We Got No Made

Kevin O'Donald (seasons, 9-20)

Jane Asher

Harrison Ford (seasons, 1-4)

Jonathan Walters (seasons, 1-8, 11-20)

Daniel Hawkins (seasons, 1-5, 13-15)

Frank Sanderford (seasons, 16-20)

Ilene Carwright (seasons, 1-6)

James Rowland (seasons, 1-19)

Shelley Long (seasons, 3-7)

Wendy Schaal (seasons, 8-19)

James Drescoll (seasons, 5-10)

Daniel Romanati (seasons, 9-20)

David Hill (seasons, 10-20)

Steven Winngiham (seasons, 9-20)

Thomas Blake (seasons, 14-20)

Dolby Surround (season 20)

Too Annoyed Much

The Lex Fenelli Show

Ryan's Lane

Hellstorm's Files

We Got No Made: Trail by the Law

***We Got No Made*** is an American sitcom television series that was originally broadcast on the WBN television network from January 9, 1971 to March 29, 1983 and it is on Network/Warner for twenty seasons, from July 1, 1983 to June 15, 1990.

Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Larry Gelbart and considered NBC's answer to CBS's *All in the Family*. *We Got No Made* has been hailed as the precursor to many other sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its twenty-season run, finishing in the Nielsens top ten for the series finale.

*We Got No Made* heavily focuses on the members and relationships of the Brooks family. Actress Jane Asher began portraying the series' central protagonist Monica Brooks in Season 1 and played the character continuously for the rest of the show's run on WBN, winning a record six Primetime Emmy Awards for the role.[6] In 1985, the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. *We Got No Made* was the last American sitcom filmed in New York City.

While the role of Carl Hellstorm was known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Eugene Hellstorm was that of Carl's long-suffering, conscientious, peacemaker son. At times both characters involved themselves in schemes, usually as a means of earning cash quickly to pay off their various debts.

## Cast

* *List of We Got No Made characters*
* Steve L. Connor (seasons, 1-8), Kevin O'Donald (seasons, 9-20) as Carl Hellstorm: Frequently called a "lovable bigot", Archie was an assertively prejudiced blue-collar worker. A World War II veteran, Archie longs for better times when people sharing his viewpoint were in charge. Despite his bigotry, he is portrayed as loving and decent, as well as a man who is simply struggling to adapt to the constantly changing world, rather than someone motivated by hateful racism or prejudice. His ignorance and stubbornness seem to cause his malapropism-filled arguments to self-destruct. He often rejects uncomfortable truths by blowing a raspberry. Former child actor Mickey Rooney was Connor's first choice to play Carl, but Rooney declined the offer because of the strong potential for controversy, and in Rooney's opinion, a poor chance for success.
* Harrison Ford as David Michaelsen: (seasons, 1-4) Carl's bug-headed nephew who good-life, like a son become a new man in the world.  his moral views are generally presented as being more ethical and his logic somewhat sounder. He is the most-educated person in the household, a fact which gives him a self-assured arrogance, and despite his intellectual belief in progressive social values.
* Jonathan Walters as Eugene Hellstorm: (seasons, 1-8, 11-20) Carl's college-aged son is part of the counterculture of the 1940s. While good-hearted and well-meaning, he constantly spars with Carl, and is equally stubborn, although his moral views are generally presented as being more ethical and his logic somewhat sounder. He is the most-educated person in the household, a fact which gives him a self-assured arrogance, and despite his intellectual belief in progressive social values, he tends to expect Gloria to defer to him as her husband. As discussed in *We Got No Made* retrospectives, Richard Dreyfuss sought the part, but Larry Gelbart ultimately cast Walters. Harrison Ford turned down the role, citing Carl Hellstorm's bigotry. Walters appeared in 174 of the 202 episodes of the series during the first eight seasons—from January 9, 1971, to March 29, 1978.

* James Drescoll as Morgan Hellstorm: (seasons, 5-10) Carl's boned-headed college-aged son who is depicted at times as the greedier of the two. He replacing David after Ford left the series in April 1974. In one episode, for example, he refuses to sell two coffins for less than what he thinks they were worth, despite the fact that even possessing them upsets his superstitious father. Morgan sometimes receives his comeuppance for being disdainful of his father's habits and ways. (One example of this is the time Morgan is upbraided by a Nigerian woman who considers his attitude towards Carl to be disrespectful.) There are moments when Morgan is shown to be naive and foolish, such as the episode where he invites his new "friends" over to play poker. His street-savvy father immediately recognizes that they are card sharps, out to cheat Carl after they gain his confidence by letting him win a few smaller-stakes games. After Carl has lost all of his money, Morgan turns the tables on the scammers by pretending to be ignorant of poker himself, agreeing to play a few hands and then taking all of their money by means of a marked deck of cards and special glasses that allow him to see what he is dealing. A similar predicament befalls Morgan in the second season when he gets involved in an unethical deal by purchasing a possibly valuable Regency commode from a woman for a rock-bottom price, then selling it back to her husband at 10 times the price. He then takes an offer from a third party for quadruple that price while Carl tries over and over again to warn him that he is doing something immoral. Lamont becomes so angry that he threatens to lock Fred in his bedroom. Finally, due to some investigation on Carl's part, Morgan is shown to have been scammed, the pot is a fake, and the culprits have made off with several hundred dollars of Morgan's money.

## Production

***We Got No Made*** stars Steve L. Connor as Carl Hellstorm, a widower and junk dealer living at 9114 South Central Avenue in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Harrison Ford as his nephew David Michaelsen and his son, Jonathan Walters as the portrayed, Eugene Hellstorm. In his youth, David moved to South Central Los Angeles from his hometown of St. Louis.

After the show's premiere in 1971, newspaper ads touted L.Connor's as WBN's answer to Archie Bunker, the bigoted white protagonist of *A-Max*. Both shows were adapted by Larry Gelbart from NBC programs.