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6.5/10 TV Created by Dale McRaven Country of origin United States First episode date 13 September 1974 Number of seasons 1 | 8.4/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Final episode date 24 July 1975 Number of episodes 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Jack ElamGary BuseyMark HamillKaren OberdiearTony Becker Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Similar Sarah T – Portrait of a Teenage, Lucas Tanner, The Manhunter, Friends and Lovers, Temple Houston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Texas Wheelers is an American sitcom that aired in 1974 and 1975. The series, produced by MTM Enterprises, is about the cantankerous but lovable Zack Wheeler, a long-lost father who returned to raise his children Truckie, Doobie, Boo, and T.J. in rural Texas after their mother died.
The show was not successful, due to being broadcast against the second half of NBC's Top 20 hit The Rockford Files, and was canceled after four episodes in the fall of 1974. An additional four episodes were aired in June and July 1975. The show is notable as one of MTM's few flops, and for the well-known actors in its cast, including Jack Elam as Zack, Gary Busey as Truckie, Mark Hamill as Doobie, Tony Becker as T.J., and Lisa Eilbacher as the Wheelers' friend Sally.
The theme song for the show was "Illegal Smile" by John Prine.
