SYNOPSIS

Charlie was a 40-year-old accountant suffering a midlife crisis when his alter-ego, outspoken, hedonistic Hugh materialized to offer him advice on how to spice up his dull, life. Hugh was 12" tall and visible only to Charlie, but his advice was certainly welcome. Charlie's boss, Mr. Culbertson, ignored him; his wife Helen, and his two teenaged kids only cared about the money he provided; and Warren, the family's Bulldog, regularly urinated on his shoes. Only his secretary, Doris, had any sympathy for him, and she had her own problems. Hugh wanted Charlie to be assertive, spontaneous, and adventuresome, but it wasn't easy for him to change.

Comic Sam Kinison's outrageous videos and appearances  on Saturday Night Live and HBO, as well as his struggles with drug and alcohol, had given him a wild man image that was toned down so much for this series that, comparatively, he was almost as dull as Charlie. Only six original episodes of Charlie Hoover were produced before Fox pulled the plug. A few months after the series left the air, Kinison was killed in an automobile crash.