Over the Top (TV series)

Over the Top was a very short-lived 1997 Sitcom starring Tim Curry (who was also one of the producers of the show), Steve Carell and Annie Potts.

The show focused on Simon Ferguson (played by Curry) a former actor and star of a daytime soap opera who was recently fired from his job due to him showing up at work drunk once too often and forgetting his lines. He ends up at a hotel in Boston where he is reunited with his ex-wife Hadley Martin (played by Potts). He then ends up employed at the hotel while mooching off of Martin's kindness and dealing with not only a good-hearted yet annoying child named Daniel Martin (Hadley's son), but also a very obsessed fan, Yorgo (played by Steve Carell), who happens to be the hotel's chef, and Hadley's rebellious teen daughter, Gwen.

Not to be confused with the Sylvester Stallone film of the same name. For cranking your performance over the top, see Up to Eleven.


 * Bratty Half-Pint: Averted with Daniel. Though he's an annoyance to Simon, Daniel is generally a good kid.
 * Casting Gag: One episode featured Simon dressing up in drag.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Simon (when he's not being a Large Ham), though, what else would we expect from Tim Curry?
 * Dropped a Bridge on Him: Simon's character in Days To Remember is killed in a plane crash after Simon is fired from his acting job on the show.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Hey, it's Dr. Frank N Furter, Janine Melnitz and the Mayor of Whoville.
 * Hidden Heart of Gold: Simon. He does have Jerkass tendencies, and he tends to think of himself more than others. But, he generally means well and does show concern for others from time to time.
 * Jerkass: Simon, when he's being egotistical and selfish...which is 90% of the time.
 * Large Ham: Simon is a parody of this.
 * Playing Against Type: Apart from Simon's Jerkass qualities, this is one of the few roles Tim Curry plays that isn't a villain.