Hiller and Diller

Hiller and Diller
Created by	Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel
Starring	Kevin Nealon Richard Lewis Jordan Baker Allison Mack Kyle Sabihy Jillian Bernard Faryn Einhorn Jonathan Osser Eugene Levy
Composer	Ray Colcord
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Tracy Newman Jonathan Stark Ron Howard Brian Grazer Tony Krantz
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Imagine Television Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) – March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13)

Hiller and Diller is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 23, 1997, to March 13, 1998.

Premise

Ted and Neil are two comedy writers with very different lives. Ted has an overachieving daughter among his three children, while Neil has two troublesome teenagers.

Cast

• Kevin Nealon as Ted Hiller
• Richard Lewis as Neil Diller
• Jordan Baker as Jeanne Hiller, Ted's wife
• Allison Mack as Brooke Diller, Neil's daughter
• Kyle Sabihy as Zane Diller, Neil's son
• Jillian Bernard as Allison Hiller, Ted & Jeanne's daughter
• Faryn Einhorn as Lizzie Hiller, Ted & Jeanne's daughter
• Jonathan Osser as Josh Hiller, Ted & Jeanne's son
• Eugene Levy as Gordon Schermerhorn

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Gil Junger	Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
Zane gets expelled from school, so Diller asks Hiller to help the boy get into the school where Hiller's daughter goes.
2	"The Play's the Thing"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Alex Herschlag	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
Ted and Neil writes a paper for Zane and Lizzie, but the paper gets only a C+.
3	"The Anniversary"	David Trainer	John Levenstein	October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)
Ted and Jeanne allows Neil to babysit so they can celebrate their anniversary at a hotel.
4	"The Old Flame"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
Neil is dating Ted's former college girlfriend.
5	"Don't Make Me Hurt You"	Unknown	Unknown	October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)
When Neil is fired over creative differences, Ted decides to quit too and join him as a script writer for wrestling shows.
6	"A Very Special Episode of Hiller and Diller"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Neil implies that Jeanne isn't funny, so Ted bets Neil that she can get the dinner guests to laugh.
7	"Butterfly Kisses"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
Lizzie forbids Ted from singing at her first boy-girl party.
8	"Hiller's List"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
Ted plays matchmaker for Neil.
9	"Thankless-giving"	Unknown	Unknown	November 27, 1997 (1997-11-27)
Jeanne lets Ted cook the holiday meal when Ted says he can cook just as good as she does.
10	"Christmas/Hanukkah"	Gil Junger	Alex Herschlag	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)
Jeanne helps Gordon with an office party.
11	"The Cliffy Dukay Show"	Unknown	Unknown	December 23, 1997 (1997-12-23)
Neil pressures Gordon into hiring a politically incorrect comedian.
12	"Zane and Lizzie"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1998 (1998-03-06)
Ted and Jeanne learns that Zane has a crush on Lizzie.
13	"Smart Guy"	Unknown	Unknown	March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13)
Neil's son is picked to represent the school in a contest when he aces a math test.
14	"Jeanne Gets a Job"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
Ted wants the kid to be supportive when Jeannie applies for a job.
15	"Haircut"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
Ted doesn't know if Gordon plans to renew their contracts.
16	"Diller vs. Diller"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
Neil's first wife doesn't want him to keep the kids for a year.

External links

• Hiller and Diller at IMDb
• Hiller and Diller at TV Guide
• Hiller and Diller at epguides.com