December 2, 1984 - January 23, 1991
HBO Comedy/Drama - 80 Episodes
Cast:
| Ellen: | Mariann Aalda |
| 'Miracle Miles' Coolidge: | Keith Amos |
| Dr. Doc Phillips: | Jim Antonio |
| Jill Schrader: | Leah Ayres |
| Tom Yinessa: | Jason Beghe |
| Diane Barrow: | Delta Burke |
| Jethro Snell: | Cliff Frazier |
| Leslie 'Dr. Death' Crunchner: | Donald Gibb |
| Elvin Putts: | Jeff Hochendoner |
| Bubba Kincaid: | Prince Hughes |
| Jamie Waldren: | Jeff Kaake |
| Zagreb Shkenusky: | John Kassir |
| Mac Daniels: | Jay Kerr |
| Roger Barrow: | Clayton Landey |
| Dona: | Ruta Lee |
| Mad Dog Smears: | Tony Longo |
| Deacon: | John Benjamin Martin |
| John Manzak: | John Matuszak |
| Vito Del Greco/Johnny Gunn: | Christopher Meloni |
| Carl Witherspoon: | Sam Scarber |
| Bob Dorsey: | Geoffrey Scott |
| Coach Ernie Denardo: | Reid Shelton |
| Police officer: | Ron Shipp |
| T.D. Parker: | O.J. Simpson |
| Tombstone Packer: | Lawrence Taylor |
| Mace Petty: | Marshall R. Teague |
| Billy cooper: | Michael Toland |
| Kristy Fulbright: | Shannon Tweed |
| Bull's Lineman: | Arthur Avant |
| Bull's wide receiver: | A.J. DiSpirito |
One of the first half-hour comedy series produced for HBO, 1st & Ten took
full advantage of that cable service's relaxed censorship policies with an
overabundance of four-letter words and female nudity. The series focused on
the members of a professional football team, the California Bulls. During the
first five seasons, Delta Burke headed the cast as sexy Diane Barrow, who had
acquired the Bulls in a divorce settlement. Also seen during season one was
Reid Shelton as Ernie Denardo, the Bulls' hard-driving, long-suffering coach.
Beginning with the second season, O.J. Simpson co-starred as quarterback T.D.
Parker, who was appointed assistant coach and then team manager once his playing
days were over. Another former pro-footballer, John Matuszak, was seen in seasons
one through six as Bulls player John Manzak. Others in the cast included Don Gibb
as "Dr. Death" Crunchner, John Kassir as Bulgarian place-kicker Zagreb Shkenusky;
future Law & Order: Special Victims Unit leading man Christopher Meloni as
quarterback Vito del Greco, alias Johnny Gunn; Jason Berghe as quarterback Tom
inessa; Jay Kerr as Mac Daniels, an over-the-hill quarterback who somehow never
got into the game; Prince Hughes as lineman Bubba Kincaid; Jeff Hochendonner as
linebacker Elvin Putts; Keith Amos as receiver "Miracle Mile" Coolidge; Cliff
Frazier as Jethro Snell; and Tony Longo as "Mad Dog" Smears. And at the outset
of season five, softcore movie queen Shannon Tweed joined the cast as new team
owner Kristy Fulbright. Many actual athletes, both active and retired, were seen
during the series' seven seasons, six of which bore a different subtitle in the
opening credits: "The Championship," "Going for Broke," "In Your Face!" etc.
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