The Bad News Bears
originally aired on CBS
The Bad News Bears is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979, until July 26, 1980. It was based on the 1976 film of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978. Jack Warden portrayed former minor-leaguer Morris Buttermaker, the coach of the Hoover Junior High Bears. Catherine Hicks played the role of the principal Dr. Emily Rappant, Phillip Richard Allen played Roy Turner.