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Hank (1965-66)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
John King, New York (all episodes),  Robert Leszczak
references:
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HANK
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Warner Brothers Television Production
for
NBC (Fridays 8:00 pm EST)
Executive Producer William T. Orr
Produced by Hugh Benson

US Comedy series 1965-66 26 episodes x 30 min color
(pilot in black-and-white)
Starring
Dick Kallman as Hank Dearborn
Linda Foster as Doris Royal (Hank's girlfriend)(registrar's daughter)
(Inelda DeMartin played the part of Doris Royal in the pilot)
Howard St.John as Dr. Lewis Royal (registrar)
Lloyd Corrigan as Prof. McKillup
Katie Sweet as Tina Dearborn (8 yr old kid sister)
Dabbs Greer as Ossie Weiss (Track Coach)
Sheila Bromley as Mrs. Ethel Weiss
Dorothy Neumann as Miss Mittleman
Lou Wills, Jr. as Asst. Coach Gazzari
Kelly Jean Peters as Franny (babysitter)

Recurring Cast:
Don Washbrook as Ralph
Margaret Blye as Loretta
Lisa Gaye as Arlene Atwater
Judy Parker as Kim
Bart Patton as Tom
Donald Keeler as Norman Zelinko
Norman Grabowski (eps #9, #21)
James Millhollin as Lockhart (eps #9, #25)

Premise:
Adventures of an unregistered college student at Western State.

Theme song for "Hank" written by Johnny Mercer and Frank Perkins

################## Hank ####################
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NBC Fridays 8:00 pm Eastern

[01] Hamk: WHO'S WALDO SMITH (pilot episode)(black-and-white)
17Sep65 NBC
Guest Cast:
(all regulars)
While running to class, Hank is spotted by the college track coach
who takes off in hot pursuit in hopes of getting the flat-footed
student to join the squad.

[02] Hank: WILL THE REAL HARVEY WHEATLEY PLEASE STAND UP? (color)
24Sep65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Robert Balaban (as Harvey Wheatley)
Karen Jensen (as Lola)
Ann Elder (as Betty)
Enterprising Hank's business venture is date-making and girl-shy
Harvey Wheatley has offered him a flat fee for a date with the
campus beauty queen.

[03] Hank: DUNSETTER FOR PRESIDENT (color)
1Oct65 NBC
Guest Cast:
John McCook (as Gerald)   
Martin West (as Gene)
Gary Waynesmith (as Harris Wagner)
Benny Baker (as Bakery Man)
Hank's in jam - his fellow students have nominated Arthur Dunsetter
(Hank in disguise) for student body president.

[04] Hank: CHEROKEE HANK (color)
8Oct65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Kelly Jean Peters (as Franny)
Sheila Bromley (as Ethel Weiss)
Derrik Lewis (as Sam Lightfoot)
Track coach Weiss thinks he's found another Jim Thorpe in Indian
Sam Lightfoot, the lad who outran the entire track team. But Sam
is really Hank in a new disguise.

[05] Hank: CANDIDATE (color)
15Oct65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Jon Lormer (as Prof. Grimley)
Margaret Mason (as Diana)
Henry Capps (as Grabowski)
Burt Mustin (as Pete)
Hank campaigns for McKillip in the campus Favorite Professor contest.
The prize is a trip to Europe and Hank thinks his pal McKillip should
win it.

[06] Hank: CATERING COMPETITION (color)
22Oct65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Pete Smith (as Lenny)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko) (recurring)
Nino Candido (as Harry)
A major catering organization sets up shop on the campus - and puts
a big dent in Hank's business.

[07] Hank: FAREWELL COACH WEISS (color)
29Oct65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Lou Wills (as Gazzari) (recurring)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko) (recurring)
John Hubbard (as Kingston)
Francis deSales (as Father Costello)
The school is planning a testimonial dinner for coach Weiss - who
thinks he's about to be fired because he can't come up with a
winning football team.

[08] Hank: MY BOYFRIEND, THE DOCTOR (color)
5Nov65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Ann Elder (as Helen Wallace)
Florence Halop (as Mrs. Wallace)
Allan Melvin (as Harry Wallace)
Garry Goodrich (as David Merrill)
Henry Corden (as Dr. Dorfman)
Co-ed Helen Wallace has set her matrimonial sights on a doctor-to-be,
and she's aiming straight at Hank, who's dropping in on a first-aid
class.

[09] Hank: SOMEBODY LOVES THIS ALBATROSS (color)
12Nov65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Peter Brooks (as Gerald Ludlow)
George Murdock (as Sergeant Keller)
James Millhollin (as Lockhart) (recurring)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko)(recurring)
Norman Grabowski (as Football player)(recurring)
Hank comes to the aid of honor student Gerald Ludlow, who's too
broke to stay in school - and too clumsy to hold a job.

[10] Hank: THE CAMPUS CAPER (color)
19Nov65 NBC
Recurring Cast: Howard St. John (as Dean Royal)
Guest Cast:
Marvin Kaplin (as Dudley Cobb)
Tom Falk (as Bill Powers)
Bart Patton (as Student)
Judy Parker (as Kim)
Dean Royal hires private detective Dudley Cobb in another attempt
to get rid of unregistered students

[11] Hank: DEAN ROYAL, MATCHMAKER (color)
26Nov65 NBC
Recurring Cast: Linda Foster (as Doris)
Guest Cast:
Adrienne Marden (as Catherine Royal)
Cathy Ferrar (as Mona)
Roger Bacon (as Jim)
Dean Royal thinks that Hank and his daughter Doris are about to
elope.

[12] Hank: THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG (color)
3Dec65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Sig Rumen (as Prof. Max Wagner)
Robert Dunlap (as Albert Gordon)
Celia Lovsky (as Mrs. Wagner)
Lane Chandler (as Policeman)
Cissie Wellman (as Susie)
For his music class, Hank composes and records and original tune
that is so good it could win an award - which would expose him
as an unregistered student.

[13] Hank: MY FAIR CO-ED (color)
10Dec65 NBC
Recurring Cast: Kelly Jean Peters (as Franny, babysitter)
Guest Cast:
Mimsey Farmer (as Barbara)
Hope Sansberry (as Mrs. Van Hoyt)
Donald Washbrook (as Ralph) (recurring)
Craig Curtis (as Randall)
Bridget Hanley (as Terry)
Hank wants to find a boyfriend for Tina's babysitter who always
manages to disrupt his dates with Doris.

[--] 17Dec65 Pre-empted "Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol"

[14] Hank: FOUR'S A CROWD (color)
24Dec65 NBC
Recurring Cast: Kelly Jean Peters (as Franny, babysitter)
Guest Cast:
Greg Benedict (as Dick)
Joey Tata (as Johnson)
Bart Patton (as Tom)
School drop-in Hank may wind up supporting his girlfriend's
father, and it's all his own doing. Dean Royal has gotten the word
that he's out of a job unless he catches up with the unregistered
students in campus.

[15] Hank: OPERATION CRACKDOWN (color)
31Dec65 NBC
Guest Cast:
Robert Gibbons (as Prof. Slade)
William Hudson (as Prof. Markham)
Judy Parker (as Kim)(recurring)
Dean Royal has declared war on the unregistered students, and he's
employing military tactics to stop them.

[16] Hank: THE MILLIONTH DOLLAR BABY (color)
7Jan66 NBC
Guest Cast:
J. Edward McKinley (as Hamilton Boomer)
Eve McVeagh (as Miss Krimmer)
Dave Macklin (as Dexter Wade Cawthorne)
Neil Hamilton (as Prof. Turnbull)
Jan Stine (as Timmy)
Caroline Kido (as Linda)
Judy Parker (as Kim)(recurring)
Hank's contributution toward the school's new stadium pushes the
fund raising over the half-million mark.

[17] Hank: MONEY MONEY WHO'S GOT THE MONEY (color)
14Jan66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Richard Karlan (as Grecco)
Lillian Bronson (as Aunt Martha)
Claude Stroud (as Uncle Albert)
Judy Parker (as Kim)(recurring)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko)
Byron Kane? (as Dr. Kane?)
Hank faces economic disaster: His funds don't begin to cover the
expense of both fixing his truck and getting braces for Tina's
teeth.

[--] 21Jan66 Pre-empted "Peter Pan"

[18] Hank: THE TROUBLE WITH TINA (color)
28Jan66 NBC
Recurring Cast:
Lisa Gaye (as Arlene Atwarter)(recurring)
Don Washbrook (as Ralph)(recurring)
Katie Sweet (as Tina)(recurring)
Hank may lose custody of Tina - a social worker is trying to
determine whether the youngster is being properly cared for.

[19] Hank: HIS HIGHNESS COUNT GAZZARI (color)
4Feb66 NBC
Recurring Cast:
Dabbs Greer (as Coach Ossie Weiss)(recurring)
Lou Wills (as Assist. Coach Gazzari)(recurring)
Guest Cast:
Pat Harrington, Jr. (as Rafael Masters)
Jan Stine (as Runt)
Hank tries to build up the flattened ego of assistant Coach Gazzari,
who has an inferiority complex due to Coach Weiss' constant ridicule

[20] Hank: THE TEN LETTERMAN (color)
11Feb66 NBC
Guest Cast:
John Beck (as Noogy Winkler)
Sharon Hugueny (as Eliza)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko)(recurring)
Hank thinks he might be able to help Coach Weiss build a winning
team - by persuading star athlete Noogy Winkler to enroll at
Western State.

[--] 18Feb66 Pre-empted "Vietnam Crisis"

[21] Hank: RAH, RAH, COMMISSAR (color)
25Feb66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Maureen Arthur (Olga Ivanovitch)
Louise Lorimer (as Miss Truesdale)
Donald Keeler (as Norman Zelinko)(recurring)
Coby Denton (as Corcoran)
Norman Grabowski (as Podowsky)
Coach Weiss wants to recruit Russian exchange student Olga
Ivanovitch, a shot putter who can throw farther than any boy on
Weiss's pitiful track team.

[22] Hank: MAURY WILLS TO THE RESCUE (color)
4Mar66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Maury Wills (as himself, Los Angeles Dodger)
Jack Collins (as Ritter)
James Seay (as Gorbey)
Frankie Van (as Masseur)
John Truax (as Policeman)
The baseball season has started and the alumni have threatened to
have Coach Weiss replaced - unless he can come up with a winning
team.

[--] 11Mar66 Pre-empted "Ballet for Skeptics"

[23] Hank: WEDDING ANYONE? (color)
18Mar66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Jackie Joseph (as Maria)
Alan Reed, Jr. (as George)
Hank has a wedding reception on his hands - and a cancelled wedding.
He stands to lose the rent for the hall and the cost of the food
unless he can find another couple who want to get married.

[24] Hank: ETHEL WEISS, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME (color)
25Mar66 NBC
Regular Cast:
Dabbs Greer (as Coach Weiss)
Sheila Bromley (as Mrs. Ethel Weiss)
Coach Weiss and his wife try to patch up a lover's quarrel between
Hank and Doris.

[--] 1Apr66 Pre-empted "Vietnam: The Home Front"

[25] Hank: McKILLUP'S BEST SEELER (color)
8Apr66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Lloyd Corrigan (as Prof. McKillup)(recurring)
James Millhollin (as Lockhart)(recurring)
Peter Leeds (as Charlie Anger)
Elizabeth Harrower (as Librarian)
Claire Carleton (as Matron)
Hank must sell 1000 left-over copies of Prof. McKillup's philosophy
text, first published more than 25 years ago.

[26] Hank: OPERATION MATRICULATION (color) (final episode)
15Apr66 NBC
Guest Cast:
Les Tremayne (as General)
Del Moore (as Dr. Phillips)
Kaye Elhardt (as Miss Treadwell)
Donald Washbrook (as Ralph)(recurring)
James Westmoreland (as Patient)
Hank is hustled off to the hospital after he impersonates a student
who was sent home with the measles.

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