Champs (TV series)
1996 American TV series or program
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Champs is an American sitcom that aired from January 9 until August 7, 1996 on ABC.
| Champs | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Gary David Goldberg |
| Starring | Timothy Busfield Ashley Crow Ed Marinaro Kevin Nealon Paul McCrane Ron McLarty |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (3 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gary David Goldberg Steven Spielberg Jeffrey Katzenberg David Geffen Linda Neiber |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Ubu Productions DreamWorks Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9 – August 7, 1996 |
Premise
The series is about five friends 20 years after they won a high school basketball championship together.[1]
Cast
- Timothy Busfield as Tom McManus
- Ashley Crow as Linda McManus, Tom's wife
- Ed Marinaro as Vince Massilli
- Kevin Nealon as Marty Heslov
- Paul McCrane as Dr. Herb Barton
- Ron McLarty as Coach Harris
- Libby Winters as Phoebe McManus, Tom & Linda's daughter
- Danny Pritchett as Jesse McManus, Tom & Linda's son
- Julia Campbell as Doris Heslov, Marty's wife
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "As the World Twirls" | Will Mackenzie | Gary David Goldberg | January 9, 1996 | 01001 |
| 2 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Will Mackenzie | Unknown | January 16, 1996 | 01002 |
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Marty tries to win back his estranged wife, but she gets a restraining order. | |||||
| 3 | "A Match Made at Seven" | Will Mackenzie | Gayle Abrams | January 30, 1996 | 01005 |
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One of Tom's friends who just moved back into town is fixed up with one of Linda's friends. | |||||
| 4 | "For Art's Sake" | Will Mackenzie | Peter Schneider | February 6, 1996 | 01006 |
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Herb offers to pay the art school tuition of Vinnie's son. | |||||
| 5 | "We'll Never Have Paris" | Will Mackenzie | Unknown | July 10, 1996 | 01007 |
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Phoebe lies to her parents when she fails a french exam. | |||||
| 6 | "Live and Let Breathe" | Will Mackenzie | Bill Lawrence | July 17, 1996 | 01010 |
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Tom is concerned for Marty, when he loses almost everything in the divorce. | |||||
| 7 | "To Be There or Not to Be There" | Will Mackenzie | Unknown | July 24, 1996 | 01003 |
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Phoebe is the star in the school production of Hamlet on the same night that Linda has a midterm. | |||||
| 8 | "Two of a Kind" | Will Mackenzie | Alan Uger | July 31, 1996 | 01009 |
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Marty tries to dodge a process server armed with divorce papers. Tom and Linda wait for the results of a pregnancy test. Coach falls in love with a woman. | |||||
| 9 | "Home Alone" | Will Mackenzie | Unknown | August 7, 1996 | 01012 |
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Tom and Phoebe try to have a dad-daughter night. The guys try to find dates at a coffeehouse. | |||||
| 10 | "Valentine's Day Massacre" | Will Mackenzie | N/A | Unaired | 01004 |
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Tom tries to make it up to Linda when he chooses the weekly basketball game with the guys instead of a Valentine's Day dinner. | |||||
| 11 | "The Loop" | Will Mackenzie | N/A | Unaired | 01008 |
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Linda confides in her friend, Dana, that Tom is awkward in bed when trying to set the mood but the tidbit said in confidence gets out. Herb has a new dog and Coach gets addicted to video golf. | |||||
| 12 | "It Must Have Been Gridlock" | Will Mackenzie | N/A | Unaired | 01011 |
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Although Tom and his mentor, Ernie, work together on a successful city planning job, Tom gets a promotion at Ernie's expense which doesn't sit well with Tom. Marty makes friends with Doris' new boyfriend and Hugh puts Coach on a strict diet because of high cholesterol. | |||||