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The Bad News Bears
GenreSitcom
Based onCharacters created by
Bill Lancaster
Developed byBob Brunner
Arthur Silver
Written byPaul Diamond
Stephen Fischer
Directed byNorman Abbott
William Asher
Bruce Bilson
Jeffrey Ganz
Lowell Ganz
Jeffrey Hayden
Alan Myerson
Gene Nelson
StarringJack Warden
Catherine Hicks
Sparky Marcus
Meeno Peluce
Billy Jayne
Corey Feldman
Shane Butterworth
Kristoff St. John
Tricia Cast
Theme music composerDavid Michael Frank
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersBob Brunner[1]
Arthur Silver
ProducersJohn Boni
Jeffrey Ganz
Ron Leavitt
Brian Levant
Norman Stiles
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesHuk & Frog Productions
Paramount Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 24, 1979 (1979-03-24) –
July 26, 1980 (1980-07-26)

The Bad News Bears is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979 until July 26, 1980, consisting of 26 episodes (three unaired by CBS). It was based on the 1976 movie of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978.

Synopsis

In the television version, Jack Warden portrayed former minor-leaguer Morris Buttermaker, the coach of the Hoover Junior High Bears, a sorry bunch of youthful misfits and bumblers. Catherine Hicks played Hoover Junior High principal Dr. Emily Rappant. Phillip Richard Allen played Roy Turner, the coach of the dreaded rival Lions. Corey Feldman, Billy Jayne (then credited as Billy Jacoby) and Meeno Peluce were cast amongst the team's players, and Tricia Cast played Amanda Wurlitzer, the Bears' star pitcher.

The series was originally scheduled on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. In September 1979, it was moved to 8:30 p.m. Three episodes into the series' second season, CBS canceled The Bad News Bears due to low ratings. When CBS broadcast unaired episodes in June 1980 it was moved back to 8:00 p.m. In July 1980, the series was again moved to the 8:30 timeslot, but by then audiences were confused by the frequent time changes and stopped tuning in.[2]

Cast

Episodes

Season 1: 1979

Nº Ep Title Air date
11"Here Comes the Coach"UnknownUnknownMarch 24, 1979 (1979-03-24)
22"Amanda Joins the Bears"UnknownUnknownMarch 31, 1979 (1979-03-31)
33"Nakedness Is Next to Godliness"UnknownUnknownApril 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
44"The Kelly Story"UnknownUnknownApril 21, 1979 (1979-04-21)
55"Tanner's Bird"UnknownUnknownApril 28, 1979 (1979-04-28)
66"Emily Loves Morris"UnknownUnknownMay 5, 1979 (1979-05-05)
77"The Food Caper"UnknownUnknownMay 12, 1979 (1979-05-12)
88"Men Will Be Boys"UnknownUnknownMay 19, 1979 (1979-05-19)
99"Three's a Crowd"UnknownUnknownMay 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)
1010"Save the Bears"UnknownUnknownJune 2, 1979 (1979-06-02)
1111"Dance Fever"UnknownUnknownJune 9, 1979 (1979-06-09)
1212"Fielder's Choice"UnknownUnknownJune 23, 1979 (1979-06-23)

Season 2: 1979–80

Nº Ep Title Air date
131"Run Down"UnknownUnknownSeptember 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
142"Buttermaker Rides Again"UnknownUnknownSeptember 22, 1979 (1979-09-22)
153"First Base"UnknownUnknownSeptember 29, 1979 (1979-09-29)
164"Wedding Bells: Part 1"UnknownUnknownOctober 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
175"The Birds, the Bees and the Bears"UnknownUnknownJune 7, 1980 (1980-06-07)
186"Lights Out"UnknownUnknownJune 14, 1980 (1980-06-14)
197"Wedding Bells: Part 2"UnknownUnknownJune 21, 1980 (1980-06-21)
208"Matched Set"UnknownUnknownJune 28, 1980 (1980-06-28)
219"Old Timers' Day"UnknownUnknownJuly 12, 1980 (1980-07-12)
2210"Scrambled Eggs"UnknownUnknownJuly 19, 1980 (1980-07-19)
2311"Double Play"UnknownUnknownJuly 26, 1980 (1980-07-26)
2412"The Good Life"TBDTBDN/A
2513"The Pride of the Bears"TBDTBDN/A
2614"The Headless Ghost of MacKintosh Manor"TBDTBDN/A

Syndication

In the late 1980s, the show was occasionally rerun on Nick at Nite. In the early 1990s, it was rerun on Comedy Central.

References

  1. ^ "Bob Brunner, 'Happy Days' writer, dies". Variety Magazine. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ^ Brant, Marley (2006). Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms, 1974-1984. Billboard Books. p. 196. ISBN 0-8230-8933-9.

External links

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