TV series
Making the Grade
1982 · 1 season
A gentle, joke-filled visit to a friendly high school staffroom, easy to dip into and forget.
- Created by
- Gary David Goldberg
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- George Wendt, James Naughton, Alley Mills
- Overview
- Making the Grade was a short-lived American sitcom which aired on CBS from April 5 until May 10, 1982. It starred James Naughton, Graham Jarvis, Alley Mills, Steven Peterman, and boasted the first TV series roles for Philip Charles MacKenzie and George Wendt. It was set at Franklin High School in St. Louis, and aired as a part of CBS' Monday night comedy lineup. Among those shown were Harry Barnes, the Dean of Boys, Assistant Principal Jack Felspar, Drama teacher Sara Conover, and Physical education teacher Gus Bertoia.
- How it feels
- Light, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Work, education, friendship
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Gary David Goldberg
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- George Wendt, James Naughton, Alley Mills






