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Making the Grade

1982 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-filled visit to a friendly high school staffroom, easy to dip into and forget.

Genres
Comedy
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
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Gary David Goldberg
Written by
Lloyd Garver, Michael J. Weithorn
Starring
George Wendt, James Naughton, Alley Mills, Graham Jarvis, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Steven Peterman, Emilio Estevez
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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