Great Scott! (TV series)
Great Scott! is an American sitcom starring Tobey Maguire and Kevin Connolly that aired on Fox from October 4 to November 29, 1992. It was created by Tom Gammill and Max Pross and produced by Castle Rock Entertainment.
| Great Scott! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Tom Gammill Max Pross |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Peter Schindler Todd Stevens (pilot only) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Claverly One Productions Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | October 4 – November 29, 1992 |
Premise
The show centered on 15-year-old Scott Melrod (Maguire), a freshman at Taft High School,[1] and his vivid imagination.[2] When Scott would imagine things the show would transition into the situation being imagined. Kevin Connolly played Scott's best friend.
Cast
- Tobey Maguire as Scott Melrod
- Nancy Lenehan as Beverly Melrod
- Ray Baker as Walter Melrod
- Sarah Koskoff as Nina Melrod
- Kevin Connolly as Larry O'Donnell
- Vinessa Shaw as Carolyn
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Bradley Silberling | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | October 4, 1992 | |
| Scott's dream date decides to give him another chance. | |||||
| 2 | "Hair Scare" | Bradley Silberling | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | October 18, 1992 | |
| Scott tries to change his attitude to impress a rebellious girl, and she takes him to the beauty salon where she works to change his look. After Scott's mother shows up as a customer, the girlfriend gets fired by the salon owner for not doing her assigned job as a receptionist (she was supposed to schedule Scott's mom). Scott is then forced to decide which woman is more important in his life when the girlfriend is going to egg his mother's party in revenge. | |||||
| 3 | "Choir Mire" | Bradley Silberling | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | October 25, 1992 | |
| After flunking out of an advanced class, Scott tries to get into a new class, but is beset by problems. Eventually he is put into choir alongside his sister. | |||||
| 4 | "Stone Moan" | Niels Mueller | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | November 1, 1992 | |
| Scott becomes enemies with a math teacher when he defends a girl in math class. | |||||
| 5 | "Stripe Gripe" | Rick Berger | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | November 8, 1992 | |
| When Larry gets injured, Scott has to take over as mascot, annoying him no end. A drifter offers to be the mascot, but Scott realizes he may have traded one problem for another. | |||||
| 6 | "Pyrrhic Lyric" | Andy Tennant | Ken LaZebnik | November 29, 1992 | |
| Scott gets an A in English class for a poem he wrote. Larry is convinced that Scott plagiarized the poem from the lyrics of a heavy metal song by the Band Exodus who appear in the dream sequnces. Guitarist Gary Holt went on to also play in Slayer. Drummer John Temepesta would go on to play in Testament,White Zombie,Rob Zombie and currently is in the Cult. | |||||
| 7 | "Book Crook" | Dean Parisot | Maria Semple | Unaired | |
| 8 | "Vacation Tribulation" | Bradley Silberling | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | Unaired | |
| 9 | "Whatta Sloppy Photocopy" | Matia Karrell | Jeremiah Bosgang | Unaired | |
| 10 | "Royal Toil" | John Fortenberry | George Meyer & Maria Semple | Unaired | |
| 11 | "Thief Grief" | Alex Zamm | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | Unaired | |
| 12 | "Garage Barrage" | Bradley Silberling | Tim Kelleher | Unaired | |
| 13 | "Date Bait" | Gerald Hughes | Jeff Schaffer & Alec Berg | Unaired | |
References
- The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 484. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- TV Guide. "Great Scott! Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
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