A Whole New Ballgame

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A Whole New Ballgame
Created byJohn Peaslee
Judd Pillot [1]
Starring Corbin Bernsen
Julia Campbell
Richard Kind
John O'Hurley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (4 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBungalow 78 Productions
Universal Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJanuary 9 (1995-01-09) 
March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13)

A Whole New Ballgame is an American sitcom that aired on ABC on Monday Night at 8:30PM from January 9, 1995, to March 13, 1995. [2] It replaced Blue Skies, a sitcom from the same creators, which featured several of the same actors and aired in the same timeslot in the fall. [3]

Contents

Premise

The series centered on Brent Sooner, an egotistical baseball player sidelined by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, who became a sportscaster for TV station WPLP in Milwaukee. Also shown were station manager Meg O'Donnell, weatherman Dr. Warner Bakerfield, anchorman Tad Sherman, and sales manager Dwight King.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Opening Day"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1995 (1995-01-09)
2"They Say It's Yer Birthday"Barry KempJudd Pillot & John PeasleeJanuary 16, 1995 (1995-01-16)
3"You Are What You Date"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 1995 (1995-01-23)
4"Brett's Beef"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1995 (1995-02-13)
5"Horace Morgan Is Dead and Living in Milwaukee"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 1995 (1995-02-20)
6"With Brett You Get Eggroll"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1995 (1995-02-27)
7"Twisted"UnknownUnknownMarch 13, 1995 (1995-03-13)
8"The Make Out Movie"TBDTBDUNAIRED
9"The Jumper"TBDTBDUNAIRED
10"The Sexual Superheroine"TBDTBDUNAIRED
11"Trouble Down Under"TBDTBDUNAIRED

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References

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  2. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1305. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  3. Sun Sentinel. "Polluted 'Blue Skies'". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-01-06.