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Teachers Only

1982 – 1983 · NBC
2 seasons · 21 episodes
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Comedy

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Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in Los Angeles, but in the second it is Woodrow Wilson High in New York with a changed cast. In both seasons Norman Fell played Principal Ben Cooper, but Lynn Redgrave's character, Diana Swanson, who had been an English teacher in the first season, became a guidance counselor in the second season. Redgrave and Fell were already established names when this show aired, but two of the supporting stars in the second season, Jean Smart would go on, three years later, to play her best known role, that of interior design studio receptionist Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the long running show, Designing Women. Also, Jean's co-star Teresa Ganzel became well known for her many game show appearances in the 1980s as well as her appearance in the comedic miniseries, Fresno. This show ran for only two seasons, in 1982 and 1983.

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When the show returned in February to May 1983, the school was now Woodrow Wilson High School in New York with Mr. Cooper as Principal, Diana as a Guidance Counselor and a new supporting cast. Samantha Keating and Michael Horne are teachers, Spud Le Boone is the gym teacher and Shari is the principal's secretary.

SERIES CAST

Lynn Redgrave
Diana Swanson
Norman Fell
Principal Ben Cooper
Jean Smart
Shari Kirkland
Teresa Ganzel
Samantha Keating
Tim Reid
Michael Horne
Joel Brooks
Barney Betelman
Steve Ryan
Spud Le Boone
Adam Arkin
Michael Dreyfuss

DETAILS

Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Apr 14, 1982
Original language
EN
Production
Carson Productions
Country
US

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