Gung Ho (TV series)

Gung Ho
Genre	Comedy
Developed by	Edwin Blum
Directed by	Jeff Chambers Dick Martin George Sunga Art Dielhenn John Bowab Randy Carter (first assistant director)
Composer	David Michael Frank
Country of origin	United states
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer	John Rappaport
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies	Imagine Television Four Way Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 5, 1986 – February 9, 1987

Gung Ho is an American sitcom based on the 1986 film of the same name. The series aired on ABC from December 5, 1986 until February 9, 1987. during the 1986-87 season.

Synopsis

Just like in the movie, the TV series follows the exploits of Hunt Stevenson (here, played by Scott Bakula as opposed to Michael Keaton in the movie), a laid-back American employee liaison of a Japanese car company in Hadleyville, Pennsylvania. Much of the humor arose from the abounding clashes between Hunt and the new Japanese plant manager, Kaz Kazuhiro (Gedde Watanabe, who was reprising his role from the movie) while looking for ways to bridge the culture gap between one another.

Cast

Besides Watanabe, many of the Japanese actors from the movie reprised their roles for the series. Clint Howard (brother of Gung Ho movie director Ron Howard) was the only Caucasian actor from the film to also appear in the TV series.

• Scott Atari as Kenji
• Scott Bakula as Hunt Stevenson
• Heidi Banks as Randi
• Clint Howard as Googie
• Rodney Kageyama as Ito
• Stephen Lee as Buster
• Gedde Watanabe as Kaz Kazuhiro
• Patti Yasutake as Umeki Kazuhiro
• Sab Shimono as Saito
• Mary-Margaret Humes as Melissa
• Wendy Schaal As Kelly
• Kenneth Kimmins as Wacky Wally
• Emily Kuroda as Yukiko

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)
Hunt, acting as labor's liaison to management, tries to restore the job of a fellow who brashly expressed his opinion of a new employee rule book.
2	"Line of Credit"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)
Hunt uses a new company credit card to entertain a date, an action that lands him back on the assembly line.
3	"Talk of the Town"	Unknown	Unknown	December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26)
Hunt invites Kaz to a civic meeting, where Kaz's straight talk is a hit with the crowd after Hunt's ramblings strike out.
4	"Sick and Tired"	Unknown	Unknown	January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02)
The flu puts Kaz in bed, leaving Saito in charge, just as a reporter (Earl Boen) arrives to do a story on cooperation between the Americans and the Japanese.
5	"Love Me Tender"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)
Hunt proclaims himself a one-woman man, but Kaz and Umeki have evidence that his girl friend isn't similarly inclined.
6	"Help Wanted"	Unknown	Unknown	January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16)
Hunt encourages Umeki to get a job selling TVs and stereos, but Kaz is outraged by the idea of his wife working.
7	"Kaz Over Easy"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23)
When Kaz's workaholic friend from Japan dies of a heart attack, Kaz drastically alters his own work habits.
8	"Where the Boys Are"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30)
Umeki can't contact Kaz to tell him that the prototype he plans to introduce at the auto show was totaled in transit.
9	"Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar?"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 1987 (1987-02-06)
A visit from Hunt's brother Eddie (Marc Poppel), a Chicago commodities broker, sparks sibling rivalry.

External links

• Gung Ho at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show