"Room 222" (1969) TV series 1969-1974

Creator:

James L. Brooks
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

17 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

Black teacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He is assisted...

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | School | African American | Popular Teacher | No Laugh Track

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Lloyd Haynes	...	Pete Dixon (113 episodes, 1969-1974)
Denise Nicholas	...	Liz McIntyre (113 episodes, 1969-1974)
Michael Constantine	...	Principal Seymour Kaufman (113 episodes, 1969-1974)
Karen Valentine	...	Alice Johnson (113 episodes, 1969-1974)
David Jolliffe	...	Bernie (62 episodes, 1969-1973)
Judy Strangis	...	Helen Loomis (53 episodes, 1969-1973)

Series Directed by
Charles R. Rondeau		(15 episodes, 1971-1974)
William Wiard		(10 episodes, 1969-1971)
Terry Becker		(8 episodes, 1969-1971)
Gene Reynolds		(8 episodes, 1969-1971)
Richard Kinon		(8 episodes, 1970-1972)
James Sheldon		(8 episodes, 1971-1973)
Herman Hoffman		(6 episodes, 1972-1973)
Lee Philips		(5 episodes, 1969-1971)
Allen Baron		(5 episodes, 1971-1974)
Ivan Dixon		(4 episodes, 1970-1971)
Seymour Robbie		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Leslie H. Martinson		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Sid McCoy		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Leo Penn		(3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Charles S. Dubin		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard Michaels		(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
John Erman		(2 episodes, 1970)
Bill Bixby		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Writing credits
James L. Brooks		(113 episodes, 1969-1974)
Martin Donovan		(10 episodes, 1972-1974)
Arlene Stadd		(9 episodes, 1972-1974)
Leonard Stadd		(9 episodes, 1972-1974)
Bud Freeman		(7 episodes, 1970-1972)
John D.F. Black		(6 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard M. Bluel		(6 episodes, 1971-1974)
Ronald Rubin		(5 episodes, 1969-1971)
Joanna Lee		(5 episodes, 1971-1972)
Steven Pritzker		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Allan Burns		(4 episodes, 1969)
Stephen Kandel		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Albert Ruben		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Douglas Day Stewart		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Jerry Rannow		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Greg Strangis		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
George Kirgo		(3 episodes, 1969-1973)
Anthony Lawrence		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
William Wood		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
Richard De Roy		(3 episodes, 1970)
John McGreevey		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Peggy Elliott		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Treva Silverman		(2 episodes, 1969)
Dale McRaven		(2 episodes, 1970-1971)
Bernie Kahn		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Don Balluck		(2 episodes, 1971)
Gene Reynolds		(2 episodes, 1971)
Gene Thompson		(2 episodes, 1972)

Series Produced by
Jon Kubichan	....	producer (38 episodes, 1972-1974)
Terry Becker	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)
Ronald Rubin	....	producer (26 episodes, 1970-1971)
William P. D'Angelo	....	producer (23 episodes, 1971-1972)
Gene Reynolds	....	producer (19 episodes, 1969-1970)
Allan Burns	....	producer (7 episodes, 1969-1970)
William J. Kenney	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Original Music by
Benny Golson		(52 episodes, 1969-1972)
Richard LaSalle		(38 episodes, 1972-1974)
Warren Barker		(2 episodes, 1969)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson		(2 episodes, 1970)

Series Cinematography by
John M. Nickolaus Jr.		(97 episodes, 1969-1973)
Ted Voigtlander		(15 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Film Editing by
J. Frank O'Neill		(56 episodes, 1969-1974)
Clay Bartels		(35 episodes, 1970-1973)
George Jay Nicholson		(13 episodes, 1969-1970)
Robert Phillips		(8 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Art Direction by
James W. Sullivan		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Set Decoration by
Norman Rockett		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (13 episodes, 1969)

Series Production Management
Jack Sonntag	....	production supervisor (3 episodes, 1969-1973)
James Blakeley	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Mike Salamunovich	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Glassman	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Series Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: theme music (113 episodes, 1969-1974)
Lionel Newman	....	music supervisor (113 episodes, 1969-1974)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (5 episodes, 1969)

Series Other crew
Martin Donovan	....	executive script consultant (2 episodes, 1972-1973)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1969-1974) (USA) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season one)
• Shout! Factory (2010) (USA) (DVD) (season two)

Other Companies

• Los Angeles High School  thanks
• Petite Sophisticates  Miss Nicholas and Miss Valentine's wardrobe furnished by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The shows from the first season included a laugh track. However, by the second season the laugh track was gone to help emphasize that the show was a drama, rather than a comedy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)

A Precursor to The White Shadow

This show pretty much was a forerunner to shows like "The White Shadow", "Boston Public" and even the first two seasons of "Beverly Hills: 90210". When it first premiered it was viewed as a "dramedy". In fact, it even had a laugh track the very first season. But, the show progressed you could see that this was very much an issue oriented show that dealt with issues that many shows today deal with (sex, drugs and death). One show that was particularly controversial was when a young student contracts v.d. and an elderly teacher loses her job because she gave advice to the young man. This was in an era when anything dealing with s.t.d.'s were still kept in the closet. Too bad they don't show the reruns of this show anymore, rather than the fluff that proceeded it in that classic A.B.C. Friday night lineup, The Brady Bunch.