Grindl
Grindl is an American situation comedy that began in fall 1963 on NBC, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The show, starring Imogene Coca in the title role, lasted for one season. Synopsis. Grindl (Coca) worked for Foster's Temporary Employment service and was employed doing domestic work. The show revolved around the different humorous situations she would get into with each new job she was assigned to each week. The first show featured guest star Telly Savalas, who would later star as Kojak. Other guest stars included George Kennedy, Paul Lynde, Robert Q. Lewis, Jack Albertson, Robert Karnes, Darryl  Richard, and Leif Erickson. "Grindl" was scheduled on Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. in September 1963, sandwiched between "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" and "Bonanza", both major hits. The series was pitted against the second half of "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS which greatly contributed to its low ratings. It was canceled in spring 1964, after completing a full season of 32 episodes. Trivia. A character similar to Grindl, named Dorcas, appears in the 1963 David Swift movie "Under the Yum Yum Tree", and is also played by Coca. The episode, "Grindl's Day Off", was originally  scheduled to be broadcast on November 24, 1963, but was pre-empted by NBC News coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination.