A League of Their Own is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from April 10 to 24, 1993, with two additional episodes aired on August 13, 1993; one episode out of the six produced went unaired. It was based on the 1992 movie of the same name and starred Sam McMurray. Only Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, Garry Marshall, Pauline Brailsford and Freddie Simpson reprised their roles from the movie. David L. Lander, who was in the film, appears in one episode playing a different character.
| A League of Their Own | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel |
| Directed by | Penny Marshall Ted Bessell Tom Hanks Harvey Miller |
| Starring | Sam McMurray Carey Lowell Christine Elise Tracy Nelson Megan Cavanagh Tracy Reiner Wendy Makkena Katie Rich |
| Composers | Jerry Abbott Dick Marx |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Penny Marshall Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Elliot Abbott |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Parkway Productions TriStar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | April 10 – August 13, 1993 |
Premise
editJimmy Dugan is the coach of a team of female baseball players during World War II.[1]
Cast
edit- Sam McMurray as Coach Jimmy Dugan
- Carey Lowell as Dottie Hinson
- Christine Elise as Kit Keller
- Tracy Nelson as Evelyn Gardner
- Megan Cavanagh as Marla Hooch
- Tracy Reiner as Betty Horn
- Wendy Makkena as Mae Mordabito
- Katie Rich as Doris Murphy
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dottie's Back" | Penny Marshall | Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel | April 10, 1993 | |
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Dottie comes back to her team after her husband is called back into service. | |||||
| 2 | "The Fat Boys of Summer" | Ted Bessell | Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel | April 17, 1993 | |
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The girls challenge Jimmy's old teammates to a match. | |||||
| 3 | "The Monkey's Curse" | Tom Hanks | Doug McIntyre | April 24, 1993 | |
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The team gets a chimpanzee as a new mascot. | |||||
| 4 | "Drinking Problems" | Harvey Miller | Barry Rubinowitz | August 13, 1993 | |
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Jimmy and Dottie go on a date together after Jimmy is dumped and Dottie's husband forgets their anniversary. | |||||
| 5 | "Marathon" | Ted Bessell | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | August 13, 1993 | |
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The team gets entered into a dance marathon. | |||||
| 6 | "Shortstop" | Jeffrey Ganz | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | Unaired | |
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Jimmy hires a new shortstop based on her looks. | |||||
Home Media
editOn June 16, 2020, the episodes “Dottie’s Back”, “Marathon”, and the unaired episode “Shortstop” were released as bonuses on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the 1992 film; as part of the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Collection Volume 1.
Reboot
editOn August 6, 2020, Amazon Prime Video gave a series order to reboot the television series.[2]
References
edit- ^ TVguide.com. "A League of Their Own". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2020). "'A League Of Their Own' Reboot Gets Series Order At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2020.