
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…
Comedy • Series • 1987 • 1 season
Starring: Dabney Coleman, Jeff Doucette, Megan Gallagher
Created by: Jay Tarses
S1 E1 - Episode 1
Lawsuits force Nelson to fire Slap from sports.
Sep 23, 1987 • 30m
S1 E2 - Episode 2
A nun, Judy's beau, a dog and his ex-wife plague Slap.
Sep 30, 1987 • 30m
S1 E3 - Episode 3
Nelson hires Slap's old nemesis as sportswriter.
Oct 7, 1987 • 30m
S1 E4 - Episode 4
Slap thinks he has died during a day with son Eliot.
Oct 14, 1987 • 30m
S1 E5 - Episode 5
Slap saves a newspaper carrier who was an Olympian.
Oct 28, 1987 • 30m
S1 E6 - Episode 6
Slap mistakenly thinks he can reconcile with Annie.
Nov 4, 1987 • 30m
S1 E7 - Episode 7
Judy hunts for an apartment; Slap misses a big story.
Nov 18, 1987 • 30m
S1 E8 - Episode 8
Slap recognizes The Ledger's prospective buyer as a con artist.
Nov 25, 1987 • 30m
S1 E9 - Episode 9
Judy fills in as advice columnist; Charlie's dog dies.
Dec 2, 1987 • 30m
S1 E10 - Episode 10
Judy asks Slap to her high-school reunion.
Dec 9, 1987 • 30m
S1 E11 - Episode 11
Slap has difficulty criticizing Eliot's writing.
Jan 6, 1988 • 30m
S1 E12 - Episode 12
Slap wins "Sportswriter of the Year" but loses Judy.
Jan 13, 1988 • 30m
S1 E13 - Episode 13
Auto trouble keeps Slap from his wedding with Annie.
Jan 20, 1988 • 30m
S1 E14 - Episode 14
Slap gives a Marine a ride and winds up back home in Texas.
Jan 27, 1988 • 30m
S1 E15 - Episode 15
Slap rekindles an old flame; Judy and Charlie have regrets.
Feb 3, 1988 • 30m
S1 E16 - Episode 16
Slap visits his ailing father; Nelson replaces Slap with a woman.
Feb 10, 1988 • 30m
S1 E17 - Episode 17
Slap abandons Kitty and Texas to get his job back.
Mar 2, 1988 • 30m
S1 E18 - Episode 18
Slap faces indignities upon returning to The Ledger.
Mar 9, 1988 • 30m
S1 E19 - Episode 19
Slap fights for his job and reconciles with Judy.
Mar 16, 1988 • 30m
S1 E20 - Episode 20
Slap is determined to uncover the truth behind the defection of a "Commie mutant" tennis pro.
May 6, 1988 • 30m
S1 E21 - Episode 21
Judy wants commitment; Eliot defends his father.
May 13, 1988 • 30m
S1 E22 - Episode 22
Disasters strike Slap and he thinks he is dead.
May 20, 1988 • 30m
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The Slap Maxwell Story
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.
Comedy • TV Series • 1987