Hull High

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Hull High
Also known asHull Street High
Genre Musical teen comedy
Created byGil Grant
Written byDavid Babcock
Gil Grant
Steven Hollander
Bruce Kirschbaum
Dennis E. Leoni
Shawn Schepps
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Kenny Ortega
Steven Robman
Bryan Spicer
Theme music composer Stanley Clarke
Lawrence Edwards
Peggy Holmes
Kenny Ortega
Opening theme"Once In a Lifetime"
ComposerStanley Clarke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producersPeter Dunne
Gil Grant
ProducerBruce Kirschbaum
EditorMark L. Mitchell
Running time45-48 min.
Production companiesGil Grant Productions
Touchstone Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseAugust 20 (1990-08-20) 
December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30)

Hull High (also known as Hull Street High) is an American musical teen comedy television series which aired on NBC from August 20 to December 30, 1990. [1] The series was created and executive produced by Gil Grant.

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Synopsis

Hull High told the story of Cordell Hull High School, a hip, racially integrated school in an urban area. The series involved elements of soap opera (the ongoing and evolving relationships among teachers and students), humor, and musical (featuring The Hull High Devils, something of a rap Greek chorus, whose songs related to the show's plot). The main adult character was history teacher John Deerborn (Will Lyman).

Similar to ABC's Cop Rock (which premiered a month after Hull High), the series' format proved unsuccessful and Hull High was canceled after nine episodes. [2]

Production notes

The series was filmed at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. The musical numbers were choreographed by Peggy Holmes and Kenny Ortega (who also directed episodes). Songs for Hull High were written by Jon Lind, Tom Snow, and Brock Walsh. Don Was served as the series' music producer. [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20)
2"Episode 2"September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
3"Episode 3"October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
4"Episode 4"October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
5"Episode 5"December 23, 1990 (1990-12-23)
6"Episode 6"December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30)
7"Episode 7"TBA
8"Episode 8"TBA

Awards and nominations

YearAwardResultCategoryRecipient
1991 Emmy Award NominatedOutstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme MusicStanley Clarke, Maureen Crowe, Lawrence Edwards, Peggy Holmes, Kenny Ortega, Charles Spellman, and David Weiss
1991 The Golden Reel Awards NominatedBest Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADRPatrick M. Griffith
1991 Young Artist Award NominatedBest Young Actor Starring in a New Television SeriesMarty Belafsky

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