Room 222
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| Room 222 | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Lloyd Haynes Denise Nicholas Michael Constantine Karen Valentine |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 112 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 11, 1969 – January 11, 1974 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Room 222 was an American television drama produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1969 to January 11, 1974 for 112 episodes. The show was broadcast on Friday evenings at 9:00 PM, EST, following The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family, but preceding Love, American Style.
Synopsis
The series focused on an American History class at fictional, "Walt Whitman High School," in Los Angeles, though it also covered other events at the school. The class, "Room 222," was taught by "Pete Dixon" (Lloyd Haynes), an idealistic African-American teacher. Other characters featured in the show were the school's compassionate guidance counselor "Liz McIntyre" (Denise Nicholas), who was also Pete's girlfriend; the dryly humorous principal, "Seymour Kaufman" (Michael Constantine) and fidgety, somewhat "wacky" "Alice Johnson" (Karen Valentine) as a student teacher. Also shown was Patsy Garrett as Mr. Kaufman's secretary, "Miss Hoggarth." In addition, many recurring students were featured from episode to episode.
"Pete Dixon" was portrayed as idealist and delivered gentle lessons to his students in tolerance and understanding. Students admired his wisdom, insight and easygoing manner. The themes of the episodes were sometimes topical, reflecting the current political climate (the late 1960s and early and mid-1970s such as the Vietnam War, women's rights, race relations and Watergate). However, most plots were timeless and featured themes common to teenagers of any era. For example, the episode entitled, "I Didn't Raise My Girl to Be a Soldier?" (1974), deals with parent-teenager issues and gender role issues.
The show featured many actors who went on to become major stars, such as Bruno Kirby, Bernie Kopell, Cindy Williams, Teri Garr, Jamie Farr, Rob Reiner, Anthony Geary, Richard Dreyfuss, Chuck Norris, Kurt Russell and Mark Hamill.
Room 222 was filmed outside of Los Angeles High School, with additional filming shot at nearby John Marshall High School.
Room 222's initial episodes garnered weak ratings and ABC was poised to cancel the program after one season. But the show earned several nominations at the 1970 Emmy Awards and ABC relented. After the series ended, the program entered syndication and was rerun on several television stations throughout the United States.
The theme song was composed by film composer Jerry Goldsmith, written in a 7/4 time signature.
See also
External links
- Room 222 at the Internet Movie Database
- Room 222 at TV.com
- Room 222 overview from KFCPlainfield
- Room 222 at The Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Room 222 opening credits and theme song on YouTube
- Karen Valentine & Room 222 from Roy Hooper
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