Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

1974
Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

7 | en | Drama

Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who becomes an English teacher at the fictional Harry S Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Episodes often deal with the resistance of traditional teachers to Tanner's unorthodox teaching style. Regular co-stars included Rosemary Murphy, Kimberly Beck, and ten-year-old Robbie Rist. Unusually, the show was actually filmed in Webster Groves, rather than on a Hollywood backlot. That gave it a somewhat unusual "look" for a prime-time TV series. A 90-minute pilot film of the series aired on NBC the week of May 4, 1974; the pilot also starred Kathleen Quinlan and Joe Garagiola. This series was Hartman's last television series as an actor—in November 1975, he began a long-running stint as co-host of ABC's Good Morning America.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP21  One to One
Apr. 09,1975
One to One

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EP20  A Touch of Bribery
Apr. 03,1975
A Touch of Bribery

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EP19  Requiem for a Son
Mar. 12,1975
Requiem for a Son

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EP18  The Noise of a Quiet Weekend
Feb. 26,1975
The Noise of a Quiet Weekend

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EP17  Why Not a Happy Ending?
Feb. 12,1975
Why Not a Happy Ending?

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EP16  Collision
Feb. 05,1975
Collision

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EP15  What's Wrong with Bobby?
Jan. 29,1975
What's Wrong with Bobby?

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EP14  Those Who Cannot Count, Teach
Jan. 22,1975
Those Who Cannot Count, Teach

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EP13  Bonus Baby
Jan. 08,1975
Bonus Baby

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EP12  Merry Gentlemen
Dec. 25,1974
Merry Gentlemen

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EP11  Cheers
Dec. 04,1974
Cheers

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EP10  Look the Other Way
Nov. 20,1974
Look the Other Way

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EP9  Echoes
Nov. 13,1974
Echoes

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EP8  By the Numbers
Nov. 06,1974
By the Numbers

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EP7  Three Letter Word
Oct. 23,1974
Three Letter Word

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EP6  Winners and Losers
Oct. 09,1974
Winners and Losers

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EP5  Thirteen Going on Twenty
Oct. 02,1974
Thirteen Going on Twenty

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EP4  Thirteen Going on Twenty
Oct. 02,1974
Thirteen Going on Twenty

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EP3  Instant Replay
Sep. 18,1974
Instant Replay

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EP2  Shattered
Feb. 19,1975
Shattered

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EP1  September 11, 1974
Sep. 11,1974
September 11, 1974

A delicate problem for Lucas - try to cope with a bitter young girl who is falling in love with him.

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Synopsis

Lucas Tanner is an NBC television drama that aired during the 1974-75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, was a former baseball player and sportswriter who becomes an English teacher at the fictional Harry S Truman High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Episodes often deal with the resistance of traditional teachers to Tanner's unorthodox teaching style. Regular co-stars included Rosemary Murphy, Kimberly Beck, and ten-year-old Robbie Rist. Unusually, the show was actually filmed in Webster Groves, rather than on a Hollywood backlot. That gave it a somewhat unusual "look" for a prime-time TV series. A 90-minute pilot film of the series aired on NBC the week of May 4, 1974; the pilot also starred Kathleen Quinlan and Joe Garagiola. This series was Hartman's last television series as an actor—in November 1975, he began a long-running stint as co-host of ABC's Good Morning America.

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Cast

Rosemary Murphy , David Hartman , Kimberly Beck

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Producted By

Groverton Productions , Universal Television