Series synopsis
Andy Barker, P.I. is an American mystery comedy television series that premiered on NBC on March 15, 2007. It ended on April 19, 2007. It was created by Conan O'Brien, Jonathan Groff. It stars Andy Richter, Clea Lewis, Harve Presnell and Tony Hale.
Certified public accountant Andy Barker reluctantly becomes a private investigator after he is mistaken for the former office tenant, who was a private eye.
Premise
Certified public accountant Andy Barker reluctantly becomes a private investigator after he is mistaken for the former office tenant, who was a private eye.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Andy Richter as Andy Barker
- Clea Lewis as Jenny Barker
- Harve Presnell as Lew Staziak
- Tony Hale as Simon
- Marshall Manesh as Wally
Guest cast
- Vanessa Branch as Nadia
- Amy Sedaris as Rita Spaulding
- Traci Lords as Loretta Crispin
- Ed Asner as Mickey Doyle
- Gary Anthony Williams as Ron
- Steve Cell as Nikolai Karensky
- Martin Charles Warner as Priest
- Ivo Nandi as Henchman
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Clerk
- Sven-Ole Thorsen as Thug
- Derek Mears as Thug
- Patrizia Barretto as Nurse
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | March 15, 2007 | April 19, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Writers 101 A look at what it takes to write a series like Andy Barker, P.I. with co-creator Jonathan Groff and writers Josh Brycel, Jane Espenson and Jon Ross. |
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| 2 |
Going Where The Numbers Take You An intimate look back at the series with Jason Ensler, Jonathan Groff, Tony Hale, Clea Lewis, Marshall Manesh, Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter. |
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| 3 | Gag Reel |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Andy Barker, a happy and successful Certified Public Accountant, decides to take a risk and open his own accounting business, but later decides to become a great Private Investigator, also after he moves into the office of Lew Staziak, a former P.I. |
March 15, 2007 |
| 2 |
Fairway, My Lovely During a golf game, Andy sees his client, Guy Halverson, die of what is surely natural causes due to Halverson's obesity. Halverson's wife is convinced he was murdered though. Andy is dubious but learns that Halverson was having multiple affairs. Could one of his lovers be the killer? |
March 22, 2007 |
| 3 |
Three Days of the Chicken Wally is blackmailed by Transcor, an evil chicken cartel that murders anyone who gets in their way. Andy is determined to stop them, but Lew warns that Transcor is too powerful. |
March 29, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 15, 2007 |
| Last aired | April 19, 2007 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:30:00 |