1st & Ten: The Championship 

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 33 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:

punctuation in title | ampersand in title | nudity | female nudity | american football | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

1st & Ten, 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In game footage of the Bulls is actually game footage of the Los Angeles Express of the now defunct United States Football League.

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Connections

Referenced in An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines (2014)

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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

Hasn't aged well

Pros: The theme song is the only thing I can think of that actually had aged well even with cliched lyrics. Cons: Juice, definitely 80s at it's cartoony worst ("The Boz", etc.)