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]
| What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
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| Genre | Drama anthology |
| Created by | Tony Bill |
| Based on | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky |
| Starring | Tony Bill |
| Narrated by | Tony Bill |
| Theme music composer | Don Costa |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Editor | Anthony Milch |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 8, 1977 – March 25, 1978 |
Summary
editThe 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
editTony 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
edit| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Everybody's Girl" | Harry Falk | Ann Beckett | December 8, 1977 | 49234 |
| 2 | "Class Hustler" | Richard Irving | Peter S. Fischer | December 15, 1977 | 49223 |
| 3 | "Class Dreamers" | James M. Miller | James M. Miller | December 22, 1977 | 49220 |
| 4 | "The Girl Nobody Knew" | Edward Parone | John Kurland | December 29, 1977 | 49229 |
| 5 | "Class Athlete" "Class Jock" | Harry Falk | Walter Koenig | January 5, 1978 | 49206 |
| 6 | "Class Crusader" | Larry Dobkin | Linda B. Elstad | January 12, 1978 | 49219 |
| 7 | "The Girl Who Always Said No" | Seymour Robbie | Robert Blees | January 19, 1978 | 49237 |
| 8 | "Class Clown" | Ron Satloff | Robert Janes | January 26, 1978 | 49240 |
| 9 | "The Most Likely to Succeed" | Leo Penn | Gregory Hoblit | February 9, 1978 | 49228 |
| 10 | "Class Underachiever" | Jack Laird | S : Jack Laird; T : Art Eisenson | February 16, 1978 | 49217 |
| 11 | "Mr. Potential" | James Sheldon | Robert Hamilton | February 23, 1978 | 49236 |
| 12 | "Class Renegade" | Alan J. Levi | Priscilla English | March 2, 1978 | 49233 |
| 13 | "The Misfit" | Jules Irving | Charles E. Israel | March 9, 1978 | 49245 |
| 14 | "Reunion in Terror" | Richard Irving | S : Peter S. Fischer; T : Ann Beckett | March 25, 1978 | 49249 |
References
edit- ^ "Some intelligence on debut of Intelligence", The Hamilton Spectator. November 16, 2013.
- ^ "The cream of fall's new TV crop", San Angelo Standard-Times. September 3, 2010.
- ^ Cecil Smith. "NBC Schedule for Fall TV". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1977: p. H26.
- ^ a b Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present" p. 1504
- ^ a b John J. O'Connor. "TV: Low-Key Paul Simon" The New York Times. December 8, 1977: p. 82.
- ^ Los Angeles Times. December 8, 1977. p. H33.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III, "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre". McFarland. May 17, 2010.
External links
edit- What Really Happened to the Class of '65? at IMDb
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65? at The Classic TV Archive