Filthy Rich & Catflap (American TV series)

Filthy Rich & Catflap is an American sitcom television series that ran on from June 30, 1998 to September 2, 1999. It serves as a transatlantic equivalent to the 1980s British sitcom of the.

Although it was broadcast to critical praise, the show suffered from low ratings and was cancelled after two seasons. The show's main time slot competitor was  on.

Synopsis
The series takes place in and features the activities of three men in showbiz: Thomas "Filthy" Flanders (Jeroem), Ernie Justin Rich (Reed), and Hayko "Catflap" Karapetyan (Fauser).

Main

 * Thomas "Filthy" Flanders (Hank Jeroem; counterpart of Ralph Filthy played by ): Rich's sleazy agent, born in . He often speaks using carnie slang and refers to the other people he represents or has discovered as "Flanders' (future) super-stars!". His lapel also features a blue rose, a symbol of a quest for the impossible.
 * Ernie Justin Rich (counterpart of Richie Rich played by ): A past-his-prime actor, born in ; whose most prominent work to date includes an appearance in a widely-hated commercial for . Because of his age, he's been relegated to appearing in -nominated comedy films, in bit parts, and in TV commercials. Despite this, he considers himself "the best of Flanders' super-stars!" and has paranoid delusions about everyone he meets wanting to either cash in on his fame or assassinate him.
 * Hayko "Catflap" Karapetyan (Robert Fauser; counterpart of Edward Didgeridoo Catflap played by ): The faithless and disloyal young Armenian-American bodyguard of Ernie, born in . Hayko uses his job to exploit Thomas and Ernie's failures as part of a series of off-screen "get rich quick" schemes.

Minor

 * Olaf Welch (counterpart of Jumbo Whiffy played by ): The CEO of the RBS network.

Production
The series was taped before a live studio audience at in.