A League of Their Own (1993 TV series)

This article is about American television series based on the 1992 film. For other uses, see A League of Their Own (disambiguation).

A League of Their Own
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel
Directed by	Penny Marshall Ted Bessell Tom Hanks Harvey Miller
Starring	Sam McMurray Carey Lowell Christine Elise Tracy Nelson Megan Cavanagh Tracy Reiner Wendy Makkena Katie Rich
Composers	Jerry Abbott Dick Marx
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Penny Marshall Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Elliot Abbott
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Parkway Productions TriStar Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 10 (1993-04-10) – August 13, 1993 (1993-08-13)

A League of Their Own is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from April 10 to 24, 1993, with two additional episodes aired on August 13, 1993; one episode out of the six produced went unaired. It was based on the 1992 movie of the same name and starred Sam McMurray. Only Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, Garry Marshall, Pauline Brailsford and Freddie Simpson reprised their roles from the movie. David L. Lander, who was in the film, appears in one episode playing a different character.

Premise

Jimmy Dugan is the coach of a team of female baseball players during World War II.[1]

Cast

• Sam McMurray as Coach Jimmy Dugan
• Carey Lowell as Dottie Hinson
• Christine Elise as Kit Keller
• Tracy Nelson as Evelyn Gardner
• Megan Cavanagh as Marla Hooch
• Tracy Reiner as Betty Horn
• Wendy Makkena as Mae Mordabito
• Katie Rich as Doris Murphy

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Dottie's Back"	Penny Marshall	Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel	April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)
Dottie comes back to her team after her husband is called back into service.
2	"The Fat Boys of Summer"	Ted Bessell	Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel	April 17, 1993 (1993-04-17)
The girls challenge Jimmy's old teammates to a match.
3	"The Monkey's Curse"	Tom Hanks	Doug McIntyre	April 24, 1993 (1993-04-24)
The team gets a chimpanzee as a new mascot.
4	"Drinking Problems"	Harvey Miller	Barry Rubinowitz	August 13, 1993 (1993-08-13)
Jimmy and Dottie go on a date together after Jimmy is dumped and Dottie's husband forgets their anniversary.
5	"Marathon"	Ted Bessell	Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz	August 13, 1993 (1993-08-13)
The team gets entered into a dance marathon.
6	"Shortstop"	Jeffrey Ganz	Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz	Unaired
Jimmy hires a new shortstop based on her looks.

Home Media

On June 16, 2020, the episodes "Dottie's Back", "Marathon", and the unaired episode "Shortstop" were released as bonuses on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the 1992 film; as part of the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Collection Volume 1.

Reboot

Main article: A League of Their Own (2022 TV series)

On August 6, 2020, Amazon Prime Video gave a series order to reboot the television series.[2]

References

1. TVguide.com. "A League of Their Own". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
2. Petski, Denise (August 6, 2020). "'A League Of Their Own' Reboot Gets Series Order At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

External links

• A League of Their Own at IMDb