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What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)

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What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
GenreDrama anthology
Created byTony Bill
Based onWhat Really Happened to the Class of '65?
by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky
StarringTony Bill
Narrated byTony Bill
Theme music composerDon Costa
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Producers
Cinematography
EditorAnthony Milch
Running time60 min
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 8, 1977 (1977-12-08) –
March 25, 1978 (1978-03-25)

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? is an American anthology drama television series produced and aired in 1977–1978,[1][2] created by Tony Bill. The series was inspired by the bestselling book What Really Happened to the Class of '65? by David Wallechinsky and Michael Medved. It was produced by George Eckstein.[3]

Summary

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The drama of the show revolved around the main character, played by Tony Bill, who had graduated from the class of 1965 in Bret Harte High School, and who has now returned as a teacher to the school. The show would begin with his character opening up the old school photo book, flicking to a photo, and pondering what had happened to that particular student. The show would then show the story of that student, with Bill narrating.[4]

The show featured music from the era, and was described as "a cross breed between Happy Days and Peyton Place"[5] The show debuted at 10 pm on NBC on December 8, 1977.[6]

Grant High School in Van Nuys was used as a filming location for the series.

Cast

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Tony Bill played the main character, Sam Ashley.[4] The rest of the cast of the show featured many of the mainstay actors of the 1970s, including Cliff De Young, Leslie Nielsen, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole,[5] Meredith Baxter Birney, John Rubinstein, Jessica Walter, and Paul Burke.[7]

Episode list

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Nº Title Directed by: Written by: Original air date PC
1"Everybody's Girl"Harry FalkAnn BeckettDecember 8, 1977 (1977-12-08)49234
2"Class Hustler"Richard IrvingPeter S. FischerDecember 15, 1977 (1977-12-15)49223
3"Class Dreamers"James M. MillerJames M. MillerDecember 22, 1977 (1977-12-22)49220
4"The Girl Nobody Knew"Edward ParoneJohn KurlandDecember 29, 1977 (1977-12-29)49229
5"Class Athlete"
"Class Jock"		Harry FalkWalter KoenigJanuary 5, 1978 (1978-01-05)49206
6"Class Crusader"Larry DobkinLinda B. ElstadJanuary 12, 1978 (1978-01-12)49219
7"The Girl Who Always Said No"Seymour RobbieRobert BleesJanuary 19, 1978 (1978-01-19)49237
8"Class Clown"Ron SatloffRobert JanesJanuary 26, 1978 (1978-01-26)49240
9"The Most Likely to Succeed"Leo PennGregory HoblitFebruary 9, 1978 (1978-02-09)49228
10"Class Underachiever"Jack LairdS : Jack Laird;
T : Art Eisenson		February 16, 1978 (1978-02-16)49217
11"Mr. Potential"James SheldonRobert HamiltonFebruary 23, 1978 (1978-02-23)49236
12"Class Renegade"Alan J. LeviPriscilla EnglishMarch 2, 1978 (1978-03-02)49233
13"The Misfit"Jules IrvingCharles E. IsraelMarch 9, 1978 (1978-03-09)49245
14"Reunion in Terror"Richard IrvingS : Peter S. Fischer;
T : Ann Beckett		March 25, 1978 (1978-03-25)49249

References

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  1. ^ "Some intelligence on debut of Intelligence", The Hamilton Spectator. November 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "The cream of fall's new TV crop", San Angelo Standard-Times. September 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Cecil Smith. "NBC Schedule for Fall TV". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1977: p. H26.
  4. ^ a b Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present" p. 1504
  5. ^ a b John J. O'Connor. "TV: Low-Key Paul Simon" The New York Times. December 8, 1977: p. 82.
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times. December 8, 1977. p. H33.
  7. ^ Harris M. Lentz III, "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre". McFarland. May 17, 2010.
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