Teech Explained

Genre:Sitcom
Creator:Norman Steinberg
David Frankel
Producer:Bruce Chevillat
Director:Art Dielhenn
Paul Lazarus
Starring:Phill Lewis
Curnal Achilles Aulisio
Joshua Hoffman
Ken Lawrence Johnston
Jason Kristofer
Maggie Han
Steven Gilborn
Theme Music Composer:David Frankel
Tom Snow
Norman Steinberg
Opentheme:"Teach Me" performed by B.B. King
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:13 (9 unaired)
Executive Producer:Norman Steinberg
David Frankel
Editor:Jerry Davis
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:Nikndaph Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Channel:CBS

Teech is an American sitcom television series that briefly aired on CBS from September 18 to October 16, 1991 as part of its 1991 Fall lineup. The series was co-produced by Nikndaph Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for CBS.

Synopsis

Teech stars Phill Lewis as "Teech" Gibson, an African American music instructor (and the "coolest teacher") at Winthrop Academy, a prestigious, predominantly-white prep school. He has style and drives a Corvair. Teech loves music and has tremendous appeal even to troubled, disruptive students. Teech also had appeal to Cassie Lee (Maggie Han), the sexy assistant headmaster who had hired him. Headmaster Alfred Litton (Steven Gilborn) wanted to dismiss Teech's troubled students from the school. He apparently would like to have done the same to Teech except he realized that so doing would likely open him to charges of racism and discrimination.

Scheduled opposite NBC's Top 20 hit Unsolved Mysteries, Teech drew low ratings and was pulled from the lineup after only four episodes had aired.

Cast

Production notes

The series was created by David Frankel and Norman Steinberg. Teechs theme song "Teach Me" was performed by B.B. King.

Episodes

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