California Fever (TV series)

*California Fever*
California Fever
Created by	Dan Polier Jr.
Starring	Jimmy McNichol; Marc McClure; Michele Tobin; Lorenzo Lamas; Cosie Costa; Lisa Cori; Rex Smith
Theme music composer	Alan O'Day
Opening theme	"California Fever"
Composers	Harry Betts; Dick Halligan; Don Peake; Artie Butler
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Paul Picard
Producers	Lee Sheldon; Harvey Frand; Joseph Bonaduce
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Lou Step Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25 –; December 11, 1979

California Fever is an American teen drama series that ran on CBS in 1979. The show featured a group of Los Angeles teenagers living an exotic life of the beach, romance, and music. The series was short-lived, airing only 10 episodes.^[1]

Prior to the first episode, the show was to be called We're Cruising.^[2]

Cast[edit]


Actor	Role
Jimmy McNichol	Vince Butler
Marc McClure	Ross Whitman
Michele Tobin	Laurie Newman
Lorenzo Lamas	Rick
Cosie Costa	Bobby
Lisa Cori	Sue

Episode list[edit]

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Underground Jock"	Claudio Guzmán	Stephen Kandel	September 25, 1979 (1979-09-25)
Pilot episode
2	"The Girl from Somewhere"	Bob Claver	Joseph Bonaduce	October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02)
3	"Movin' Out"	Marc Daniels	Dan Polier Jr.	October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09)
4	"Hardrock Rally"	Alan Myerson	Janet Meyers	October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16)
5	"Four on the Floor"	Charles R. Rondeau	Tom Sawyer & Barry Blitzer	October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23)
6	"Portrait of Laurie"	Harvey S. Laidman	Jeri Taylor	October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30)
7	"Centerfold"	Alan Myerson	Jerry Siegel & Ken Rotcop	November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06)
8	"Stars of Tomorrow"	Norman Abbott	Ray Parker	November 13, 1979 (1979-11-13)
9	"The Good Life"	Dennis Donnelly	Lee Sheldon	December 4, 1979 (1979-12-04)
10	"Beach Wars"	Bruce Kessler	Story by : Janet Meyers & Sandra Kay Siegel Teleplay by : Sandra Kay Siegel	December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)

References[edit]

^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
^ Daily Union Democrat (Sonora, California), Only a Fifth of New Shows Likely to Last, Aug. 1, 1979.

External links[edit]

California Fever at IMDb

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[Woolery-1] Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.

[2] Daily Union Democrat (Sonora, California), Only a Fifth of New Shows Likely to Last, Aug. 1, 1979.

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