The Slap Maxwell Story

1987
The Slap Maxwell Story

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EP1 Episode 1 Sep 23, 1987

Lawsuits force Nelson to fire Slap from sports.

EP2 Episode 2 Sep 30, 1987

A nun, Judy's beau, a dog and his ex-wife plague Slap.

EP3 Episode 3 Oct 07, 1987

Nelson hires Slap's old nemesis as sportswriter.

EP4 Episode 4 Oct 14, 1987

Slap thinks he has died during a day with son Eliot.

EP5 Episode 5 Oct 28, 1987

Slap saves a newspaper carrier who was an Olympian.

EP6 Episode 6 Nov 04, 1987

Slap mistakenly thinks he can reconcile with Annie.

EP7 Episode 7 Nov 18, 1987

Judy hunts for an apartment; Slap misses a big story.

EP8 Episode 8 Nov 25, 1987

Slap recognizes The Ledger's prospective buyer as a con artist.

EP9 Episode 9 Dec 02, 1987

Judy fills in as advice columnist; Charlie's dog dies.

EP10 Episode 10 Dec 09, 1987

Judy asks Slap to her high-school reunion.

EP11 Episode 11 Jan 06, 1988

Slap has difficulty criticizing Eliot's writing.

EP12 Episode 12 Jan 13, 1988

Slap wins "Sportswriter of the Year" but loses Judy.

EP13 Episode 13 Jan 20, 1988

Auto trouble keeps Slap from his wedding with Annie.

EP14 Episode 14 Jan 27, 1988

Slap gives a Marine a ride and winds up back home in Texas.

EP15 Episode 15 Feb 03, 1988

Slap rekindles an old flame; Judy and Charlie have regrets.

EP16 Episode 16 Feb 10, 1988

Slap visits his ailing father; Nelson replaces Slap with a woman.

EP17 Episode 17 Mar 02, 1988

Slap abandons Kitty and Texas to get his job back.

EP18 Episode 18 Mar 09, 1988

Slap faces indignities upon returning to The Ledger.

EP19 Episode 19 Mar 16, 1988

Slap fights for his job and reconciles with Judy.

EP20 Episode 20 May 06, 1988

Slap is determined to uncover the truth behind the defection of a "Commie mutant" tennis pro.

EP21 Episode 21 May 13, 1988

Judy wants commitment; Eliot defends his father.

EP22 Episode 22 May 20, 1988

Disasters strike Slap and he thinks he is dead.
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Released: 23 September 1987 Ended
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The Slap Maxwell Story is a situation comedy broadcast in the United States by ABC as part of its 1987-88 lineup. It stars Dabney Coleman as "Slap" Maxwell, an egocentric sportswriter for a newspaper called The Ledger, somewhere in the American Southwest. The Ledger was a very old-fashioned newspaper -- Slap still composed his column, "Slap Shots," on a typewriter -- and Slap was a very old-fashioned guy. Despite the newly litigious environment of journalism, Slap insisted on filling his column with rumor and innuendo, drawing lawsuits and Slap's frequent termination, to be followed by a groveling apology and his rehiring. He had an on-again, off-again relationship with girlfriend Judy, one of the paper's secretaries, due primarily to his off-putting personality. Annie was Slap's ex-wife, who nonetheless retained a soft spot for him. A recurring event throughout the series' run is that at some point in each episode, someone would hit Slap, with a nun even doing the honors in one episode. The show was created by Jay Tarses, who in 1983 was co-creator of Buffalo Bill, an NBC sitcom in which Coleman starred as a similarly off-putting character, the host of a TV talk show.

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Profondorosso75 yes I care!! I remember this show and it was great. a crime there is not DVD release with some nice special features for the fans(are there any except me and the other guy who posted?) if I remember correctly the lead-in to this show was a show called "hooperman" which was a great show starring the late, great john ritter in a seldom seen dramatic role(he was great in it too) I can't imagine why where is not DVD release for these. I guess there is some silliness with the "rights" and so forth. I would gladly pay to get these shows on DVD. I hope the studios wake up and start getting some of the great stuff that has been neglected out on DVD soon! ahh well, wish I could see them again, it has been so long an they seem forgotten. too bad.
spiritof67 One of the interesting things about this show is that it marked the beginning of an interesting pattern for Megan Gallagher: she got fired off a popular show. Happened again on China Beach. Happened again on Millennium. Somebody needs to investigate or interview her to find out what's up. I think she holds some kind of record here...there has to be a reason why a talented actress like her, certainly easy on the eyes, gets bounced unceremoniously off three different shows, and that's just the ones about which I know. She seems to work pretty regularly, so it doesn't seem like she's a pariah - and yet there's still a pattern here. There's got to be something to this. Anybody know anything?
woodmydarling I was lucky enough to find the 4 disc complete series of one of my favorite shows (The Slap Maxwell Story) on DVD.The price of the DVD's was very reasonable, and the quality of the (obviously homemade, from what appears to be VHS tape) analog transfer to digital was clearly decent enough for me to once again enjoy the viewing this classic show (first released on the ABC television network in 1987).The Slap Maxwell Story along with another Dabney Coleman TV show (Buffalo Bill) was (in my opinion), great television acting, and exquisite (dark comedy) television writing at it's best.For all of the other "Slap" fans out there, here's is the website address where I found The Slap Maxwell Story DVD's,... www.classics2dvd.comEnjoy!