Holmes & Yoyo
television series
Holmes & Yoyo is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for 13 episodes during the 1976–77 season. The series follows police detective Holmes and his new android partner, Yoyo, on their misadventures investigating crimes.
Premise
Detective Alexander Holmes is a down-on-his-luck cop who chronically injures his partners. The department gives him a new partner, Gregory "Yoyo" Yoyonovich, who is clumsy and naive, but good-natured and very strong. During one of their first cases together, Yoyo is shot, and Holmes discovers that his new partner is an android, a sophisticated new crime-fighting machine designed by the police department as their secret weapon. Over the course of the series, Holmes teaches Yoyo how to be more human, while trying to keep his quirky partner's true nature a secret, from both criminals and fellow cops.
Cast
Richard B. Shull as Detective Alexander Holmes
John Schuck as his partner Gregory "Yoyo" Yoyonovich.
Co-stars included Andrea Howard and Bruce Kirby.
Jay Leno appeared in the pilot as a gas station attendant.
Production
Development
The executive producer was Leonard Stern, a former staff writer for and executive producer of Get Smart, which featured an android character named Hymie who was largely a prototype for Yoyo.
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