1st & Ten 

The comical exploits of the "California Bulls" (a fictional professional football team) and the organization's players.

Creator:

Carl Kleinschmitt

Stars:

Cliff Frazier, Prince Hughes, Donald Gibb

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cliff Frazier	...	Jethro Snell 79 episodes, 1984-1991
Prince Hughes	...	Bubba Kincaid 79 episodes, 1984-1991
Donald Gibb	...	Leslie Dr. Death Crunchner 68 episodes, 1985-1991
O.J. Simpson	...	T.D. Parker 67 episodes, 1986-1991
Reid Shelton	...	Ernie Denardo 65 episodes, 1984-1991
John Kassir	...	Zagreb Shkenusky 64 episodes, 1986-1991
Tony Longo	...	Mad Dog Smears 44 episodes, 1984-1989
Michael Toland	...	Billy Cooper / ... 42 episodes, 1984-1990
Rick Moser	...	Ty Taylor 32 episodes, 1984-1989

Storyline

The comical exploits of the "California Bulls" (a fictional professional football team) and the organization's players.

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Plot Keywords:

nylon leg | spandex | male protagonist | cheerleader | pantyhose commercial | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tango Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in 2006. About half the episodes are the original HBO broadcast episodes. The other half are the syndicated episodes that appeared on USA network. The syndicated episodes are a few minute shorter and delete the nudity and R-rated language.

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Connections

Referenced in O.J.: Made in America (2016)

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Soundtracks

White Lines
Written by Dave Fisher, Rocky Davis and A.B. Clyde
Performed by Joe Pizzulo
(2nd season main title song)

User Reviews

An Honest Review

This is impossible to find, and, honestly, I am bitter about that, I loved this show when I was a little kid.

And shows like this need to make a comeback, it's from an era where comedy could still be sophomoric, stupid, childish, and fun. Today it seems that comedy is either a political statement that the audiance is supposed to laugh at not because it's funny, but just to signal that they are in the same tribe...or references that stopped having a punchline and are only asking you to recall something from the past...

...and none of that works for me. 1st & 10 had from highbrow to Eskimo pee jokes and all the stops in between. But it was allowed to back then, it was an era where, with comedy, anything goes. And it was made in an era where HBO ruled comedy and not the dramatic series.

Unfortunately a lot of the jokes do reference the culture and politics of the day, so it comes with a bit of an aged feel to it.

Beyond that, it's one of the rare instances where football and not baseball gets the good comedic showing.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Training Camp: The Bulls Are Back!

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Kushner-Locke Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1