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When he wrecks a customer's swimming pool..because
the fink woint pay him for his services as a pool cleaner.
"Morris Buttermaker"(Played by Jack Warden)is sentenced
to work as a baseball coach at a school for troubled kids
by the judge at civic court.
The kids are impossible types who can't play the game
properly..let alone stay out of trouble.
In order to help the boys play the game properly
and to aide in his finishing his sentence?
"Buttermaker"has the principal of the school
"Dr.Catherine Rappant"(played by Catherine Hicks)
reassign a tough but brilliant little tomboy"Amanda
Whiritzer"to play on the team and to try and improve
her education.
Stories depic "Buttermaker's"efforts to try and improve
the"Bears'baseball skills,keep the kids out of trouble and
finish his sentence..so that he can return to his career as
a not too successful swimming pool cleaner.
This tv version of the popular movie comedy starring
Walter Matthau,Joyce Van Patten,Vic Morrow,Brandon
Cruiz and Tatum O'Neil was not as popular as it's cinematic
counterpart.
It was on the air for only two seasons..before it was
abruptly cancelled in 1978.
When he wrecks a customer's swimming pool..because
the fink woint pay him for his services as a pool cleaner.
"Morris Buttermaker"(Played by Jack Warden)is sentenced
to work as a baseball coach at a school for troubled kids
by the judge at civic court.
The kids are impossible types who can't play the game
properly..let alone stay out of trouble.
In order to help the boys play the game properly
and to aide in his finishing his sentence?
"Buttermaker"has the principal of the school
"Dr.Catherine Rappant"(played by Catherine Hicks)
reassign a tough but brilliant little tomboy"Amanda
Whiritzer"to play on the team and to try and improve
her education.
Stories depic "Buttermaker's"efforts to try and improve
the"Bears'baseball skills,keep the kids out of trouble and
finish his sentence..so that he can return to his career as
a not too successful swimming pool cleaner.
This tv version of the popular movie comedy starring
Walter Matthau,Joyce Van Patten,Vic Morrow,Brandon
Cruiz and Tatum O'Neil was not as popular as it's cinematic
counterpart.
It was on the air for only two seasons..before it was
abruptly cancelled in 1978.
