Hotel - Season 2 - Eps 17: Bystanders
Gerald Phelps, a shy advertising artist, nervously prepares to meet his pen pal of several years, Mary Ellen Carson. Mary Ellen is gorgeous, but Gerald, due to his own insecurity, had sent a handsome photo of Peter after Mary Ellen requested a picture. When Mary Ellen arrives, Christine plays along by introducing Peter as Gerald and vice versa. Ted Travers discovers that Sandy Leonard, a girl he had romanced two years ago, is now engaged to Ted's father, Randall Travers. Now Randall would like Ted to join his firm, an offer his son rejects. Fred Hampton, a former professional football star forced to retire because of a knee injury, now works at the St. Gregory Hotel as a bellman. Fred tries to avoid contact with ex-professional player Perry Walker (LYNN SWAN), who is hosting a reunion of his old teammates.
About Hotel
Title: Hotel
First Air Date: 1982-08-21
Last Air Date: 1988-05-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 115
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, Soap
Production Companies: Aaron Spelling Productions
Synopsis
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
Cast
James Brolin
Peter McDermott
Connie Sellecca
Christine Francis
Nathan Cook
Billy Griffin
Michael Spound
Dave Kendall
Heidi Bohay
Megan Kendall
Susan Walters
Ryan Thomas
Shari Belafonte
Julie Gillette
Valerie Landsburg
Cheryl Dolan
Ty Miller
Eric Lloyd
