Cleese, in a 2009 interview, described the occasion when American television producers spoke to him about their development of Amanda's: Amanda's was taped in front of a live audience at ABC Studios in Hollywood, California. It was canceled in May 1983 after a short four-month run of ten episodes, with three episodes remaining unaired. A&E channel broadcast reruns of the show during the late 1980s. Arthur later described the show as "a big disappointment". Two years after the cancellation of Amanda's, Arthur was cast in the sitcom The Golden Girls. A third remake of Fawlty Towers, titled Payne, was developed sixteen years after Amanda's ended. Produced by and starring John Larroquette, that CBS series was canceled after the broadcast of its eighth episode on April 28, 1999. Cast Bea Arthur as Amanda Wilkerson Cartwright Fred McCarren as Martin "Marty" Cartwright Simone Griffeth as Arlene Cartwright Tony Rosato as Aldo Rick Hurst as Earl Nash Keene Curtis as Clifford Mundy Kevin McCarthy as Zackary Desmond "Zack" Cartwright Episodes Broadcast history The series was shown in Italy, under the title Amanda in the 1980s on Rete 4. It was also shown in Sweden from June 15, 1984. US television ratings References External links 1983 American television series debuts 1983 American television series endings 1980s American sitcoms American Broadcasting Company original programming American television series based on British television series English-language television shows Fawlty Towers Fictional hotels Television shows set in California Television shows filmed in Los Angeles Television series by CBS Studios