''Park Street Under'' is a

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set in a fictional subterranean bar in the Park Street

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station in Boston, Massachusetts. It was produced starting in 1979 by Boston television station

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. This was a rare example in the

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of a half-hour sitcom produced by a local station during the 1970s. ''Park Street Under'' was, at least in popular legend, an inspiration for the

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sitcom ''

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'', which was also set in a fictional Boston bar (in a basement), with several similar characters. The cast included Steve Sweeney and James Spruill, father of filmmaker

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. The scripts were by Jonathan Stathakis and Stu Taylor. Park Street Under is also the original name for the Red Line subway platforms at Park Street, which are located underneath the older streetcar tunnels that became the Green Line.

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* {{cite web , url=https://jacksonupperco.com/2016/03/30/before-cheers-a-look-at-park-st-under/ , title=Before CHEERS: A Look at PARK ST. UNDER , date=30 March 2016 , first=Jackson , last=Upperco , publisher=That's Entertainment! (blog) 1979 American television series debuts 1979 American television series endings 1970s American sitcoms Local comedy television series in the United States Mass media in Boston Television shows set in Massachusetts Year of television series ending missing