The Righteous Apples: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

PBS's first domestically-produced situation comedy series revolved around a multi-ethnic group of five Boston students from Sherwin High – three black and two white – who have formed a rock group: Samuel ‘DC' Rosencrantz; Sandy Burns ; Charles ‘Big Neck' McMorris; Glorette Benson and JT.

Series details

• Title: The Righteous Apples
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1980-05-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66333
• IMDb ID: tt0081921
• TVDB ID: 71650

Cast and credited roles

• Joey Camen — Samuel ‘DC' Rosencrantz
• Elizabeth Daily — Sandy Burns
• Mykelti Williamson — Charles ‘Big Neck' McMorris
• Kutee — Glorette Benson
• Bob Harcum — JT

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-05-15; final listed air date 1980-07-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-10-08; final listed air date 1981-12-10; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Righteous Apples 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.