| A Whole New Ballgame | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John Peaslee Judd Pillot |
| Starring | Corbin Bernsen Julia Campbell Richard Kind John O'Hurley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (4 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Bungalow 78 Productions Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9 (1995-01-09) – March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13) |
A Whole New Ballgame is an American sitcom that aired on ABC on Monday Night at 8:30PM from January 9, 1995, to March 13, 1995. It replaced Blue Skies, a sitcom from the same creators, which featured several of the same actors and aired in the same timeslot in the fall.
Premise
The series centered on Brent Sooner, an egotistical baseball player sidelined by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, who became a sportscaster for TV station WPLP in Milwaukee. Also shown were station manager Meg O'Donnell, weatherman Dr. Warner Bakerfield, anchorman Tad Sherman, and sales manager Dwight King.
Cast
- Corbin Bernsen as Brett Sooner
- Julia Campbell as Meg O'Donnell
- Richard Kind as Dwight King
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Warner Bakerfield
- John O'Hurley as Tad Sherman
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Opening Day" | Barry Kemp | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | January 9, 1995 (1995-01-09) |
| 2 | "They Say It's Yer Birthday" | Barry Kemp | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | January 16, 1995 (1995-01-16) |
| 3 | "You Are What You Date" | Rod Daniel | Ric Swartzlander | January 23, 1995 (1995-01-23) |
| 4 | "Brett's Beef" | Rod Daniel | Cindy Chupack & Ellen Sandler | February 13, 1995 (1995-02-13) |
| 5 | "Horace Morgan Is Dead and Living in Milwaukee" | Rod Daniel | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | February 20, 1995 (1995-02-20) |
| 6 | "With Brett You Get Eggroll" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1995 (1995-02-27) |
| 7 | "Twisted" | Rob Schiller | John Peaslee & Judd Pillot | March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13) |
| 8 | "The Make Out Movie" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 9 | "The Jumper" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 10 | "The Sexual Superheroine" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 11 | "Trouble Down Under" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
References
- New York Times (9 January 1995). "Familiar Faces in a Flurry of Midseason Sitcoms". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1305. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- Sun Sentinel. "Polluted 'Blue Skies'". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
External links
Categories:- 1995 American television series debuts
- 1995 American television series endings
- 1990s American sitcoms
- 1990s American sports television series
- 1990s American television news shows
- American sports comedy television series
- Television news sitcoms
- Television shows set in Milwaukee
- American English-language television shows
- Television series by Universal Television
- American Broadcasting Company sitcoms