The Classic TV Archive - US Adventure series
The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox [Uploaded April 2018]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
Aaron Spelling Productions
for
ABC
Executive Producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer
US Teenage Adventure series 1977 Pilot + 11 episodes x 60 min
(19-Sep-1977 to 19-Dec-1977)
Cast: The Bums:
Christopher Murney ......... Buddy Binder
Stuart Pankin .................... Anthony 'Stuf' Danelli
John Mark Robinson ....... Ed 'Dancer' McClory
Darryl McCullough ........... Moose Maslosky
Christopher De Rose (series)/ Jeffrey Druce (pilot) ... Boychick
The Girls:
Louise Hoven .................. Louise
Susan Mullen .................. Suzi Camelli
Lisa Reeves ..................... Margie
Kristoff St. John ................ Ralphie
Nancy Morgan ................. Julie
Premise:
Five happy-go-lucky overgrown adolescents lived on a converted fishing boat (the Challenger) docked in the San Pedro Harbor
and spent their time looking at bikini-clad girls, playing volleyball and helping out members of the community in need.
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[00] The San Pedro Beach Bums [90 min. Pilot]
13-May-1977
prod. no. Y-12
Produced and written by E. Duke Vincent
Directed by Barry Shear
Director of photography Arch R. Dalzell
Editors Carroll Sax, Michael S. McLean
Music Pete Rugolo
Art Director Paul Sylos
Guest cast:
Ramon Bieri ........... Sergeant Yost
Kevin Hagen .......... Mr. McClory
Jeanne Cooper ...... Mrs. McClory
Bill Lucking .............. Turk
Tito Vandis .............. Pop
Jorge Cervera Jr. ..... Ramirez
Dick Balduzzi ............ Mr. Donelli
Susan Walden ......... Pam
Jeffrey Druce ........... Boychick (Pilot only)
Synopsis:
Five carefree young men who have been friends since high school find a derelict boat in the harbor at San Pedro, California.
They name it Our Boat and decide to move aboard and use it both as their houseboat and as the headquarters for an erstwhile
fishing business. Before long, a gang of toughs robs one of their friends, and they set about ridding the waterfront of the miscreants.
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[01] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE ANGELS AND THE BUMS
19-Sep-1977
prod. no. 2
Produced by Earl Barret
Written by Simon Muntner
Directed by Allen Baron
Guest cast:
Kate Jackson ......... Sabrina Duncan
Jaclyn Smith .......... Kelly Garrett
Cheryl Ladd ........... Kris Munroe
Herb Edelman ....... Schwann
Jenny Sherman ..... Cherry
Lu Leonard ............ Nurse Gomez
Layla Bias Galloway .... Tennis Player
Synopsis:
The Bums try to recruit the women of "Charlie's Angels" to judge the Miss Harbor Beauty Contest.
[02] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE SHORTEST YARD
26-Sep-1977
prod. no. 3
Produced by Simon Muntner
Written by Ron Friedman & William Raynor
Directed by Don Weis
Guest cast:
Frank Gifford .......... Himself
Denny Evans ......... Lucky
Martin Kove ........... Ace
Richard X. Slattery ... Virgil Davis
Roger Callard ......... Otto
Tim Rossovich ....... Brewster
Les Josephson ...... Duffy's Father
Synopsis:
The bums resolve to teach a football squad that specializes in cheap shots a lesson in fair play.
[03] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE MAGNIFICENT MOOSE
03-Oct-1977
prod. no. 1
Produced by Simon Muntner
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder
Directed by Gene Nelson
Guest cast:
Joseph Burke .......... Vince
Ian Tanza ................. Pete
William E. Sands ...... Referee
Synopsis:
A bully tries to impress Marge by making a monkey out of Moose.
[04] San Pedro Beach Bums: GODFATHERS FIVE
10-Oct-1977 (aka The Big Swindle)
prod. no. 6,
Produced by Earl Barret
Directed by Gene Nelson.
Guest cast:
Theodore Bikel ............. Rashid
Cliff Norton ..................... Rhinestone
Dee Wallace Stone ....... Lisa
Joe Bennett ................... Kareem
Synopsis:
Stuf is duped into thinking he is the next Marlon Brando by two cons, who con him out of $2,000 for a Screen test.
[05] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE WINNER'S CIRCLE
17-Oct-1977
prod. no. 4
Produced by Earl Barret
Written by Earl Barret
Directed by Gene Nelson
Guest cast:
Roger C. Carmel ..... Conlan
Parley Baer ........ Gramps
Dick Balduzzi ......... Asner
Rachel Longaker ........ Charley
Bob Corso ............. Jockey
Synopsis:
The bums are asked to hide a thoroughbred temporarily.
[06] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE BUMS VS THE REDS
24-Oct-1977
prod. no. 5
Produced by Simon Muntner
Directed by Allen Baron.
Guest cast:
Elya Baskin .......... Ilya Popov
Pavla Ustinov ....... Natasha Maratavina
Allan Rich ............ Captain Rossinki
Larry Hankin ........ Gorgi
Leonides Ossetynski .... Priest
Synopsis:
A lovelorn Russian sailor jumps ship in San Pedro in a desperate attempt to find his fiancee, a touring tennis pro.
[07] San Pedro Beach Bums: SWEEPSTAKE BUMS
31-Oct-1977
prod. no. 7
Produced by Simon Muntner
Written by Ben Starr
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Guest cast:
Arlene Golonka .... Captain Baer
Keene Curtis ......... Rushton
Paulene Myers .... Mrs. Lester
Regis Philbin ........ Emcee
Synopsis:
A lost lottery ticket worth $250,000 sets the Bums off on a frantic search.
[08] San Pedro Beach Bums: A BUM THANKSGIVING
21-Nov-1977
prod. no. 8
Produced by Earl Barret
Written by Simon Muntner
Directed by George Tyne
Guest cast:
Maxine Stuart ........ Ginny
Herb Voland ......... Covington
David Knapp ......... Michael
Synopsis:
On Thanksgiving, the Bums help an old woman conceal her poverty from a visiting son.
[09] San Pedro Beach Bums: THE BUMS TAKE A CRUISE
12-Dec-1977
prod. no. 10
Produced by Earl Barret
Written by Earl Barret
Directed by Jack Arnold
Guest cast:
Jane Zachary ............ Monica
Lyle Waggoner ......... Jason
Arlen Stuart ............... Manager
Dennis Robertson .... Steward
[10] San Pedro Beach Bums: LIFTING IS MY LIFE
19-Dec-1977
prod. no. 9
Produced by Simon Muntner
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Guest cast:
Lloyd Bochner .......... Baxter
Eileen Barnett ........... Alice
Arnold Schwarzenegger ...... Muscleman
Synopsis:
Moose is fired after a keg rolls off his truck and douses the brewery president with suds.
[11] San Pedro Beach Bums: MAY THE BEST BUMS WIN
[unaired]
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