The Best Times (TV series)

The Best Times
Genre	Drama
Written by	Seth Freeman Michele Gallery
Directed by	Seth Freeman (1 episode, 1985) Edward Zwick (1 episode, 1985) Arthur Allan Seidelman (unknown episodes)
Starring	Janet Eilber Beth Ehlers Jim Metzler Jay Baker Liane Alexandra Curtis Darren Dalton LaSaundra Hall Tammy Lauren David Packer K.C. Martel Melora Hardin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Seth Freeman
Producers	Michele Gallery Michael Vittes
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Beechwood Productions Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 19 (1985-04-19) – June 24, 1985 (1985-06-24)

The Best Times is an American drama series that aired on NBC in 1985.

Summary

The show was about single mother/widow Joanne Braithwaite returning to teach English at Southern California's John F. Kennedy High School. Joanne's daughter, Mia just started at JFK High School, trying hard to fit in. Joanne found support in science teacher Mr. Dan Bragen. The students of JFK High were jock Tony, tough girl Annette, former high school dropout Chris, Dionne & Giselle, who were part-time workers at a fast-food restaurant called The Potato Palace, Neil "Trout" Troutman, who was the Potato Palace's night manager, Trout's girlfriend, Joy, and Trout's younger, troublemaker brother, Dale. The show focused on problems such as drugs and premarital sex.

Cancellation

The show only lasted a season, ending on June 24, 1985, and was revised from an earlier 1984 pilot called Things Are Looking Up.

Cast

• Janet Eilber as Ms. Joanne Braithwaite
• Beth Ehlers as Mia Braithwaite
• Jim Metzler as Mr. Dan Bragen
• Jay Baker as Tony Younger
• Liane Alexandra Curtis as Annette Dimetriano
• Darren Dalton as Chris Henson
• LaSaundra Hall as Dionne McAllister
• Tammy Lauren as Giselle Kraft
• David Packer as Neil "Trout" Troutman
• K.C. Martel as Dale Troutman
• Melora Hardin as Joy Villafranco

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Making Out"	Unknown	Unknown	April 19, 1985 (1985-04-19)
2	"Volleyball"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1985 (1985-04-26)
3	"The Narc"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03)
4	"Snake Meat"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 1985 (1985-05-10)
5	"The Crash"	Unknown	Unknown	May 31, 1985 (1985-05-31)
6	"Sweetheart"	Unknown	Unknown	June 7, 1985 (1985-06-07)

External links

• The Best Times at IMDb