Cadets (1988 TV pilot)
| Cadets | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | Zane Buzby |
| Starring | Soleil Moon Frye Richard Roundtree Barclay DeVey Jaleel White William Sadler Remy Auberjonois Michael Goldstrom Corin Nemec Judd Trichter |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Harris |
| Composer | Peter Matz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeff Harris Arlene Sellers Alex Winitsky |
| Producer | Al Lowenstein |
| Production locations | Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Viacom Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 25, 1988 |
Cadets is a sitcom pilot, which aired on ABC as a summer special[1] on September 25, 1988. The pilot, however, was not picked up.[2]
Plot[edit]
Spunky, immature 13-year-old Tyler McKay has grown up in various public institutions after being abandoned as a small child in the big city. Her guardians decide to enroll her at a very strict, regimental military academy known as Appromattox,[3] which has just begun to accept girls.
Cast and characters[edit]
- Soleil Moon Frye as Tyler McKay
- Richard Roundtree as Sergeant Matt Gideon
- Barclay DeVeau as Lucy Lomparski
- Jaleel White as Cadet Nicholls
- William Sadler as Colonel Tom Sturdivant
- Remy Auberjonois as Squad Leader Brigham
- Michael Goldstrom as Anthony Libonati
- Corin Nemec as Cadet Preston Langly
- Judd Trichter as Cadet Goerke
References[edit]
- ^ ABC Decathlon of Comedy ads - 1988 on YouTube
- ^ Burlingame, Jon. "Sunday Highlights". The Modesto Bee. September 24, 1988. pp. A–10. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 9780786486410.
