Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Directed by	Jim Drake
Written by	Steve Granat; Mel Sherer
Produced by	Shelley Duvall; Fred Fuchs; Bridget Terry
Starring	Peter Scolari; Valerie Mahaffey; Christopher Burton; Michael McManus; Lenore Kasdorf; Hope Tibbetts; Shelley Duvall
Distributed by	Showtime Networks (Broadcast); Paramount Home Entertainment; (home video)
Release date	July 26, 1986;
Running time	43 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures is a 1986 comedy television film written by Walter Williams and directed by Jim Drake. The film was based on the "Mr. Bill" skits from the television show Saturday Night Live. Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures premiered on the Showtime cable television network in the United States on September 11, 1986.^[1]

Synopsis

An attempt to bring the "Mr. Bill" clay characters to "life" in a sitcom format, this Showtime special featured Mr. Bill (Peter Scolari), his wife (Valerie Mahaffey) and son (Christopher Burton), as well as his next-door neighbor, Sluggo (Michael McManus), his wife (Lenore Kasdorf) and daughter (Hope Tibbetts). Although starring actors, the "Bills" were shown to be a "miniature" family, with many of the jokes revolving around the characters' small size and the challenges they faced living in a "large" human world, as well as scenarios where Mr. Bill is subjected to the various abusive situations the original Saturday Night Live character was best known for. However, in this film Sluggo is depicted more of a nuisance towards Mr. Bill than a threat. Although the audience was invited to "look out for more shows" at the end of the 43-minute film, no follow-up "Mr. Bill" shows were ever produced.

Cast

Peter Scolari - Mr. Bill
Valerie Mahaffey - Mrs. Bill
Christopher Burton - Billy
Michael McManus - Sluggo
Lenore Kasdorf - Mrs. Sluggo
Hope Tibbetts - Junior
Shelley Duvall - Herself

References

^ Rosenberg, Howard (1986-09-10). "The First Arrivals on the Home Front". Los Angeles Times. p. 1, Calendar section. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

External links

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures at IMDb

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[1] Rosenberg, Howard (1986-09-10). "The First Arrivals on the Home Front". Los Angeles Times. p. 1, Calendar section. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

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