 26, 1979 to March 12, 1979, The series followed five high 
school graduates living in an Italian section of Brooklyn. They are called
‘The Flatbush Fungos’.

The sitcom was criticized for its ethnic stereotypes, but it was the lack of 
laughs (and viewers) that caused CBS to cancel it after only airing three episodes. 

One of the stars of the series was
Joseph Cali who portrayed Presto
Prestopopolos  He is
most remembered for playing Joey in the 1977 film 
Saturday Night Fever.

 

joseph cali
Joseph Cali


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