One World (TV series)

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One World
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Genre Teen sitcom
Created byRobert Tarlow
Starring
Theme music composer
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  • John Adair
  • Steve Hampton
  • Korbin Kraus
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producer Peter Engel
ProducerSue Feyk
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12) 
January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)

One World is an American television teen sitcom that aired on the TNBC Saturday morning lineup [1] from September 12, 1998 [2] to January 6, 2001 on NBC. [3] The series was created by Robert Tarlow and executive produced by Peter Engel. [4] [5]

Contents

The series was classified as educational under the Children's Television Act, due to its focus on morals and relationships, alongside other NBC shows including Hang Time and Saved by the Bell . However, along with other educational programming at the time, the show had limited popularity with teenagers, [6] and was rarely viewed by elementary school aged children. [7]

Premise

The series centered on the Blakes, a family mostly made up of six racially diverse foster teenagers living under one roof under the care of parents Dave, a former professional baseball player and Karen, a sculptor. [2] [3] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 13September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
2 13September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
3 13September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)January 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)

Season 1 (1998)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Hurricane Jane" Chuck Vinson Robert TarlowSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)
22"What's In a Name?"Chuck VinsonRobert TarlowSeptember 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)
33"Marci's Job"Chuck VinsonDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianSeptember 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
44"The Gift"Chuck VinsonRobert Bradley & Michael GrodnerOctober 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
55"Community Service"Chuck VinsonKandace Yvette WilliamsOctober 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
66"The 12 Steps to Ben"Chuck VinsonLarry Spencer & Robert TarlowOctober 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
77"Runaround Sui"Chuck VinsonDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianOctober 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
88"Crushes, Lies & Zuckerman"Chuck VinsonLarry SpencerOctober 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
99"Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"Chuck VinsonTod HimmelNovember 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
1010"Ben's Brother"Chuck VinsonKandace Yvette WilliamsNovember 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
1111"The Thanksgiving Show"Chuck Vinson Pamela Pettler November 28, 1998 (1998-11-28)
1212"The One Where Sui & Alex Walk"Chuck VinsonStory by: Larry Spencer
Teleplay by: Diana Ayers & Susan Sebastian
December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)
1313"Love Is a Many Splintered Thing"Chuck VinsonRobert TarlowDecember 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)

Season 2 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Love and Foster's Kids's Aren't Always Blind" Mary Lou Belli Robert TarlowSeptember 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
152"Flushed with Love"Mary Lou BelliDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianSeptember 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
163"How Neal Got His Groove Back"Mary Lou BelliTim MeinhartOctober 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
174"The Tangled Web"Mary Lou BelliRobert TarlowOctober 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)
185"Playing the Field"Mary Lou BelliTom TenowichOctober 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)
196"Cyrano De Bengerac"Mary Lou BelliDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianOctober 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
207"It's All Geek to Me"Mary Lou BelliScott YaffeNovember 30, 1999 (1999-11-30)
218"Treasure of the Sierra Lotto"Mary Lou BelliRobert TarlowNovember 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
229"A Walk on the Wild Side"Mary Lou BelliBernie AnchetaNovember 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
2310"Tough Love"Mary Lou BelliTim MeinhartNovember 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
2411"Band on the Run"Mary Lou BelliRobert TarlowNovember 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)
2512"A Cheating Heart"Mary Lou BelliChris LeavellDecember 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)
2613"Coming of Age"Mary Lou BelliScott YaffeJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)

Season 3 (2000–01)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" Mary Lou Belli Diana Ayers & Susan SebastianSeptember 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)
282"Push Comes to Shove"Mary Lou BelliBernie AnchetaSeptember 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)
293"The Two Year Itch"Mary Lou BelliScott YaffeOctober 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)
304"The Race Car"Mary Lou BelliTim MeinhartOctober 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)
315"One of Our Own"Mary Lou BelliTom TenowichOctober 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)
326"Crushed"Mary Lou BelliStory by: Bernie Ancheta
Teleplay by: Tim Meinhart & Scott Yaffe
October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)
337"Dad Strikes Out"Mary Lou BelliScott YaffeNovember 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
348"Sui's in for Stormy Weather"Mary Lou BelliDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianNovember 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)
359"Jane Cops Out"Mary Lou BelliTim MeinhartNovember 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
3610"Marci's in Hot Salsa"Mary Lou BelliTanya HekimianNovember 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)
3711"Roots"Mary Lou BelliTom TenowichDecember 2, 2000 (2000-12-02)
3812"Say Cheese"Mary Lou BelliDiana Ayers & Susan SebastianDecember 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)
3913"Hitting on a Guy"Mary Lou BelliRobert TarlowJanuary 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)

Awards and nominations

1999
YoungStar Awards [15]
2000
YoungStar Awards [16]

Reception

In a 1999 review, Alice Li of The Plain Dealer opined that One World managed to escape the formula of "overall triteness and unbelievably happy endings" that every Saturday morning teen comedy featured, though only "by a hair's breadth". Li praised the acting of Brandon Baker, Alisa Reyes and Michelle Krusiec, though criticized that of Bryan Kirkwood and Elizabeth Morehead. While describing the scripts as "cleverly written", she lamented that some lines were ineffectively delivered by actors, and concluded it was "a show with a solid story line and much less fluff" than others on the Saturday morning line-up. [5]

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