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The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

	Airtime Dates:	September 10, 1988 - December 3, 1988
	Director(s):	No Information.
	Producer(s):	Hanna-Barbera Productions
	Distributor(s):	NBC
	Station(s):	NBC
	Episodes:	13

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley was a Saturday morning animated show written by comedian Martin Short.

Ed Grimley [Martin Short] has his own animated series and takes the viewer through a day in his wacky life with pet fish Moby, Sheldon the rat, his infatuation: next door neighbor Miss Malone [Catherine O'Hara] and his hotheaded landlord, Mr. Freebus [Jonathan Winters]. The show also featured mini-segments of "Count Floyd's Scary Stories" and "The Amazing Gustav Brothers."

Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley show opening
The introduction of "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley".

"The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley" theme song was an instrumental.

"Ed Grimley" is a character that got its fame in the United States as a Saturday Night Live character, portrayed by Martin Short. Previously, the character appeared in the 1976 Canadian show, "SCTV." It is unconfimed that Ed Grimley is a character inspired by the style of Pee-Wee Herman.

Currently being researched.