Better Days (TV series)
| Better Days | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Jeff Freilich Arthur Silver Stuart Sheslow |
| Starring |
Raphael Sbarge Chip McAllister Guy Killum Randall Batinkoff Randee Heller Dick O'Neill |
| Composer(s) |
Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jeff Freilich Stuart Sheslow |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Magnum/Thunder Road Productions Lorimar-Telepictures |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 1 – October 29, 1986 |
Better Days is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 1 to October 29, 1986[1]
Summary
Brian McGuire is a California teenager who moves in with his grandfather, Harry in Brooklyn, New York to ease his parents' financial problems. Helping Brian adjust to his new surroundings were Luther Cain and Anthony "The Snake" Johnson, two of his street-smart teammates on the Broxton High School basketball team. Miss Winners was their cynical, no-nonsense English high school teacher. Terrance Dean was their yuppie classmate.
Cancellation
Better Days was the first show of the 1986-1987 television season to be canceled. It lasted only four weeks.
Cast
- Raphael Sbarge: Brian McGuire
- Chip McAllister: Luther Cain
- Guy Killum: Anthony "The Snake" Johnson
- Randall Batinkoff: Terrance Dean
- Randee Heller: Miss Harriet Winners
- Dick O'Neill: Harry Clooney
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Squad R" | Joel Zwick | TBA | October 1, 1986 |
| 2 | "Cheaters Never Win" | Bill Bixby | Rob Edwards | October 8, 1986 |
| 3 | "Wendell and the Three Sure Things" | Howard Storm | David Nichols | October 15, 1986 |
| 4 | "Double-D" | Stan Lathan | Ralph Farquhar | October 29, 1986 |
| 5 | "Never Blow Up the World" | Bill Bixby | Ronald Rubin | UNAIRED |
| 6 | "A Car is Not a Home" | Mel Ferber | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 7 | "Never Blow Up the World" | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 8 | "West Coast Girl" | Howard Storm | Marty Nadler | UNAIRED |
| 9 | "Wooly Bully" | TBA | Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller | UNAIRED |
| 10 | "29 Minutes" | Stan Lathan | Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | UNAIRED |
| 11 | "All Rapped Up" | Stan Lathan | Ralph Farquahar | UNAIRED |
References
- ↑ Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw - Richard Irvin.https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Laughs-Episode-Sitcoms-Probably/dp/1593932251/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389751587&sr=1-5
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