Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
Also known as	Nick Freno
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Marc Warren Dennis Rinsler
Starring	Mitch Mullany Portia de Rossi Clinton Jackson Arjay Smith Cara DeLizia Christina Vidal Malinda Williams Charles Cyphers Stuart Pankin Jane Sibbett
Theme music composer	Andrew Gross Josh Kramon
Composer	Josh Kramon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	43
Production
Executive producers	Richard Gurman Dennis Rinsler Marc Warren
Producers	Suzy Friendly Gene Laufenberg Carolyn Omine
Cinematography	Joseph W. Calloway
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Warren and Rinsler Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28) – May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (also known as Nick Freno) is an American sitcom television series starring comedian Mitch Mullany that aired on The WB from August 28, 1996, to May 3, 1998.

The series was created and executive produced by Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren who drew on their own experiences as former teachers in New York City. They based the title character on their elementary school music teacher and friend, John Freno.

Cast

Tutorial staff

• Mitch Mullany as Nick Freno
• Portia De Rossi as Elana Lewis (1996–1997)
• Clinton Jackson as Mezz Crosby
• Reggie Hayes as Mezz Crosby (pilot episode only)
• Charles Cyphers as Al Yaroker
• Stuart Pankin as Kurt Fust (1996–1997)
• Jane Sibbett as Dr. Katherine Emerson (1997–1998)

Students

• Kyle Gibson as Davey Marcucci (1996–1997)
• Cara DeLizia as Sarah (1996–1997)
• Giuseppe Andrews as Miles Novacek (1997–1998)
• Jonathan Hernandez as Orlando Diaz (1996–1997)
• Arjay Smith as Jared (1996-1997)
• Blake Heron as Jordan Wells (1997–1998)
• Andrew Levitas as Marco Romero (1997–1998)
• Ross Malinger as Tyler Hale (1996–1997)
• Christina Vidal as Sophia Del Bono (1997–1998)
• Malinda Williams as Tasha Morrison (1997–1998)

Recurring

• Mila Kunis as Anna-Maria Del Bono
• Sid Newman as Phil Sussman

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	22		August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28)	May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)
2	21		September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)

Season 1 (1996–97)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Cheap-O's"	Gerren Keith	Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler	August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28)	463500	5.4 [1]
2	2	"Me and Mrs. Hale"	Unknown	David Garrett & Carolyn Omine	September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04)	463501	4.3 [2]
3	3	"Dance Fever"	John Tracy	Richey Jones & Todd Jones	September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11)	463502	5.1 [3]
4	4	"Educating Nick"	Unknown	Unknown	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)	463503	4.9 [4]
5	5	"Some Assembly Required"	Unknown	Trish Baker	September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)	463504	4.1 [5]
6	6	"The Mystery of Fust's Bust"	Unknown	Unknown	October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02)	463505	4.4 [6]
7	7	"Judgement Day"	Unknown	Carolyn Omine	October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)	463506	5.4 [7]
8	8	"Leader of the Pack"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)	463507	4.0 [8]
9	9	"Freno the Deano"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06)	463508	4.9 [9]
10	10	"Teacher's Pest"	Unknown	Unknown	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)	463509	4.5 [10]
11	11	"Operation Scamtron"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20)	463510	4.8 [11]
12	12	"Hot for Teacher"	Unknown	Trish Baker	November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27)	463511	4.5 [12]
13	13	"Gargoyle Guys"	Unknown	Unknown	January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08)	463512	4.49 [13]
14	14	"Social Security Guard"	Unknown	Carolyn Omine	January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22)	463513	4.48 [14]
15	15	"Sumo Like It Hot"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 1997 (1997-01-29)	463514	4.47 [15]
16	16	"Party at Nick's Place"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 1997 (1997-02-05)	463515	3.59 [16]
17	17	"My Phoney Valentine"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12)	463516	3.98 [17]
18	18	"My Mother the Star"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 1997 (1997-02-19)	463517	4.38 [18]
19	19	"Pain in the Schneck"	Scott Baio	Bill Marich	February 26, 1997 (1997-02-26)	463518	3.14 [19]
20	20	"Nick on Wheels"	Unknown	Unknown	April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)	463519	2.27 [20]
21	21	"Jamapalooza (Part 1)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	463520	2.20 [21]
22	22	"Jamapalooza (Part 2)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)	463521	1.77 [22]

Season 2 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
23	1	"Gerald R. Fraud"	Unknown	Unknown	September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)	466701	2.59 [23]
24	2	"He's Gotta Have It"	Amanda Bearse	David Garrett	September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)	466702	2.39 [24]
25	3	"Nick at Night"	Amanda Bearse	David Garrett	September 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)	466703	2.27 [25]
26	4	"Tasha Tells All"	Unknown	Carolyn Omine	September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)	466704	2.69 [26]
27	5	"MC 2"	Amanda Bearse	Unknown	October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)	466705	2.79 [27]
28	6	"Sophia Del Bono (Licensed Cosmetologist)"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)	466706	2.41 [28]
29	7	"Dr. Love"	Scott Baio	Jill Cargerman	October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)	466707	2.87 [29]
30	8	"Blast from the Past"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)	466708	2.16 [30]
31	9	"On the Rocks"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)	466709	3.35 [31]
32	10	"Sophia's Choice"	Amanda Bearse	Unknown	November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)	466710	4.02 [32]
33	11	"The Weighting Game"	Amanda Bearse	David Garrett	November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)	466711	2.77 [33]
34	12	"The Full Marco"	Scott Baio	Carolyn Omine	December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)	466712	2.41 [34]
35	13	"Against All Odds"	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)	466713	2.78 [35]
36	14	"Out of Her Class"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1998 (1998-01-18)	466714	3.06 [36]
37	15	"Baby Blues"	Art Dielhenn	Ed Driscoll	February 1, 1998 (1998-02-01)	466715	2.93 [37]
38	16	"Burned Out"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)	466716	2.90 [38]
39	17	"Foul Play"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)	466717	3.15 [39]
40	18	"Driving Mr. Jordan"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)	466718	3.40 [40]
41	19	"Under the Gun"	Unknown	Unknown	March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)	466719	3.38 [41]
42	20	"Model Citizen"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26)	466720	2.45 [42]
43	21	"Dome Alone"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)	466721	2.71 [43]

Ratings

Season	Network	Season premiere	Season finale	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	The WB	August 28, 1996	May 11, 1997	#142[ citation needed ]	3.0[ citation needed ]
2		September 7, 1997	May 3, 1998	#172 [44]	1.9 [44]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1997	Young Artist Awards	Best Family TV Comedy Series	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher	Won
		Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble	Cara DeLizia, Kyle Gibson, Jonathan Hernandez, Ross Malinger, and Arjay Smith	Won
1998	ALMA Award	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Jonathan Hernandez	Nominated

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External links

• Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher at IMDb
• Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher at epguides.com