Teech
American sitcom
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::summary American sitcom ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Teech cast.jpg |
| genre | Sitcom |
| creator | Norman Steinberg |
| David Frankel | |
| producer | Bruce Chevillat |
| writer | David Frankel |
| Richard Marcus | |
| Norman Steinberg | |
| Thomas Szollosi | |
| Richard Christian Matheson | |
| director | Art Dielhenn |
| Paul Lazarus | |
| starring | Phill Lewis |
| Curnal Achilles Aulisio | |
| Joshua Hoffman | |
| Ken Lawrence Johnston | |
| Jason Kristofer | |
| Maggie Han | |
| Steven Gilborn | |
| theme_music_composer | David Frankel |
| Tom Snow | |
| Norman Steinberg | |
| open_theme | "Teach Me" performed by B.B. King |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 1 |
| num_episodes | 13 (9 unaired) |
| executive_producer | Norman Steinberg |
| David Frankel | |
| editor | Jerry Davis |
| runtime | 30 minutes |
| company | Nikndaph Productions |
| Columbia Pictures Television | |
| channel | CBS |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| :: |
| image = Teech cast.jpg | caption = | genre = Sitcom | creator = Norman Steinberg David Frankel | producer = Bruce Chevillat | writer = David Frankel Richard Marcus Norman Steinberg Thomas Szollosi Richard Christian Matheson | director = Art Dielhenn Paul Lazarus | starring = Phill Lewis Curnal Achilles Aulisio Joshua Hoffman Ken Lawrence Johnston Jason Kristofer Maggie Han Steven Gilborn | theme_music_composer = David Frankel Tom Snow Norman Steinberg | open_theme = "Teach Me" performed by B.B. King | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 (9 unaired) | executive_producer = Norman Steinberg David Frankel | editor = Jerry Davis | camera = | runtime = 30 minutes | company = Nikndaph Productions Columbia Pictures Television | channel = CBS | first_aired = | last_aired =
Teech is an American sitcom television series that briefly aired on CBS from September 18 to October 16, 1991 as part of its 1991 Fall lineup. The series was co-produced by Nikndaph Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for CBS.
Synopsis
Teech stars Phill Lewis as "Teech" Gibson, an African American music instructor (and the "coolest teacher") at Winthrop Academy, a prestigious, predominantly-white prep school. He has style and drives a Corvair. Teech loves music and has tremendous appeal even to troubled, disruptive students. Teech also had appeal to Cassie Lee (Maggie Han), the sexy assistant headmaster who had hired him. Headmaster Alfred Litton (Steven Gilborn) wanted to dismiss Teech's troubled students from the school. He apparently would like to have done the same to Teech except he realized that so doing would likely open him to charges of racism and discrimination.
Scheduled opposite NBC's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries, Teech drew low ratings and was pulled from the lineup after only four episodes had aired.
Cast
- Phill Lewis as David "Teech" Gibson
- Curnal Achilles Aulisio as George Dubcek, Jr.
- Steven Gilborn as Alfred W. Litton
- Maggie Han as Cassie Lee
- Josh Hoffman as Kenny Freedman
- Kevin Lawrence Johnson as Boyd Askew
- Jason Kristofer as Alby Nichols
- Jack Noseworthy as Adrian Peterman
Production notes
The series was created by David Frankel and Norman Steinberg. ''Teech'''s theme song "Teach Me" was performed by B.B. King.
Episodes
| EpisodeNumber=1 | Title=Pilot | DirectedBy=Art Dielhenn | WrittenBy=Norman Steinberg & David Frankel | OriginalAirDate= | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=2 | Title=Stool Daze | DirectedBy=James Widdoes | WrittenBy=Norman Steinberg & David Frankel | OriginalAirDate= | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=3 | Title=Carnival Knowledge | DirectedBy=Stan Lathan | WrittenBy=Terri Minsky | OriginalAirDate= | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=4 | Title=Teech vs. Dubcek | DirectedBy=Art Dielhenn | WrittenBy=Stacey Hur | OriginalAirDate= | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=5 | Title=Nervously Virgin on a Woman Breakdown | DirectedBy= | WrittenBy= | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=6 | Title=Sink or Swim | DirectedBy= | WrittenBy= | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=7 | Title=Understudy | DirectedBy= | WrittenBy= | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=8 | Title=Life's Little Lessons | DirectedBy=Art Dielhenn | WrittenBy=Lyla Oliver | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=9 | Title=The Candidate | DirectedBy=James Widdoes | WrittenBy=Jonathan Feldman | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=10 | Title=Pizza My Heart | DirectedBy= | WrittenBy= | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=11 | Title=Loosiers | DirectedBy=Paul Lazarus | WrittenBy=Jonathan Feldman & Terri Minsky | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=12 | Title=In Charm's Way | DirectedBy=Paul Lazarus | WrittenBy=Richard Christian Matheson & Thomas Szollosi | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor= | EpisodeNumber=13 | Title=Members Only | DirectedBy=Thomas J. Thompson | WrittenBy= | OriginalAirDate=Unaired | ShortSummary= | LineColor=
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
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