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Lucas Tanner (1974 – 1975)

Lucas Tanner

^{(1974 – 1975)}

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Drama, Sport

May 8th, 1974

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Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who becomes an English teacher at the fictional Harry S Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Episodes often deal with the resistance of traditional teachers to Tanner's unorthodox teaching style.

Regular co-stars included Rosemary Murphy, Kimberly Beck, and ten-year-old Robbie Rist. Unusually, the show was actually filmed in Webster Groves, rather than on a Hollywood backlot. That gave it a somewhat unusual "look" for a prime-time TV series.

A 90-minute pilot film of the series aired on NBC the week of May 4, 1974; the pilot also starred Kathleen Quinlan and Joe Garagiola.

This series was Hartman's last television series as an actor—in November 1975, he began a long-running stint as co-host of ABC's Good Morning America.

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Cast

David Hartman
Lucas Tanner
Rosemary Murphy
Margaret Blumenthal
Robbie Rist
Glendon Farrell
Tom Middleton
Lloyd Ackerman
Eddie Quillan
Mr. Krebbs
Kathleen Quinlan
Joyce Howell
Ramon Bieri
Craig Willeman
Nancy Malone
Mrs. Howell
Michael Baseleon
Tim Howell
Alan Abelew
JayTee
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Directors

Walter Doniger
(5 episodes, 1974-1975)
Paul Krasny
(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Leo Penn
(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
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Producers

David Victor
executive producer
(23 episodes, 1974-1975)
Jay Benson
producer
(22 episodes, 1974-1975)
Steve Heilpern
associate producer
(1 episode, 1974)
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Writers

Jerry McNeely
creator
(22 episodes, 1974-1975)
Jerry McNeely
writer
(2 episodes, 1974)
John McGreevey
written by
(1 episode, 1974)
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Keywords

high school
baseball
character name as series title
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 14th, 1975 (Finland)
May 8th, 1974 (United States of America)
September 11th, 1974 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Lucas Tanner (original title)
Lucas Tanner (India) (English title)
Лукас Таннер (Russian Federation) (Russian title)
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Locations

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Running Times

60 min (24 episodes)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Television
Groverton Productions
R.B. Productions

Distribution Companies

Studios USA Television
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (United States of America) (1974-1975) (original airing)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (United States of America) (1974-1975) (original airing)
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