Better Days (TV series)

Better Days
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeff Freilich
Starring	Raphael Sbarge Chip McAllister Guy Killum Randall Batinkoff Randee Heller Dick O'Neill
Composer(s)	Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (7 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Magnum/Thunder Road Productions Lorimar-Telepictures
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 1 – October 22, 1986

Better Days is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 1, 1986 to October 22, 1986^[1]

Summary

Brian McGuire is a California teenager who moves in with his grandfather, Harry in Brooklyn, New York to ease his parents' financial problems. Helping Brian adjust to his new surroundings were Luther Cain and Anthony "The Snake" Johnson, two of his street-smart teammates on the Broxton High School basketball team. Miss Winners was their cynical, no-nonsense English high school teacher. Terrance Dean was their yuppie classmate.

Cancellation

Better Days was the first show of the 1986-1987 television season to be canceled. It lasted only four weeks.

Cast

• Raphael Sbarge: Brian McGuire
• Chip McAllister: Luther Cain
• Guy Killum: Anthony "The Snake" Johnson
• Randall Batinkoff: Terrance Dean
• Randee Heller: Miss Harriet Winners
• Dick O'Neill: Harry Clooney

Episodes

1. Squad R (October 1, 1986) 2. Cheaters Never Win (October 8, 1986) 3. Wendell and the Three Sure Things (October 15, 1986) 4. Double-D (October 22, 1986) 5. Never Blow Up the World UNAIRED 6. A Car Is Not a Home UNAIRED 7. Ground Rules UNAIRED 8. West Coast Girl UNAIRED 9. Wooly Bully UNAIRED 10. 29 Minutes UNAIRED 11. All Rapped Up UNAIRED

References