Flo
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{{infobox television
| show_name = Flo
| image = [[Image:Flo title screen.jpg|200px]]
| caption =
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = [[Polly Holliday]]<br>[[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]]<br>[[Jim B. Baker]]<br>[[Stephen Keep]]<br>[[Sudie Bond]]<br>[[Lucy Lee Flippin]]
| country = {{USA}}
| list_episodes =
| network = [[CBS]]
| first_aired = [[March 21]], [[1980]]
| last_aired = [[April 22]], [[1981]]
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 27
| imdb_id = 0080216
| tv_com_id = 696
}}
'''''Flo''''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] television series which ran from [[1980]] to [[1981]] on [[CBS]]. The series was a [[spin-off]] for [[Polly Holliday (actor)|Polly Holliday]], whose portrayal of the sassy and street-smart waitress [[Florence Jean Castleberry]] ("Flo") on the popular sitcom ''[[Alice (television)|Alice]]'' struck a chord with viewers.
Flo was on her way to [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]] for a new job when she stopped by to visit her old hometown: Cowtown, Texas. In a fit of nostalgia she bought a rundown [[roadhouse]] she had enjoyed in her formative years, and christened the place "Flo's Yellow Rose." Coping with a business, as well as her mother and sister, caused most of the conflict in the series.
[[Vic Tayback]] made one appearance as Mel Sharples from ''Alice''. Polly Holliday never made a guest appearance on ''Alice'' following the run of ''Flo''.
The short first season (spring 1980) was a ratings success.<ref>[http://www.80sxchange.com/80s_charts/tv.htm 80sxchange.com: Ratings of TV shows from 1979 and 1980<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The following season brought a sharp decline in numbers (due to a timeslot change), and thus ended ''Flo''.
The theme song, "Flo's Yellow Rose" was written and sung by [[Hoyt Axton]].
==Cast==
:''listed alphabetically''
*[[Jim B. Baker]] — Farley Waters
*[[Sudie Bond]] — Mama Velma Castleberry
*[[Joyce Bulifant]] — Miriam Willoughby
*[[Leo Burmester]] — Randy Stumphill
*[[Lucy Lee Flippin]] — Fran Castleberry
*[[George Flower]] — Roy
*[[Polly Holliday (actor)|Polly Holliday]] — [[Florence Jean Castleberry|Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry]]
*[[Mickey Jones]] — Chester
*[[Stephen Keep]] — Les Kincaid
*[[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]] — Earl Tucker
*[[Terry Willis]] — Wendell Tubbs (1980)
*[[Mary Wingler]] — Virginia Monarch
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tv.com/flo/show/696/summary.html ''Flo'' episode guide]
*[http://www.timvp.com/flo.html ''Flo'' links, photo page]
*{{imdb title|id=0080216|title=Flo}}
[[Category:American television sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television spin-offs]]
[[Category:CBS network shows]]
[[Category:1980s American television series]]
[[Category:1980 television series debuts]]
[[Category:1981 television series endings]]
[[Category:Television series by Warner Bros. Television]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Texas]]
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