Mr. Robinson (TV series)
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| Mr. Robinson | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Owen Ellickson |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Ryan Beveridge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Patti Lee |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | August 5 – August 19, 2015 |
Mr. Robinson is an American television sitcom created by Owen Ellickson, and developed by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, which aired on NBC from August 5 to August 19, 2015.
The series stars Craig Robinson as a high school music teacher and part-time musician.[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- Craig Robinson as Craig Robinson
- Ben Koldyke as Jimmy Hooper
- Brandon T. Jackson as Ben Robinson[2]
- Spencer Grammer as Ashleigh Fellows[3]
- Amandla Stenberg as Halle Foster
- Peri Gilpin as Principal Eileen Taylor[4]
Recurring
- Meagan Good as Victoria Wavers[5]
- Tim Bagley as Supervisor Dalton
- Asif Ali as Samir Panj
- Dante Brown as Deandre Hall
- Ethan Josh Lee as Quan Phook
- Franchesca Maia as Maria
Production
Development
The original pilot was created by Owen Ellickson and was in development at NBC for the 2013–14 United States network television season.[6][7] It also starred Robinson, and included a cast of Jean Smart, Larenz Tate, Amandla Stenberg and Amanda Lund. Greg Daniels served as executive producer.
NBC placed a six-episode order for the series on January 6, 2014, with Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen as showrunners,[8] replacing Owen Ellickson, and several characters recast. The series debuted in August 2015.[9]
Cancellation
On September 14, 2015, the series was cancelled after one season and six episodes.[10]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Ackerman | Robb Cullen & Mark Cullen | August 5, 2015 | 4.60[11] | |
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Craig Robinson, a musician looking to earn some extra cash, takes a job as the new substitute music teacher in efforts of winning the affections of Victoria, a former high school girlfriend. | ||||||
| 2 | "Flesh for Fantasy" | Andy Ackerman | Susan Hurwitz Arneson | August 5, 2015 | 3.79[11] | |
| 3 | "Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog" | Michael Lembeck | Robb Cullen & Mark Cullen | August 12, 2015 | 4.39[12] | |
| 4 | "Love the One You're With" | Andy Ackerman | Warren Hutcherson | August 12, 2015 | 3.48[12] | |
| 5 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | Andy Ackerman | Peter Tibbals & Eric Goldberg | August 19, 2015 | 4.10[13] | |
| 6 | "School's Out for Summer" | Phill Lewis | Robb Cullen & Mark Cullen | August 19, 2015 | 3.31[13] | |