USA High
USA High | |
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Genre | Teen comedy |
Created by | Leslie Eberhard Peter Engel |
Written by | Bernie Ancheta Paul Corrigan Paul Dell Leslie Eberhard Ken Kuta Steve Slavkin Noah Taft Brad Walsh |
Directed by | Mary Lou Belli Frank Bonner Gary Shimokawa |
Starring | Josh Holland Elena Lyons Thomas Magiar Marquita Terry James Madio (season 1) Kristen Miller Angela Visser Nicholas Guest William James Jones (season 2) |
Theme music composer | Eva King |
Opening theme | "Rockin' At USA High" |
Composer | Eva King |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 95 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Peter Engel |
Producers | Bernie Ancheta Peter Engel Sue Feyk Rob Hammersley Carl Kurlander Ken Kuta Robert Tarlow |
Editors | Robert Bramwell Terry M. Pickford |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production companies | Peter Engel Productions Rysher Entertainment NBC Enterprises |
Original release | |
Network | USA |
Release | August 4, 1997 June 10, 1999[1] | –
USA High is an American teen sitcom that ran on USA from August 1997 to June 1999, ending after 95 episodes. The series revolves around six friends enrolled at the American Academy boarding school in Paris, France.[2]
Background Information
[edit]USA High ran for a total of 95 episodes. Season 1 consisted of 75 episodes and ran from August 4, 1997[3] through November 1998. Season 2 consisted of 20 episodes and aired from November 1998 until June 1999. It was rerun on USA Network through August 4, 2001.
USA High was originally conceived to be a part of NBC's Saturday morning TNBC lineup.[citation needed] The series' executive producer was Peter Engel, who was also responsible for the Saved by the Bell franchise, California Dreams, City Guys, and Hang Time.[4] Its co-executive producers were Leslie Eberhard and Steve Slavkin (who was co-executive producer for the series' first 25 episodes only). The series was one of two post-Saved by the Bell: The College Years series executive produced by Engel that did not air as part of the TNBC lineup, Malibu, CA being the other.
Cast
[edit]- Josh Holland as Jackson Greene
- Elena Lyons as Lauren Fontaine
- Thomas Magiar as Christian Mueller
- Marquita Terry as Winnie Barnes
- James Madio as Bobby Lazzarini (season 1)
- Kristen Miller as Ashley Elliot
- Angela Visser as Miss Gabrielle Dupree
- Nicholas Guest as Headmaster Patrick Elliot
- William James Jones as Dwane "Excess" Wilson (season 2)
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 75 | August 4, 1997 | November 13, 1998 | |
2 | 20 | November 16, 1998 | June 11, 1999 |
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC - Comedy - Guide - USA High". Archived from the original on 2004-11-28.
- ^ Lee Harris (August 3, 1997). "School adjustments in a big way on 'USA High'; Fox twists afternoons around; Homer hits CBS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
USA High is a new show about a group of American high school students from different backgrounds who attend the American School in Paris...
- ^ Ray Richmond (May 8, 1997). "ORIGINAL 'INVASION'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
USA also is launching the off-net premiere of "Walker, Texas Ranger" on Aug. 4, the same date it rolls out its weekday afternoon (5-6 p.m.) teen block of "Saved By the Bell: The New Class" and the comedy "USA High." The network has ordered 91 episodes of "Class," 75 of "High."
- ^ "Engel reups, grows up". Variety. September 23, 1997. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
The arrangement, nonexclusive to NBC, also includes Engel's "USA High" airing on the USA Network.
External links
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- 1997 American television series debuts
- 1999 American television series endings
- 1990s American high school television series
- 1990s American multi-camera sitcoms
- 1990s American teen sitcoms
- American English-language television shows
- American television series about teenagers
- Boarding school fiction
- Television shows set in Paris
- NBC sitcoms
- United States comedy television series stubs