Teachers Only
| Teachers Only | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Aaron Ruben |
| Starring | (See article) |
| Theme music composer | The Commodores |
| Opening theme | "Reach High" |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Aaron Ruben |
| Producer(s) |
Larry Rosen Larry Tucker George Yanok |
| Running time | 30m |
| Production company(s) | Carson Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | April 14, 1982 – May 14, 1983 |
Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a Los Angeles high school; in the first season the school was named Millard Fillmore High, but in the second it is Woodrow Wilson High with a changed cast. In both seasons Norman Fell played Principal Ben Cooper, but Lynn Redgrave's character, Diana Swanson, who had been an English teacher in the first season, became a guidance counselor in the second season.
Redgrave and Fell were already established names when this show aired, but two of the supporting stars in the second season, Jean Smart (she played Shari, the principal's secretary) would go on, three years later, to play her best known role, that of interior design studio receptionist Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the long running show, Designing Women. Also, Jean's co-star Teresa Ganzel (she played teacher Samantha "Sam" Keating) became well known for her many game show appearances in the 1980s as well as her appearance in the comedic miniseries, Fresno.
This show ran for only two seasons, in 1982 and 1983.
Cast and characters
Both seasons:
- Lynn Redgrave / Diana Swanson
- Norman Fell / Principal Cooper
Season 1:
- Adam Arkin / Michael Dreyfuss, teacher
- Van Nessa Clarke / Gwen Edwards, teacher
- Norman Bartold / Assistant Principal Brody
- Richard Karron / Mr. Pafko, janitor
Season 2:
- Teresa Ganzel / Samantha Keating, teacher
- Tim Reid / Michael Horne, teacher
- Joel Brooks / Spud Le Boone, gym teacher
- Jean Smart / Shari, principal's secretary
Episode list
- Nº = Overall episode number
- Ep = Episode number by season
Season 1: 1982
| Nº | Ep | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Diana, Substitute Mother" | 14 April 1982 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Dreyfuss Affair" | 21 April 1982 |
| 3 | 3 | "Cooper's Grab for Gusto" | 28 April 1982 |
| 4 | 4 | "Quote, Unquote" | 5 May 1982 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Make Up Test" | 12 May 1982 |
| 6 | 6 | "I've Got a Crush on You" | 26 May 1982 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Once and Future Teacher" | 2 June 1982 |
| 8 | 8 | "Guns and Butter" | 9 June 1982 |
Season 2: 1983
| Nº | Ep | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "The Rose" | 12 February 1983 |
| 10 | 2 | "Cooper's Arrangement" | 19 February 1983 |
| 11 | 3 | "Take This Job and Shove It" | 26 February 1983 |
| 12 | 4 | "Praise the Lord and Pasta Ammunition" | 5 March 1983 |
| 13 | 5 | "Rex, the Wonder Husband" | 12 March 1983 |
| 14 | 6 | "Teacher's Pet" | 19 March 1983 |
| 15 | 7 | "Take the Money and Run" | 2 April 1983 |
| 16 | 8 | "Otherwise Engaged" | 9 April 1983 |
| 17 | 9 | "Beetlemania" | 16 April 1983 |
| 18 | 10 | "Leather and Lace" | 23 April 1983 |
| 19 | 11 | "It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To" | 30 April 1983 |
| 20 | 12 | "Dead Mice Don't Wear Plaid" | 7 May 1983 |
| 21 | 13 | "Loss of Innocence" | 14 May 1983 |