"Coach" (1989) TV series 1989-1997

Creator:

Barry Kemp
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

23 September 1989 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Plot:

Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football. His partner...

Plot Keywords:

Football | Sitcom | American Football | College | Minnesota

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Craig T. Nelson	...	Coach Hayden Fox (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
Jerry Van Dyke	...	Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
Shelley Fabares	...	Christine Armstrong (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Dauber Dybinski (189 episodes, 1989-1997)

Series Directed by
Alan Rafkin		(87 episodes, 1989-1996)
Craig T. Nelson		(25 episodes, 1992-1997)
Jeff Meyer		(25 episodes, 1993-1997)
Tony Dow		(12 episodes, 1990-1997)
Michael Lembeck		(7 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Whitesell		(7 episodes, 1989-1990)
James Gardner		(5 episodes, 1989-1996)
Jay Kleckner		(5 episodes, 1995-1997)
Gordon Hunt		(4 episodes, 1994-1997)
Michael Zinberg		(3 episodes, 1989-1990)
Andre Belgrader		(3 episodes, 1992-1995)
Barry Kemp		(3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Andrew Chulack		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Arlene Sanford		(2 episodes, 1989)

Series Writing credits
Judd Pillot		(25 episodes, 1989-1993)
Michael Rowe		(25 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Peaslee		(24 episodes, 1989-1992)
Sheldon Bull		(17 episodes, 1989-1992)
Barry Kemp		(16 episodes, 1989-1997)
Joseph Staretski		(15 episodes, 1993-1997)
Scott Buck		(15 episodes, 1993-1996)
Philip Rosenthal		(13 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mark Ganzel		(12 episodes, 1989-1997)
Eric Horsted		(11 episodes, 1993-1996)
Brad Johnson		(11 episodes, 1994-1997)
Oliver Goldstick		(10 episodes, 1993-1995)
Warren Bell		(8 episodes, 1991-1993)
Jeremy Stevens		(8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Cindy Chupack		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Ellen Sandler		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Alan Kirschenbaum		(6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Nell Scovell		(5 episodes, 1991-1993)
Miriam Trogdon		(3 episodes, 1989-1992)
Sean Clark		(3 episodes, 1990-1995)
Martin Rips		(3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tom J. Astle		(3 episodes, 1997)
Elliot Stern		(2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Bruce Ferber		(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Art Everett		(2 episodes, 1993)
Sarit Catz		(2 episodes, 1994)
Gloria Ketterer		(2 episodes, 1994)
Jonathan Torp		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jay Kleckner	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
Craig Wyrick-Solari	....	co-producer / associate producer (98 episodes, 1989-1993)
Jeremy Stevens	....	producer / supervising producer (53 episodes, 1991-1995)
Barry Kemp	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1989-1994)
Sheldon Bull	....	supervising producer (4 episodes, 1989)
Mark Ganzel	....	producer (4 episodes, 1989)
Oliver Goldstick	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Philip Rosenthal	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Tom J. Astle	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Scott Buck	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Cindy Chupack	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Nelson	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Martin Rips	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Ellen Sandler	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Penny Segal	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Joseph Staretski	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
J.A.C. Redford		(7 episodes, 1989-1994)

Series Cinematography by
Ronald W. Browne		(6 episodes, 1989-1994)
Alan Degen		(unknown episodes)
Ron McManus		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Chulack		(198 episodes, 1989-1997)

Series Casting by
Dava Waite		(1 episode, 1994)
Megan Branman		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Tommy Goetz		(1 episode, 1991-1997)

Series Art Direction by
Jane Fletcher		(5 episodes, 1989)

Series Set Decoration by
Richard J. DeCinces		(5 episodes, 1989)
Donald J. Remacle		(2 episodes, 1989-1997)

Series Costume Design by
Eduardo Castro		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sylvia Surdu	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1989-1994)
Larry Abbott	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1989)
Shirley Beck	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jeff Meyer	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1989-1994)
Phil Cook	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1989)
Jason Saville	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Reeder	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1989)
Sheila Stewart	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1989)
Jeff Meyer	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (3 episodes, 1989-1994)
Philip M. Krystosek	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1989-1994)
Ron Dempsey	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Rusty Mahmood	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jason Saville	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
David Needham	....	leadman (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
Eric S. Saperstein	....	paint foreman (74 episodes, 1991-1997)
Damon Bowden	....	paint gang boss (55 episodes, 1989-1991)
Billy Baker	....	props (42 episodes, 1992-1994)
Margaret Mazzola	....	assistant props (20 episodes, 1989-1990)
Tony Chavez	....	carpenter (8 episodes, 1989)
Dale E. Anderson	....	set dresser (unknown episodes, 1991-1997)
Larry Haney	....	lead man (unknown episodes, 1991-1997)
Randy Severino	....	set dresser (unknown episodes, 1991-1997)
Heidi Bigbee	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Sharon Busse	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Jerry Eller	....	property master: Florida (unknown episodes)
Craig Lorden	....	propmaker foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dana Mark McClure	....	sound mixer / production sound mixer (187 episodes, 1989-1997)
Rick Wachter	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 1989)
Chuck Fitzpatrick	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Schillp	....	best boy grip (194 episodes, 1989-1997)
George La Fountaine Jr.	....	assistant camera (163 episodes, 1989-1996)
Ron Newburn	....	lighting technician (8 episodes, 1989)
Chris La Fountaine	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Henry Minski	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Leslie Otis	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Sandi Logan	....	casting assistant (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Megan Branman	....	casting (5 episodes, 1989)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Burkel	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 1989)
Eduardo Castro	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 1989)
Robin Kennedy	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1988-1997)
Dan Perrett	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1989-1994)
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
John Morris	....	composer: theme music (199 episodes, 1989-1997)

Series Transportation Department
William Lubin	....	driver (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Lily La Cava	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1989)
John Neukum	....	technical coordinator (5 episodes, 1989)
John Peaslee	....	executive story editor (4 episodes, 1989)
Judd Pillot	....	executive story editor (4 episodes, 1989)
Don Rhymer	....	story editor (4 episodes, 1989)
Elliot Stern	....	executive story consultant (unknown episodes, 1993)
Doug J. Campbell	....	technical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sarit Catz	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Beth Humphreys	....	legal supervisor (unknown episodes)
Scott Lewis	....	writer's production assistant (unknown episodes)
Katy Penland	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Joth Riggs	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dale M. Robbins	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Shane Stanley	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
J.T. Steele	....	audience coordinator (unknown episodes)
Miriam Trogdon	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Susan Vercelli	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
John C. Chulay	....	in memory of (1 episode, 1989)

Production Companies

• Bungalow 78 Productions
• Universal TV (in association with)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Universal Network Television

Distributors

• Universal Worldwide Television (1989-1997) (worldwide) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1989-1997) (USA) (TV)
• The Program Exchange
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)

Other Companies

• Castle/Bryant/Johnsen  main title design
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Transition Music  music provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (200 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Citrus Bowl - 1610 W. Church Street, Orlando, Florida, USA

Company:

Bungalow 78 Productions

Trivia:

In the episode where Hayden and Christine go away for a weekend for marriage counseling, the exterior shots of where they stay is of the Waybury Inn in Vermont. This is another reference to Newhart, the inn was also the exterior for the Stratford Inn.

Quotes:

Coach Hayden Fox:You think I didn't respect you Christine, but the truth is, I didn't even think of you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)

Great sitcom

Coach Hayden Fox(Craig T. Nelson) and his friends Luther Van Dam(Jerry Van Dyke) and Michael 'Dauber' Dybinski(Bill Fagerbakke) try to lead the Screaming Eagles to greatness while keeping his relationship with Christine Armstrong intact.

This is a hilarious show about football and life. I loved the episodes where Luther lost his bird, Luther owns "Turtle World", Dauber loses the playbook, and the episode where Hayden lets Luther get some of the media's attention.

I watch this every weekday morning on TBS. I wished this show came out on DVD. A must watch for anybody who likes to laugh or likes football.