Champs (TV series)

*Champs*
Champs
Created by	Gary David Goldberg
Starring	Timothy Busfield; Ashley Crow; Libby Winters; Danny Pritchett; Ed Marinaro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (3 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Gary David Goldberg; Steven Spielberg; Jeffrey Katzenberg; David Geffen; Linda Neiber
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Ubu Productions; DreamWorks Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 9 –; August 7, 1996

Champs is an American sitcom that aired from January 9 until August 7, 1996 on ABC.

Premise

The series is about five friends 20 years after they won a high school basketball championship together.^[1]

Cast

Timothy Busfield as Tom McManus
Ashley Crow as Linda McManus
Libby Winters as Phoebe McManus
Danny Pritchett as Jesse McManus
Ed Marinaro as Vince Massilli
Kevin Nealon as Marty Heslov
Ron McLarty as Coach Harris
Paul McCrane as Dr. Herb Barton
Julia Campbell as Doris Heslov

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"As the World Twirls"	Will Mackenzie	Gary David Goldberg	January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)
2	"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"	Will Mackenzie	Unknown	January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)
Marty tries to win back his estranged wife, but she gets a restraining order.
3	"A Match Made at Seven"	Will Mackenzie	Gayle Abrams	January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30)
One of Tom's friends who just moved back into town is fixed up with one of Linda's friends.
4	"For Art's Sake"	Will Mackenzie	Peter Schneider	February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06)
Herb offers to pay the art school tuition of Vinnie's son.
5	"We'll Never Have Paris"	Will Mackenzie	Unknown	July 10, 1996 (1996-07-10)
Phoebe lies to her parents when she fails a french exam.
6	"Live and Let Breathe"	Will Mackenzie	Bill Lawrence	July 17, 1996 (1996-07-17)
Tom is concerned for Marty, when he loses almost everything in the divorce.
7	"To Be There or Not to Be There"	Will Mackenzie	Unknown	July 24, 1996 (1996-07-24)
Phoebe is the star in the school production of Hamlet on the same night that Linda has a midterm.
8	"Two of a Kind"	Will Mackenzie	Alan Uger	July 31, 1996 (1996-07-31)
Marty tries to dodge a process server armed with divorce papers. Tom and Linda wait for the results of a pregnancy test. Coach falls in love with a woman.
9	"Home Alone"	Will Mackenzie	Unknown	August 7, 1996 (1996-08-07)
Tom and Phoebe try to have a dad-daughter night.The guys try to find dates at a coffeehouse.
10	"Valentine's Day Massacre"	Will Mackenzie	TBD	UNAIRED
Tom tries to make it up to Linda when he chooses the weekly basketball game with the guys instead of a Valentine's Day dinner.
11	"The Loop"	Will Mackenzie	TBD	UNAIRED
12	"It Must Have Been Gridlock"	Will Mackenzie	TBD	UNAIRED

References

^ TV Guide. "Champs Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

External links

[1] TV Guide. "Champs Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-17.

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