The Shortest Yard (27 Jan. 1979)

Dean Wormer is impressed by how far Blotto can punt a football, so he recruits him for the college football team for the upcoming big game. But when Blotto refuses to play, the Deltas ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Weis

Writer:

John Hughes

Stars:

John Vernon, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill

Cast

Episode credited cast:
John Vernon	...	Dean Vernon Wormer
Stephen Furst	...	Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman
Bruce McGill	...	Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day)
James Widdoes	...	Robert Hoover
Josh Mostel	...	Jim 'Blotto' Blutarsky
Peter Fox	...	Eric 'Otter' Stratton
Gary Cookson	...	Doug Neidermayer
Susanna Dalton	...	Mandy Pepperidge
Richard Seer	...	Larry 'Pinto' Kroger
Wendy Goldman	...	Muffy
Brian Patrick Clarke	...	Greg Marmalard
Lee Wilkof	...	Einswine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Bonnheim	...	B.B.
Ken Chandler	...	Doctor
Ben Davidson

Storyline

Dean Wormer is impressed by how far Blotto can punt a football, so he recruits him for the college football team for the upcoming big game. But when Blotto refuses to play, the Deltas secretly substitute the equally overweight, but far-greater clumsy, Flounder in his place, who by his own admission doesn't have a sports gene in his body. So it's up to Otter, D-Day, Pinto, and the rest of the Deltas to figure ways to help the team win and keep Flounder from... floundering on the field, and not give the Dean a reason to eject Blotto from college.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1979 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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