Lucas Tanner is an American drama series aired on NBC during the 1974–75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, is a former baseball player and sportswriter who becomes an English teacher at the fictional Harry S Truman Memorial High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. He changed professions following the death of his wife and child.[1] Episodes often deal with the resistance of traditional teachers to Tanner's unorthodox teaching style.

Regular co-stars included Rosemary Murphy, Kimberly Beck, John Randolph, and ten-year-old Robbie Rist. Unusually, the show was actually filmed in Webster Groves, rather than on a Hollywood backlot. That gave it a somewhat unusual "look" for a prime-time TV series.

A 90-minute pilot film of the series aired on NBC the week of May 4, 1974; the pilot also starred Kathleen Quinlan and Joe Garagiola.[2]

This series was Hartman's last work as an actor. In November 1975, he began as co-host of ABC's Good Morning America. To date, he has not returned to acting.

Episodes

Nº Title Directed by Written by Air date
0"Lucas Tanner"Richard DonnerJerry McNeelyMay 8, 1974 (1974-05-08)
90-minute pilot.
1"A Matter of Love"Gordon HesslerJohn McGreeveySeptember 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
2"Instant Replay"Gordon HesslerRobert Van ScoykSeptember 18, 1974 (1974-09-18)
3"Thirteen Going on Twenty"Walter DonigerJerry McNeelyOctober 2, 1974 (1974-10-02)
4"Winners and Losers"Leo PennEugene PriceOctober 9, 1974 (1974-10-09)
5"A Question of Privacy"Jerry McNeelyJerry McNeelyOctober 16, 1974 (1974-10-16)
6"Three Letter Word"Walter DonigerLeonard & Arlene StaddOctober 23, 1974 (1974-10-23)
7"By the Numbers"William AsherSue MilburnNovember 6, 1974 (1974-11-06)
8"Echoes"Walter DonigerArthur HeinemannNovember 13, 1974 (1974-11-13)
9"Look the Other Way"Jerry LondonS : Gene Thompson
S/T : Arthur Heinemann		November 20, 1974 (1974-11-20)
10"Cheers"Paul KranskyWilliam FrougDecember 4, 1974 (1974-12-04)
11"Merry Gentlemen"Walter DonigerRobert Van ScoykDecember 25, 1974 (1974-12-25)
12"Bonus Baby"Randal KleiserBruce Shelly & David KetchumJanuary 8, 1975 (1975-01-08)
13"Pay the Two Dollars"Allen BaronRobert Van ScoykJanuary 15, 1975 (1975-01-15)
14"Those Who Cannot, Teach"Robert ScheererS : Lila Garrett
T : Judy Burns & Robert Van Scoyk		January 22, 1975 (1975-01-22)
15"What's Wrong with Bobbie?"Walter DonigerBooker T. Bradshaw & David P. LewisJanuary 29, 1975 (1975-01-29)
16"Collision"Alexander SingerT : Robert Van Scoyk
S/T : Max Hodge		February 5, 1975 (1975-02-05)
17"Why Not a Happy Ending?"Charles S. DubinT : Judy Burns
S/T : Claire Whitaker		February 12, 1975 (1975-02-12)
18"Shattered"Richard BennettT : Robert Van Scoyk
S/T : Ann Beckett		February 19, 1975 (1975-02-19)
19"The Noise of a Quiet Weekend"Leo PennS : Joel Clark
T : Robert Van Scoyk		February 26, 1975 (1975-02-26)
20"Requiem for a Son"Robert ScheererDavid P. Lewis & Booker T. BradshawMarch 12, 1975 (1975-03-12)
21"A Touch of Bribery"Paul KranskyEugene PriceApril 2, 1975 (1975-04-02)
22"One to One"Charles S. DubinT : Robert Van Scoyk
S/T : Norman Hudis		April 9, 1975 (1975-04-09)

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Bill. "Bland Television Menu Could Give You Ulcers," The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), Sunday, September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ NBC TV Guide ad for week of May 4, 1974, at Vintage Toledo TV.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Tanner
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