Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
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| Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom, Comedy |
| Directed by | Richard Correll Amanda Bearse Ellen Guylas Shelley Jensen Art Dielhenn Gerren Keith Sean Mulcahy John Tracy |
| Starring | Mitch Mullany Jane Sibbett Arjay Smith Cara DeLizia Portia de Rossi Christina Vidal Malinda Williams |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (approx. 22 min) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WB |
| Original run | August 28, 1996 – May 3, 1998 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (also known as Nick Freno) is an American sitcom which aired on the WB from 1996 until 1998.
[edit] Synopsis
Mitch Mullany starred as the title character, an aspiring actor who met his expenses while waiting for his "big break" as a substitute teacher at Gerald R. Ford Middle School. The storylines involved his interaction with his students, which became more plausible when he became a regular teacher. When the program was renewed, the middle school had become a high school, allowing for his interaction with slightly more mature students.
The executive producers of the program, Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren, drew on their own experiences as former teachers in New York and actually based the character that Mitch Mullany played on their real life friend, John Freno. John was a music teacher in the same elementary school as Dennis and Marc and was beloved by the students of the school. His fun and loose style of teaching was what made the idea of Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher original. John Freno quit teaching almost 30 years ago, but his work with the students have lived on.
