Great Scott! (TV series)
| Great Scott! | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Original run | October 4 – November 29, 1992 |
Great Scott! is an American sitcom starring Toby Maguire and Kevin Connolly that aired on Fox Television from October 4, 1992 to November 29, 1992. It was created by Tom Gammill and Max Pross and produced by Castle Rock Entertainment.
Premise
The show centered around 15-year-old Scott Melrod (Maguire), a freshman at Taft High School,[1] and his vivid imagination.[2] When Scott would imagine things the show would transition into the situation being imagined. Kevin Connolly played Scott's best friend.
Cast
- Tobey Maguire as Scott Melrod
- Nancy Lenehan as Beverly Melrod
- Ray Baker as Walter Melrod
- Sarah Koskoff as Nina Melrod
- Kevin Connolly as Larry O'Donnell
- Vanessa Shaw as Carolyn
- Brian Haley as Mr. Stone (reoccurring)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Brad Silberling | October 4, 1992 | |
| Scott's dream date decides to give him another chance. | ||||
| 2 | "Hair Scare" | Brd Silberling | October 18, 1992 | |
| Scott tries to change his attitude to impress a rebellious girl, and she takes him to the beauty salon where she works to change his look. After Scott's mother shows up as a customer, the girlfriend gets fired for not scheduling her. Scott is then forced to decide which woman is more important in his life when the girlfriend is going to egg his mother's party in revenge. | ||||
| 3 | "Choir Mire" | Brad Silberling | October 25, 1992 | |
| After flunking out of an advanced class, Scott tries to get into a new class, but is beset by problems. Eventually he is put into choir alongside his sister. | ||||
| 4 | "Stone Moan" | Niels Mueller | November 1, 1992 | |
| Scott becomes enemies with a math teacher when he defends a girl in math class. | ||||
| 5 | "Stripe Gripe" | Rick Berger | November 8, 1992 | |
| When Larry gets injured, Scott has to take over as mascot. A man working as a walkabout offers to be the mascot, to Scott's great relief. | ||||
| 6 | "Pyrrhic Lyric" | Andy Tennant | November 29, 1992 | |
| Scott gets an A in English class for a poem he wrote. Larry is convinced that Scott plagiarized the poem from the lyrics of a heavy metal song. | ||||
| 7 | "Book Crook" | Dean Parisot | UNAIRED | |
| 8 | "Vacation Tribulation" | Brad Silberling | UNAIRED | |
| 9 | "Whatta Sloppy Photocopy" | Matia Karrell | UNAIRED | |
| 10 | "Royal Toil" | John Fortenberry | UNAIRED | |
| 11 | "Thief Grief" | Alex Zamm | UNAIRED | |
| 12 | "Garage Barrage" | Brad Silberling | UNAIRED | |
| 13 | "Date Bait" | Gerald Hughes | UNAIRED | |
References
- ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 484. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ↑ TV Guide. "Great Scott! Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-22.