7 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin USA No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 24 June 1985 Number of seasons 1 Genre Drama | 7.1/10 IMDb Original language(s) English First episode date 19 April 1985 Network NBC Number of episodes 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Seth Freeman
Michele Gallery Directed by Seth Freeman (1 episode, 1985)
Edward Zwick (1 episode, 1985)
Arthur Allan Seidelman (unknown episodes) Starring Janet Eilber
Beth Ehlers
Jim Metzler
Jay Baker
Liane Alexandra Curtis
Darren Dalton
LaSaundra Hall
Tammy Lauren
David Packer
K.C. Martel
Melora Hardin Cast Melora Hardin, Beth Ehlers, K C Martel, Jim Metzler, David Packer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Best Times is an American drama series that aired on NBC in 1985.
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Summary
The show was about single mother/widow Joanne Braithwaite returning to teach English at Southern California's John F. Kennedy High School. Joanne's daughter, Mia just started at JFK High School, trying hard to fit in. Joanne found support in science teacher Mr. Dan Bragen. The students of JFK High were jock Tony, tough girl Annette, former high school dropout Chris, Dionne & Giselle, who were part-time workers at a fast-food restaurant called The Potato Palace, Neil "Trout" Troutman, who was the Potato Palace's night manager, Trout's girlfriend, Joy, and Trout's younger, troublemaker brother, Dale. The show focused on problems such as drugs and pre-marital sex.
Cancellation
The show only lasted a season, ending on June 24, 1985, and was revised from an earlier 1984 pilot called Things Are Looking Up.