Roomies (TV series)

1987 American TV series or program

Roomies

Genre| Sitcom
Created by| Sy Rosen
Written by|

* Linda Morris
* Vic Rauseo
* Sy Rosen

Directed by|

* Jim Drake
* John Tracy

Starring|

* Burt Young
* Corey Haim
* Jane Daly
* Sean Sullivan
* Joshua Nelson
* Michael Lesco
* Robert Reames
* Larry Wray

Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Executive producers|

* Coleman Mitchell
* Sy Rosen

Producers|

* Linda Morris
* Vic Rauseo

Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies| Swany Inc.
NBC Productions
Original release
Network| NBC
Release| March 19 (1987-03-19) –
May 15, 1987 (1987-05-15)

Roomies is an American sitcom television series created by Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC from March 19 until May 15, 1987. Reruns of the series later aired on Saturday mornings in 1991.[1]

## Plot

[edit]

The series centered on Nick Chase, a 42-year old former drill instructor who has retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and is now taking advantage of the GI Bill to attend Saginaw University. He gets assigned to room with Matthew Wiggins, 14-year old "boy genius", who has also enrolled at Saginaw to study marine biology. Nick does not like this arrangement at first, but when he sees Matthew is serious about his studies, he appreciates avoiding the stereotypical raunchiness and zaniness associated with college students and sees the same discipline in Matthew that he saw in his recruits, and the two form a partnership, trying to help each other out.[2] Among those shown were a trio of 'Singing Freshman' who sang through the hallways.

## Trivia

[edit]

Burt Young himself served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. The "recruits" he was marching in the opening credits were real Marines from the Marine Barracks at the Seal Beach Naval Weapon Station.

## Cast

[edit]

* Burt Young as Nick Chase
* Corey Haim as Matthew Wiggins
* Sean Gregory Sullivan as Carl
* Jane Daly as Ms. Adler
* Joshua Nelson as Sheldon
* Michael Lesca as singing freshman
* Robert Rheames as singing freshman
* Larry Wray as singing freshman

## Episodes

[edit]

No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

|
|
|
|

1| "Pilot"| John Tracy| Sy Rosen| March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19)

Nick encourages Matthew to ask out a girl who, at the moment, is 200 miles away.

2| "Wrestling"| John Tracy| Coleman Mitchell, Geoffrey Neigher & Sy Rosen| March 27, 1987 (1987-03-27)

Nick thinks college wrestling might broaden Matthew's horizons, but his first official match isn't made in heaven.

3| "The One That Got Away"| John Tracy| Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo| April 3, 1987 (1987-04-03)

Matt and Nick raid the science building to save a rare fish from dying in captivity.

4| "To Tell the Truth"| Jim Drake| Hollis Rich| April 10, 1987 (1987-04-10)

Nick tries some self-analysis after he follows a date with his psychology professor with a visit to another woman.

5| "The Ditch"| Jim Drake| Richard Marcus| April 24, 1987 (1987-04-24)

Nick roars with anger when a film festival audience roars with laughter at his starring role in the Marine training film Digging a Ditch.

6| "Bobby Midnight"| Jim Drake| Sybil Adelman & Martin Sage| May 1, 1987 (1987-05-01)

Matthew creates an uproar among the campus women in his secret life as disc jockey Bobby Midnight.

7| "Obsession"| Jim Drake| Hollis Rich & Lydia Woodward| May 8, 1987 (1987-05-08)

When Matthew and his girlfriend are torn apart by their passion for science, Nick's advice to patch things up leads him to a reconciliation of his own.

8| "Mid-Term Fever"| Jim Drake| Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo| May 15, 1987 (1987-05-15)

His first bout with mid-term fever sends Nick reeling towards home to recuperate.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1011\. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
2. ^ HOWARD ROSENBERG (March 19, 1987). "New Series: School Days, Fairy Tales - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.

## External links

[edit]

* Roomies at IMDb

This article relating to a comedy television series in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[No.]: Number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template