a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
a.k.a. Pablo is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March to April 1984.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1984-03-06Paul Rodriguez played aspiring TV comic Paul Rivera in this short-lived sitcom. He was dubbed Pablo by his Mexican-American family. Paul's routine was ethnic humor and as a result it did not always sit well with his family, especially his father Domingo.
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Episode 2 - The Big Mouth
Release Date: 1984-03-13Paul's jokes about his family delight Merv Griffin and his studio audience, but infuriate everyone watching at Paul's home.
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Episode 3 - My Son, the Gringo
Release Date: 1984-03-20An announcement that Paul will have his own series affects his niece's quinceanera-the festive celebration of a girl's 15th birthday-like a bat on a pinata.
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Episode 4 - The Presidential Joke Teller
Release Date: 1984-03-27Paul's stopped for speeding on his way to entertain at a Presidential dinner, and the police find his story hard to swallow when they find him wearing sneakers, carrying the wrong ID and packing his prop knife.
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Episode 5 - The Whole Enchilada
Release Date: 1984-04-03The Arrival of Sylvia's attractive dinner guest ( played by Ada Maris) provides an opportunity for the men to show who really rules the roost in the battling Rivera household.
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Episode 6 - The Woman Who Came to Dinner
Release Date: 1984-04-10Mexican pride takes a beating as an imperious press agent ( played by Bea Arthur) tries to Americanize Paul's image, and his nephew Tomas flunks Spanish!