The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears was a short-lived television series that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979 until July 26, 1980. It was based on the 1976 hit movie The Bad News Bears, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978. 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 R. 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.
In the late 1980s, the show was occasionally rerun on Nick at Nite. In the early 1990s, it was rerun on Comedy Central.
CAST
Jack Warden … Morris Buttermaker
Catherine Hicks … Dr. Emily Rappant
Phillip R. Allen … Roy Turner
Sparky Marcus … Leslie Ogilvie
Meeno Peluce … Tanner Boyle
Billy Jayne … Rudi Stein
Corey Feldman … Regi Tower
Shane Butterworth … Timmy Lupus
Kristoff St. John … Ahmad Abdul Rahim
J. Brennan Smith … Mike Engelberg
Charles Nunez … Miguel Agilar
Danny Nunez … Jose Agilar
Tricia Cast … Amanda Whirlitzer
Bill Lazarus … Frosty
Gregg Forrest … Kelly Leek
Rad Daly … Josh Matthews
Persephanie Silverthorn … Student
Sherrie Wills … Marsha