The Bad News Bears Tanner's Bird (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Sport

The Bad News Bears

Tanner's Bird (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Sport

Buttermaker buys a racing horse named Rocket Jr. The horse keeps lying down and a vet is called. The horse can't race anymore. It also sat on Tanner's bird killing it.

Director

William Asher

Writers

Bob Brunner (developed by) | Sam Greenbaum (story editor) | Bill Lancaster (characters created by) | Tom Moore (story editor) (written by) & 2 more

Producers

John Boni | Jeffrey Ganz | Norman Stiles

Composer

David Michael Frank (as David Frank)

Cinematographer

Jack Swain

Editor

Tim Shoemaker

Casting Director

Bobby Hoffman

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 28, 1979

Release date

Apr 28, 1979 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Warden Morris Buttermaker Morris Buttermaker See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
J. Brennan Smith Mike Engelberg Mike Engelberg See fewer	Midnight Madness (1980)
Tricia Cast Amanda Wurlitzer Amanda Wurlitzer See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Billy Jayne Rudi Stein (as Billy Jacoby) Rudi Stein (as Billy Jacoby) See fewer	Just One of the Guys (1985)
Corey Feldman Regi Tower Regi Tower See fewer	Stand by Me (1986)
Sparky Marcus Leslie Ogilvie Leslie Ogilvie See fewer	Freaky Friday (1976)
Meeno Peluce Tanner Boyle Tanner Boyle See fewer	Voyagers! (1982)
Shane Butterworth Timmy Lupus Timmy Lupus See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1979)
Kristoff St. John Ahmad Abdul Rahim (as Christoff St. John) Ahmad Abdul Rahim (as Christoff St. John) See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Gregg Forrest Kelly Kelly See fewer	Freestyle! (1978)
Catherine Hicks Dr. Emily Rappant Dr. Emily Rappant See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Phillip R. Allen Roy Turner Roy Turner See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Bill Lazarus Frosty Frosty See fewer	Calucci's Department (1973)
Kit McDonough Dillman Dillman See fewer	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)