The Bad News Bears: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

To avoid a year in jail, swimming pool cleaner Morris Buttermaker agrees to coach a Little League baseball team called the Bears. Unfortunately, the Bears are the worst team in the league, boasting a roster of the most inept and least disciplined players in school. Buttermaker, with the help of principal Rappant, eventually wins the respect of the Bears, and they even win a few games along the way.

Series details

• Title: The Bad News Bears
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 1979-03-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-07-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 57544
• IMDb ID: tt078566
• TVDB ID: 71613

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Warden — Morris Buttermaker
• Catherine Hicks — Dr. Emily Rappant
• Sparky Marcus — Leslie Ogilvie
• Meeno Peluce — Tanner Boyle
• Billy Jayne — Rudi Stein
• Corey Feldman — Regi Tower
• Shane Butterworth — Timmy Lupus
• Kristoff St. John — Ahmad Abdul Rahim
• Phillip R. Allen — Roy Turner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-03-24; final listed air date 1979-06-16; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-09-15; final listed air date 1980-07-26; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Bad News Bears on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.