The Bad News Bears
Debut: January 01, 1976
Ended: January 01, 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.

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