Charlie Hoover


Charlie Hoover is an American sitcom which aired on Fox from November 9 to December 28, 1991, starring Tim Matheson in the lead role and Sam Kinison, Lucy Webb and Bill Maher.

Synopsis

Charlie Hoover is a man who just reached middle age when one day the voice within his head materializes in the form of Hugh, a foot-high miniature alter ego. Hugh guides Charlie on the path to getting his life in order.

Cast

Background

Kinison revealed he was working on a pilot for Fox called The Brave New World of Charlie Hoover early in 1991. Kinison had appeared on Fox's Married... with Children in a late 1989 episode. Once the show was picked up, Kinison joked that he took the role to prove he could do family entertainment, and that he had been "falsely persecuted" that he could not.. , South Florida Sun Sentinel Kinison admitted he had to reform his hard-partying lifestyle for the routine of making the sitcom, and almost lost the show after failing to show up for a scheduled appearance on The Joan Rivers Show, which he originally blamed on eating "bad Chinese food", but later admitted was due to partying.
Fox put the show on its Saturday night lineup in November 1991 as part of mid-fall schedule changes, including the cancellation of low-rated Ultimate Challenge. It was among the lowest rated primetime shows of the 1991-92 United States season. Though the show was cancelled after seven episodes, Fox was interested in having Kinison do a variety show,. , The Province but he died in a car crash in April 1992.