Teech
Teech is an American sitcom television series that briefly aired on CBS from September 18 to October 16, 1991 as part of its 1991 Fall lineup. The series was co-produced by Nikndaph Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for CBS.
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Frankel Norman Steinberg |
| Written by | David Frankel Richard Marcus Norman Steinberg |
| Directed by | Art Dielhenn Paul Lazarus |
| Starring | Phill Lewis Steven Gilborn Maggie Han |
| Theme music composer | David Frankel Tom Snow Norman Steinberg |
| Opening theme | "Teach Me" performed by B.B. King |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (9 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Norman Steinberg |
| Editor(s) | Jerry Davis |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nikndaph Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 18 – October 16, 1991 |
Synopsis
Teech stars Phill Lewis as "Teech" Gibson, an African American music instructor (and the "coolest teacher") at Winthrop Academy, a prestigious, predominantly-white prep school. Teech loved music and his students and had tremendous appeal even to troubled, disruptive students. Teech also had appeal to Cassie Lee (Maggie Han), the sexy assistant headmaster who had hired him. Headmaster Alfred Litton (Steven Gilborn) wanted to dismiss Teech's troubled students from the school. He apparently would like to have done the same to Teech except he realized that so doing would likely open him to charges of racism and discrimination.
Scheduled opposite NBC's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries, Teech drew low ratings and was pulled from the lineup after only four episodes had aired.
Cast
- Phill Lewis as David "Teech" Gibson
- Curnal Achilles Aulisio as George Dubcek, Jr.
- Steven Gilborn as Alfred W. Litton
- Maggie Han as Cassie Lee
- Josh Hoffman as Kenny Freedman
- Kevin Lawrence Johnson as Boyd Askew
- Jason Kristofer as Alby Nichols
- Jack Noseworthy as Adrian Peterman
Production notes
The series was created by David Frankel and Norman Steinberg. Teech's theme song "Teach Me" was performed by B.B. King.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | TBA | TBA | September 18, 1991 |
| 2 | "Stool Daze" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 1991 |
| 3 | "Carnival Knowledge" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 1991 |
| 4 | "Teech vs. Dubcek" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 1991 |
| 5 | "Nervously Virgin on a Woman Breakdown" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 6 | "Sink or Swim" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 7 | "Understudy" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 8 | "Life's Little Lessons" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 9 | "The Candidate" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 10 | "Pizza My Heart" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 11 | "Loosiers" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 12 | "In Charm's Way" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
| 13 | "Members Only" | TBA | TBA | Unaired |
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows