Teachers Only: 1x3

Cooper's Grab for Gusto

In its first incarnation (April to June 1982), the setting was Millard Fillmore High School in Los Angeles. Diana Swanson is an English teacher, Ben Cooper is the school principal, Michael Dreyfuss and Gwen Edwards are fellow teachers, Mr. Brody is the assistant principal and Mr. Pafko is the janitor. Most of the scenes were in the faculty lunchroom and lounge from which students were excluded.

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Season 1

Apr 14, 1982

Season 2 : Season 2

Feb 11, 1983

1 - 1 : Diana, Substitute Mother

Apr 14, 1982

1 - 2 : The Dreyfuss Affair

Apr 21, 1982

1 - 3 : Cooper's Grab for Gusto

Apr 28, 1982

1 - 4 : Quote, Unquote

May 05, 1982

1 - 5 : The Make-Up Test

May 12, 1982

1 - 6 : I've Got a Crush on You

May 26, 1982

1 - 7 : The Once and Future Teacher

Jun 02, 1982

1 - 8 : Guns and Butter

Jun 09, 1982

1 - 9 : The Rose

Jan 01, 1970

Synopsis

Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in Los Angeles, but in the second it is Woodrow Wilson High in New York with a changed cast. In both seasons Norman Fell played Principal Ben Cooper, but Lynn Redgrave's character, Diana Swanson, who had been an English teacher in the first season, became a guidance counselor in the second season. Redgrave and Fell were already established names when this show aired, but two of the supporting stars in the second season, Jean Smart would go on, three years later, to play her best known role, that of interior design studio receptionist Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the long running show, Designing Women. Also, Jean's co-star Teresa Ganzel became well known for her many game show appearances in the 1980s as well as her appearance in the comedic miniseries, Fresno. This show ran for only two seasons, in 1982 and 1983.

Title	Teachers Only
First Air Date	Apr 14, 1982
Last Air Date	May 14, 1983
Episodes	23
Seasons	2
Companies	Carson Productions
Keywords	high school, teacher, los angeles, california, high school teacher, sitcom