Coach (TV series)

Coach
GenreSitcom
Created byBarry Kemp
StarringCraig T. Nelson
Shelley Fabares
Jerry Van Dyke
Bill Fagerbakke
Clare Carey
Kenneth Kimmins
Katherine Helmond
Theme music composerJohn Morris
ComposerJ.A.C. Redford
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes200 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerBarry Kemp
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesBungalow 78 Productions
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 28, 1989 (1989-02-28) –
May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14)
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Coach is an American television sitcom that originally ran for nine seasons on ABC from February 28, 1989, to May 14, 1997, with a total of 200 half-hour episodes. The series, created by Barry Kemp, stars Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional NCAA Division I-A Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles football team. For the last two seasons, Coach Fox and the supporting characters coached the Orlando Breakers, a fictional National Football League expansion team. The program also starred Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Dam and Bill Fagerbakke as Michael "Dauber" Dybinski, assistant coaches under Fox. The role of Hayden's girlfriend (and later wife) Christine Armstrong, a television news anchor, was played by Shelley Fabares.