Catch Me if You Can
2002
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Kemp is best known for creating two television sitcoms: Newhart (he wrote the oft-repeated line: "Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl"), which lasted for eight seasons on CBS (1982–1990); and Coach , which lasted for nine seasons on ABC (1989–1997).
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In early seasons, Coach Fox continues to come to grips with the emerging womanhood of his "little girl", Kelly, now a campus coed played by Clare Carey, who after being raised mostly by her mother, enrolled at Minnesota State mainly because she wanted to be near her father. Kelly dated (and eventually married in the second season) theater mime Stua...
Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox (1989–1997)Shelley Fabares as Christine Armstrong (1989–1997)Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Dam (1989–1997)Bill Fagerbakke as Michael "Dauber" Dybinski (1989–1997)Development
The creator and producer of the show, Barry Kemp (who was an alumnus of the University of Iowa) paid homage to his alma mater by naming the main character of Coach Hayden Fox after the University of Iowa's longtime football coach, Hayden Fry. Many of the exterior shots of "Minnesota State" are actually of the University of Iowa, usually of students walking around the Iowa Memorial Union in downtown Iowa City. The screen shot when returning from commercial breaks is of the outside of the Hillc...
Setting
Minnesota State University In 1963, several bills before the Minnesota State Legislature were developed to create a research university at what was then Mankato State College. Representative Mike McGuire of Montgomery, Minnesota submitted an amendment that would have changed the name of the institution to Minnesota State University; this occurred nearly 26 years prior to the airing of the first episode of "Coach". During the series run, no school was officially named Minnesota State Universit...
Orlando Breakers
In the 1995 season, Hayden Fox gets a chance to fulfill his ultimate dream and become the head coach of an NFL team. He accepts the head coaching position with the (fictional) expansion team the Orlando Breakers, owned by recent widow Doris Sherman (played by Katherine Helmond). However, Sherman is more interested in making money off of the team as well as gimmicks (such as asking if Hayden would like to coach a basketball team she was thinking of buying after selling the Breakers and trading...
Emmy Awards 1. 1992: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series (Craig T. Nelson) 2. 1996: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series (Tim Conway) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards 1. 1992: Top TV Series 2. 1993: Top TV Series 3. 1994: Top TV Series 4. 1995: Top TV Series...
Helpful • 30 1. Series creator Barry Kemp wanted Jerry Van Dyke for Luther Van Dam after having him rejected years earlier by CBS for the George Utley role on Newhart. ABC didn't want Van Dyke due to their perception that Van Dyke wasn't funny to which Kemp disagreed. ABC would only agree to Van Dyke if he auditioned for the role.
Coach is an American sitcom television series that aired for nine seasons on ABC from February 28, 1989, to May 14, 1997, with a total of 200 half-hour episodes. The series was created by Barry Kemp and stars Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional NCAA Division I-A Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles football team .
Writer: Newhart. Barry Kemp was born on 4 December 1949 in Hannibal, Missouri, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Newhart (1982), Taxi (1978) and Coach (1989).
