Making the Grade (TV series)

*Making the Grade*
Making the Grade
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Gary David Goldberg
Starring	George Wendt; Zane Lasky; James Naughton; Alley Mills; Philip Charles MacKenzie; Steven Peterman; Graham Jarvis
Composer	Tom Scott
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Gary David Goldberg
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Ubu Productions; Paramount Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	April 5 –; May 10, 1982

Making the Grade is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from April 5 until May 10, 1982. It starred James Naughton, Graham Jarvis, Alley Mills, Steven Peterman, and boasted the first TV series roles for Philip Charles MacKenzie and George Wendt. It was set at Franklin High School in St. Louis, and aired as a part of CBS' Monday night comedy lineup.^[1] The theme song was a modified version of Tom Scott's Heading Home, which appeared on his Street Beat album three years earlier.

Among those shown were Harry Barnes, the Dean of Boys, Assistant Principal Jack Felspar, Drama teacher Sara Conover, and Physical education teacher Gus Bertoia.

Cast[]

James Naughton as Harry Barnes
Graham Jarvis as Jack Felspar
Alley Mills as Sara Conover
Steven Peterman as Jeff Keitan
Zane Lasky as Anton Zemeckis
George Wendt as Gus Bertoia
Philip Charles MacKenzie as David Wasserman
Veronica Redd as Janice Reeves

US television ratings[]

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating	Tied With
1981-82	6	April 5, 1982	May 10, 1982	38^[2]	N/A	N/A

Episodes[]

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Mel Damski	Gary David Goldberg	April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05)
2	"Marriage, Dave Style"	Jeff Melman	Lloyd Garver	April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)
3	"Teach Me Tonight"	Gary David Goldberg	Michael J. Weithorn	April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19)
4	"Shepherd's Pie Syndrome"	Mark Tinker	Richard Orloff	April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26)
5	"Guess Who's Coming to Class"	Mel Damski	Merrill Markoe	May 3, 1982 (1982-05-03)
6	"Enter Miss Right"	Mel Damski		May 10, 1982 (1982-05-10)

References[]

^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 726. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
^ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1981-82 Ratings History -- Primetime is Awash in a Bubble Bath as Nighttime Soaps Become the Rage". Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links[]

Making the Grade at IMDb

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[1] The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 726. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

[2] "The TV Ratings Guide: 1981-82 Ratings History -- Primetime is Awash in a Bubble Bath as Nighttime Soaps Become the Rage". Retrieved 9 April 2018.

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