Hot l Baltimore

The best accidents ever made in the history of man .like billions of yrs later it's still fresh. Never misses a beat and hasn't lost A THING a true coffee table book ( if we're a book) a true treasure for all times

I was 21 when Hot L Baltimore was on TV and I watched it every week! I loved each and every character. I laughed so much and had feelings for these characters. Each one was unique in their own way. These actors' talent was incredible and some went on to other acting careers. I could not understand why it was cancelled.

I hung out with a group of friends every week and I watched this show faithfully. My friends used to kind of make fun of me when I let them know my show was on and please go about their business but do not get too noisy as I was watching my show. I loved the opening music which went great with the show!

Aside from being a stepping stone to stardom for a then-unknown James Cromwell, the show was witty, progressive and more than a little racy. Revolving around the lives of the "broken-down" living in the equally rickety Hot L (Hotel) Baltimore, the sitcom proved to be too adult/heady for 1975 America, and was cancelled after one season.

In 1975, this show was highly touted as being the next big TV hit. It was marketed along with another new show to the network, "Barney Miller," but Hot L got more buzz. The action transpired like a play, which is probably why it wasn't successful. The writing was good and the cast was notable and did very well with the material. Unfortunately, it never cut it with audiences.

I don't know...I thought that it was a great TV show, and would like to see all 13 episodes again. The cast was magnificent, particularly James Cromwell. I had only seen him during those days as 'Stretch Cunningham' in several episodes of "All in the Family." There was also a very stout actress in the show whose role was as an appealing character, and a phlegmatic black fellow name of Al Freeman, Jr., also starred in it with Richard Masur and others. Criticism that this program was left-leaning in terms of its politics is well-taken and probably true. Interestingly enough, Cromwell went to high school and played football on the same team in Pelham, NY with Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, one of the three civil rights workers from the north who were killed in Mississippi. Cromwell's father (by adoption), the director John Cromwell, was on the Hollywood blacklist from 1951-58.