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Dorothy (TV series)

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Dorothy
GenreSitcom
Directed byJohn Rich
StarringDorothy Loudon
Linda Manz
Elissa Leeds
Russell Nype
Michele Greene
Theme music composerBilly Goldenberg
Bill Dyer
Opening theme"Dorothy" performed by Dorothy Loudon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesThe Konigsberg Company
Davis-Carroll Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseAugust 8 (1979-08-08) –
August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29)

Dorothy is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS on Wednesday nights from August 8, 1979 to August 29, 1979.[1]

Summary

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Dorothy Banks is a divorced former showgirl who becomes a music and drama teacher at the exclusive Hannah Hunt School for Girls. The series bore some similarities to The Facts of Life, a much-longer-running sitcom that also premiered in August of 1979 and also involved a central female character who worked at an all-girls school.

Cast

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Episodes

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Title Director Written by Airdate
1"The Bookworm Turns"John RichRick Hawkins & Liz SageAugust 8, 1979 (1979-08-08)
Dorothy uses stories and humor to help one of her young students recover from her crush on the biology teacher.
2"Hard Hearted Hamlet"John RichBob Carroll, Jr. & Madelyn DavisAugust 15, 1979 (1979-08-15)
Dorothy makes a last-ditch effort to drum "Hamlet" into the head of a dead-end kid before she flunks out.
3"Lies and Whispers"John RichRick Hawkins & Liz SageAugust 22, 1979 (1979-08-22)
After Dorothy and her friends hear a rumor that the headmaster is being fired, each begins to secretly vie for the job.
4"Give My Regrets to Broadway"John RichLinda Morris & Vic RauseoAugust 29, 1979 (1979-08-29)
Everyone in school blames Dorothy and Frankie when their field trips are banned after Frankie is arrested for panhandling during a museum visit.

References

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  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 430. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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