Teech

Teech
GenreSitcom
Created byNorman Steinberg
David Frankel
Written byDavid Frankel
Richard Marcus
Norman Steinberg
Thomas Szollosi
Richard Christian Matheson
Directed byArt Dielhenn
Paul Lazarus
StarringPhill Lewis
Curnal Achilles Aulisio
Joshua Hoffman
Ken Lawrence Johnston
Jason Kristofer
Maggie Han
Steven Gilborn
Theme music composerDavid Frankel
Tom Snow
Norman Steinberg
Opening theme"Teach Me" performed by B.B. King
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (9 unaired)
Production
Executive producersNorman Steinberg
David Frankel
ProducerBruce Chevillat
EditorJerry Davis
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesNikndaph Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 18 (1991-09-18) –
October 16, 1991 (1991-10-16)

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.

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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Production notes

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The series was created by David Frankel and Norman Steinberg. Teech's theme song "Teach Me" was performed by B.B. King.

Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Art DielhennNorman Steinberg & David FrankelSeptember 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)
2"Stool Daze"James WiddoesNorman Steinberg & David FrankelSeptember 25, 1991 (1991-09-25)
3"Carnival Knowledge"Stan LathanTerri MinskyOctober 2, 1991 (1991-10-02)
4"Teech vs. Dubcek"Art DielhennStacey HurOctober 16, 1991 (1991-10-16)
5"Nervously Virgin on a Woman Breakdown"TBDTBDUnaired
6"Sink or Swim"TBDTBDUnaired
7"Understudy"TBDTBDUnaired
8"Life's Little Lessons"Art DielhennLyla OliverUnaired
9"The Candidate"James WiddoesJonathan FeldmanUnaired
10"Pizza My Heart"TBDTBDUnaired
11"Loosiers"Paul LazarusJonathan Feldman & Terri MinskyUnaired
12"In Charm's Way"Paul LazarusRichard Christian Matheson & Thomas SzollosiUnaired
13"Members Only"Thomas J. ThompsonStory by : Rick Cunningham & Richard Marcus
Teleplay by : Richard Marcus
Unaired

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