His brother Burt, a tyrannical, no-nonsense businessman, financed the company and is his business partner.

Burt hired his wisecracking wife Dottie as the company's secretary; she answers the office telephone with "Mr. Dennis Escorts!

After its pilot, "Mr. Dennis Steps Out, " was broadcast on October 26, 1977, as the fifth episode of the second season of the sitcom Busting Loose, The Ted Knight Show was spun off as its own series in the spring of 1978.

A disappointment, The Ted Knight Show drew low ratings and was cancelled after six weeks on the air.

[1] Lowell Ganz and Mark Rothman created the show,[3] which CBS broadcast on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. throughout its brief run.