This has been bothering me for years. I recall a short-lived sitcom on network TV in the 1970s, probably between 1973 and 1979. It was about a russian defector (male) who was living with an American family.

I don't know if this was a failed pilot or what, but I seem to recall a bit of publicity about the sitcon featuring a russian defector.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

CBS, 1979. Phyl and Mihky. 4 episodes.

CBS, 1979. Phyl and Mihky. 4 episodes.i must be the only person in the world who watched that show in fact i remember i secene in one of the eps where phyl comes home from shopping and asks mihky how he spent his day and he tells her how he spent the day learning about american tv and foud a very very short but beauitful program called reach out and touch someone and she then explains to him that watching was the then current 1980 bell telphone commercial it wasant the funniest show ever but for a late spring /eraly summer serises it was ok in fact i wish i could see the eps again

CBS, 1979. Phyl and Mihky. 4 episodes.

DECADES I have been trying to find out that that was. I remembe rone scene:

(Russian guy at window waiting for a visitor)
American Woman: Is he here yet?
Russian guy: Nyet
A couple seconds later:
American Woman: Is he here yet?
Russian guy: Nyet yet.

With that writing and it got cancelled after four episodes!

Thanks Jude, I knew I wasn't crazy!

...produced by Rod Parker and Hal Cooper's "Elmar Productions", was on for exactly six weeks {May 26- June 30, 1980} on CBS' Monday night schedule [8:30-9pm(et)]; Procter & Gamble co-sponsored most of the series. The network originally bought it for mid-season; it was supposed to be about the romantic relationship between an American and Russian competitor during the Olympics- but after the U.S. pulled out of the Olympic Games in Russia [to protest their invasion of Afghanistan], it was "burned off" that summer. Murphy Cross was "Phyllis Wilson", the American track star for Pacific Western University; Rick Lohman was "Mikhy" Orlov, the Russian competition who defected to marry her; Larry Haines [veteran radio/TV actor] was "Max", her father {he and Lohman also appeared on "SEARCH FOR TOMORROW" at the time}; Jack Dodson was Max's associate, "Truck", a "Commie-hating" kind of guy; Michael Pataki [who just passed away] was "Vladimir", Mikhy's Russian liason...yes, I still remember the show from 30 years ago. It wasn't that bad....


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okay 6 episodes......I thought four....back then it wasn't uncommon for spring tryouts to be 4 episodes....:lol: And yes, I did watch it.