Cadets (1988 TV pilot)

Cadets
GenreSitcom
Directed byZane Buzby
StarringSoleil Moon Frye
Richard Roundtree
Barclay DeVey
Jaleel White
William Sadler
Remy Auberjonois
Michael Goldstrom
Corin Nemec
Judd Trichter
Theme music composerJeff Harris
ComposerPeter Matz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producersJeff Harris
Arlene Sellers
Alex Winitsky
ProducerAl Lowenstein
Production locationsUniversal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyViacom Enterprises
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1988 (1988-09-25)

Cadets is a sitcom pilot, which aired on ABC as a summer special[1] on September 25, 1988. The pilot, however, was not picked up.[2]

Plot

Spunky, immature 13-year-old Tyler McKay has grown up in various public institutions after being abandoned as a small child in the big city. Her guardians decide to enroll her at a very strict, regimental military academy known as Appromattox,[3] which has just begun to accept girls.

Cast and characters

References

  1. ^ ABC Decathlon of Comedy ads - 1988 on YouTube
  2. ^ Burlingame, Jon. "Sunday Highlights". The Modesto Bee. September 24, 1988. pp. A–10. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 151. ISBN 9780786486410.