Sugar Time!

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Sugar Time!
Genre Sitcom
Created by James Komack
Directed byTom Trbovich
Starring
Opening theme"Girls, Girls, Girls" by Barbi Benton, Marianne Black & Didi Carr
ComposerPaul Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11, plus 2 unaired (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 min
Production companyThe Komack Company
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseAugust 13, 1977 (1977-08-13) 
May 29, 1978 (1978-05-29)

Sugar Time! was a television comedy series produced by James Komack. The show was about an aspiring female rock group. Barbi Benton starred as Maxx Douglass, a hatcheck girl as well as the lead of an all-female rock band trying to break into the music business. The show also starred Marianne Black and Didi Carr. [1]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1977)

EpTitleAir date
11"The Breakup"August 13, 1977 (1977-08-13)
22"Witty, Urbane and Erudite"August 20, 1977 (1977-08-20)
33"Maggie's Long Date"August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27)
44"Fear of Heckling"September 3, 1977 (1977-09-03)
55"Guy and Dolls"November 14, 1977 (1977-11-14)
66"Sugar to the Rescue"April 10, 1978 (1978-04-10)
77"Free Again"April 17, 1978 (1978-04-17)
88"Sugar Baby"April 24, 1978 (1978-04-24)
95"Testing Maxx"May 1, 1978 (1978-05-01)
1010"Punk Rock"May 22, 1978 (1978-05-22)
1111"Maggie and Al: A Love Story"May 29, 1978 (1978-05-29)
1212"Occupational Hazard"N/A
1313"How to Be in Business Without Really Succeeding"N/A

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References

  1. "Sugar Time! (1977–1978)" . Retrieved May 13, 2013.