Teech
American sitcom
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.
01Synopsis
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. He has style and drives a Corvair. Teech loves music and has 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.
02Cast
- 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
03Production notes
The series was created by David Frankel and Norman Steinberg. Teech's theme song "Teach Me" was performed by B. B. King.
04Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Art Dielhenn | Norman Steinberg & David Frankel | September 18, 1991 (1991-09-18) |
| 2 | "Stool Daze" | James Widdoes | Norman Steinberg & David Frankel | September 25, 1991 (1991-09-25) |
| 3 | "Carnival Knowledge" | Stan Lathan | Terri Minsky | October 2, 1991 (1991-10-02) |
| 4 | "Teech vs. Dubcek" | Art Dielhenn | Stacey Hur | October 16, 1991 (1991-10-16) |
| 5 | "Nervously Virgin on a Woman Breakdown" | N/A | N/A | Unaired |
| 6 | "Sink or Swim" | N/A | N/A | Unaired |
| 7 | "Understudy" | N/A | N/A | Unaired |
| 8 | "Life's Little Lessons" | Art Dielhenn | Lyla Oliver | Unaired |
| 9 | "The Candidate" | James Widdoes | Jonathan Feldman | Unaired |
| 10 | "Pizza My Heart" | N/A | N/A | Unaired |
| 11 | "Loosiers" | Paul Lazarus | Jonathan Feldman & Terri Minsky | Unaired |
| 12 | "In Charm's Way" | Paul Lazarus | Richard Christian Matheson & Thomas Szollosi | Unaired |
| 13 | "Members Only" | Thomas J. Thompson | Story by : Rick Cunningham & Richard Marcus Teleplay by : Richard Marcus | Unaired |
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