Series / A Year at the Top

Clockwise from top^note Greg Evigan as Greg, Nedra Volz as Grandma Belle Durbin, Gabriel Dell as Frederick J. Hanover, Paul Shaffer as Paul, Julie Cobb as Trish

A Year at the Top was an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on CBS in 1977. The show has never been rerun or released on home video, and none of it has made it online except for a 24-second promo, the theme tune, and a few on-set photos.

Greg Evigan and Paul Shaffer star as struggling musicians named Greg and Paul who sell their souls to the promoter Frederick J. Hanover, the son of the Devil, in exchange for a year of fame.

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A Year at the Top contains examples of:

• Cut Short: Greg and Paul never got to finish their year.

• "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: The theme tune was co-written by Shaffer and sung by Evigan.
• Laugh Track: Judging by the promo.
• Porn Stache: Hanover sports a rather impressive one.
• Smoke Out: In the promo, Hanover vanishes a woman who's made a deal with him by surrounding himself and her with smoke.

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