Coming of Age (1988 TV series)
Coming of Age is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in the United States for two seasons from 1988 to 1989.
| Coming of Age | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Emily Marshall |
| Written by | Miriam Trogdon Michael Zinberg |
| Directed by | James Gardner |
| Starring | Paul Dooley Phyllis Newman Alan Young Glynis Johns |
| Theme music composer | Louis Prima |
| Opening theme | "Sing, Sing, Sing" performed by Doc Severinsen |
| Composer(s) | Tim Truman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Barry Kemp |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bungalow 78 Productions Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | March 15, 1988 – July 27, 1989 |
Coming of Age features Paul Dooley and Phyllis Newman as Dick and Ginny Hale, who lived in a retirement community in Arizona. Dick resented his retirement – a former airline pilot, he had been forced to retire by a Federal Aviation Administration rule that requires all U.S. commercial pilots to retire by age 60. Dick hated almost everything about his retirement, including his surroundings. He was appalled by the hot climate, the thin walls separating the Hale's apartment from that of their neighbors (Alan Young and Glynis Johns), and mostly by the contented attitude of the other residents including Pauline Spencer (Ruta Lee).
This program was first aired as a midseason replacement in March 1988. It was not well received and was pulled from the schedule after only three episodes were aired. Nevertheless, it was added to the CBS 1988 fall lineup. It failed again, and was quickly pulled from the schedule. The airing of more episodes in June and July 1989 was a "burn-off", an attempt to recoup at least some of the investment in the show by using it as filler during the traditionally low-rated summer months.
Cast
- Paul Dooley as Dick Hale
- Phyllis Newman as Ginny Hale
- Alan Young as Ed Pepper
- Glynis Johns as Trudie Pepper
- Ruta Lee as Pauline Spencer
Episodes
Season 1 (1988)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | TBA | TBA | March 15, 1988 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Sopwith Pup" | TBA | TBA | March 22, 1988 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Kids Are Coming, The Kids Are Coming" | TBA | TBA | March 29, 1988 |
Season 2 (1988–89)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "All I Wanted Was a New Car: Part 1" | TBA | TBA | October 24, 1988 |
| 5 | 2 | "All I Wanted Was a New Car: Part 2" | TBA | TBA | October 31, 1988 |
| 6 | 3 | "Hale to the Chief" | TBA | TBA | November 14, 1988 |
| 7 | 4 | "Cindy Flies the Coop" | TBA | TBA | November 21, 1988 |
| 8 | 5 | "Todd is My Co-Pilot" | TBA | TBA | June 29, 1989 |
| 9 | 6 | "A Wife in the Theatre" | TBA | TBA | July 6, 1989 |
| 10 | 7 | "Pauline et Rouge" | TBA | TBA | July 20, 1989 |
| 11 | 8 | "Boy Meets Girl" | TBA | TBA | July 27, 1989 |
| 12 | 9 | "Fever" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 13 | 10 | "Christmas at the Dunes" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 14 | 11 | "Daddy's Girl" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 15 | 12 | "Dick's Back" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
References
- Brooks, Tim, and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows