Buddy Landau (former LA Rams footballer and NBC sportscaster Merlin Olsen) had a small construction business in Southern California, was married to Ellen (Kelly Sanders), and coached various sports teams for the local kids, including his own chubby son, Lanny (Jason Late) – who had no real talent for sports and only participated to please his dad.
The other boys included Sean (Andre Gower), the budding ladies’ man of the group; Matt (Ian Fried), the resident intellectual whose father was unable to spend as much time with his son as he would have liked; and Brandon (Hakeem Abdul-Samad), a diminutive ball of fire who almost made up in energy and determination what he lacked in size.
In one episode, the kids tried out for the school wrestling team and had to come to terms with having a wheelchair-bound handicapped boy on the team.
The NBC series aired for just four episodes in April and May 1986.
Buddy Landau
Merlin Olsen Ellen Landau
Kelly Sanders Lanny Landau
Jason Late Brandon Russo
Hakeem Abdul-Samad Matty Bolen
Ian Fried Sean Flynn
Andre Gower Dr Richard Bolen
Nicholas Guest
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