7.6
In Living Color
1990
The Slap Maxwell Story
4.030m19871 season
Comedy
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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Episode 1
1987-09-23 · 30m
Lawsuits force Nelson to fire Slap from sports.
Episode 2
1987-09-30 · 30m
A nun, Judy's beau, a dog and his ex-wife plague Slap.
Episode 3
1987-10-07 · 30m
Nelson hires Slap's old nemesis as sportswriter.
Episode 4
1987-10-14 · 30m
Slap thinks he has died during a day with son Eliot.
Episode 5
1987-10-28 · 30m
Slap saves a newspaper carrier who was an Olympian.
Episode 6
1987-11-04 · 30m
Slap mistakenly thinks he can reconcile with Annie.
Episode 7
1987-11-18 · 30m
Judy hunts for an apartment; Slap misses a big story.
Episode 8
1987-11-25 · 30m
Slap recognizes The Ledger's prospective buyer as a con artist.
Episode 9
1987-12-02 · 30m
Judy fills in as advice columnist; Charlie's dog dies.
Episode 10
1987-12-09 · 30m
Judy asks Slap to her high-school reunion.
Episode 11
1988-01-06 · 30m
Slap has difficulty criticizing Eliot's writing.
Episode 12
1988-01-13 · 30m
Slap wins "Sportswriter of the Year" but loses Judy.
Episode 13
1988-01-20 · 30m
Auto trouble keeps Slap from his wedding with Annie.
Episode 14
1988-01-27 · 30m
Slap gives a Marine a ride and winds up back home in Texas.
Episode 15
1988-02-03 · 30m
Slap rekindles an old flame; Judy and Charlie have regrets.
Episode 16
1988-02-10 · 30m
Slap visits his ailing father; Nelson replaces Slap with a woman.
Episode 17
1988-03-02 · 30m
Slap abandons Kitty and Texas to get his job back.
Episode 18
1988-03-09 · 30m
Slap faces indignities upon returning to The Ledger.
Episode 19
1988-03-16 · 30m
Slap fights for his job and reconciles with Judy.
Episode 20
1988-05-06 · 30m
Slap is determined to uncover the truth behind the defection of a "Commie mutant" tennis pro.
Episode 21
1988-05-13 · 30m
Judy wants commitment; Eliot defends his father.
Episode 22
1988-05-20 · 30m
Disasters strike Slap and he thinks he is dead.
