Lou Grant (TV series) Lou Grant (TV series) Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The series was the third spin-off of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". "Lou Grant" was created by "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-creators James L. Brooks and Allan Burns, along with Gene Reynolds. "Lou Grant" won 13 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama Series". Asner won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" in 1978 and 1980. In doing so,
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1977–1978 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1977–1978 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between September 24, 1977, and May 20, 1978, the third season of "SNL". A Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin sketch. The Festrunks, Yortuk (Aykroyd) and Georg (Martin), were two brothers who had emigrated from Czechoslovakia to the United States. Culturally inept, they went to various social hangouts (bars, art exhibits, dance clubs) in an attempt to connect with attractive American women ("foxes"). However, their obnoxious behavior was almost always a turn off for the women they approached.