California Fever (TV series)

California Fever
Created by	Dan Polier Jr.
Starring	Jimmy McNichol Marc McClure Michele Tobin Lorenzo Lamas Cosie Costa Lisa Cori Rex Smith
Theme music composer	Alan O'Day
Opening theme	"California Fever"
Composers	Harry Betts Dick Halligan Don Peake Artie Butler
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Paul Picard
Producers	Lee Sheldon Harvey Frand Joseph Bonaduce
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Lou Step Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25 (1979-09-25) – December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)

California Fever is an American teen drama series that ran on CBS in 1979. The show featured a group of Los Angeles teenagers living an exotic life of the beach, romance, and music. The series was short-lived, airing only 10 episodes. ^[1]

Prior to the first episode, the show was to be called We're Cruising. ^[2]

Cast

• Jimmy McNichol as Vince Butler
• Marc McClure as Ross Whitman
• Michele Tobin as Laurie Newman
• Lorenzo Lamas as Rick
• Cosie Costa as Bobby
• Lisa Cori as Sue

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Underground Jock"	Claudio Guzmán	Stephen Kandel	September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25)
Pilot episode
2	"The Girl from Somewhere"	Bob Claver	Joseph Bonaduce	October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02)
3	"Movin' Out"	Marc Daniels	Dan Polier Jr.	October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09)
4	"Hardrock Rally"	Alan Myerson	Janet Meyers	October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16)
5	"Four on the Floor"	Charles R. Rondeau	Tom Sawyer & Barry Blitzer	October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23)
6	"Portrait of Laurie"	Harvey S. Laidman	Jeri Taylor	October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30)
7	"Centerfold"	Alan Myerson	Jerry Siegel & Ken Rotcop	November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06)
8	"Stars of Tomorrow"	Norman Abbott	Ray Parker	November 13, 1979 (1979-11-13)
9	"The Good Life"	Dennis Donnelly	Lee Sheldon	December 4, 1979 (1979-12-04)
10	"Beach Wars"	Bruce Kessler	Story by : Janet Meyers & Sandra Kay Siegel Teleplay by : Sandra Kay Siegel	December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)

References

1. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN   0-8108-1651-2.
2. Daily Union Democrat (Sonora, California), Only a Fifth of New Shows Likely to Last, Aug. 1, 1979.

External links

• California Fever at IMDb