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Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
Opening theme | "When the Whistle Blows" performed by Jerry Whitman and the Sweet Inspirations |
Ending theme | "When the Whistle Blows" (instrumental) |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Cinematography | Emil Oster |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | ABC |
Release | March 14 – July 20, 1980 |
When the Whistle Blows is an American comedy television series that aired for 10 hour-long episodes on ABC from March 14 to July 20, 1980. The series was produced by Universal Television and starred Dolph Sweet, Doug Barr, Susan Buckner, Philip Brown and Tim Rossovich. It was filmed single-camera style and without a laugh track. [1]
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Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Unknown | Unknown | March 14, 1980 |
2 | "Love Is a Four-Letter Word: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | March 21, 1980 |
3 | "Love Is a Four-Letter Word: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | March 28, 1980 |
4 | "The Inheritance" | Unknown | Unknown | April 4, 1980 |
5 | "God's Country" | Unknown | Unknown | April 11, 1980 |
6 | "Beauty Pageant" | Christian I. Nyby II | Robert Sherman | April 18, 1980 |
7 | "Love in the Fast Lane" | Unknown | Unknown | April 25, 1980 |
8 | "Macho Man" | Unknown | Unknown | June 7, 1980 |
9 | "Rodeo Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | June 14, 1980 |
10 | "Run for the Roses" | Unknown | Unknown | July 20, 1980 |
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