1st & Ten is an American situation comedy that aired between December 1984 and January 1991 on the cable television network HBO. Featuring series regulars Delta Burke and veteran Reid Shelton, it was one of cable's first attempts to lure the lucrative sit-com audience away from the "Big Three", by taking advantage of their freedom to include occasional cursing and nudity.
CreatorCarl Kleinschmitt
By the Bulls
Dec 2, 1984
The wealthy owner of a ragtag California football team is forced to relinquish his rights to his team to his wife in an acrimonious divorce, leaving her to attempt managing a professional sports franchise in disrepair by herself.
The Opener
Dec 2, 1984
Diane Barrow, the new and inexperienced owner of her former husband's professional football franchise, struggles to gain a grasp on her roster and general manager, as running a team proves harder than anticipated with a score of outside influences discouraging her success.
All Roads Lead to Dayton
Dec 9, 1984
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The Slump
Dec 16, 1984
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Play Me or Trade Me
Dec 23, 1984
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You Are Who You Eat
Dec 30, 1984
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Uneasy Lies the Ahead
Jan 6, 1985
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The Sins of the Quarterback
Jan 13, 1985
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I Only Read Defenses
Jan 20, 1985
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Wine Time
Jan 27, 1985
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Rona's Fling
Feb 3, 1985
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Not Quite Mr. Right
Feb 10, 1985
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Super Bull Sunday
Feb 17, 1985
With all the buzz surrounding the championship game, the media and advertisers are causing significant distractions from the Bulls' game plan, much to the frustration of Coach Denardo. To make matters worse, Diane receives a $60 million offer to sell the team along with the news that the whole organization is on the brink of bankruptcy.
GenerationofSwine
@GenerationofSwine
This is impossible to find, and, honestly, I am bitter about that, I loved this show when I was a little kid. And shows like this need to make a comeback, it's from an era where comedy could still be sophomoric, stupid, childish, and fun. Today it seems that comedy is either a political statement that the audience is supposed to laugh at not because it's funny, but just to signal that they are in the same tribe...or references that stopped having a punchline and are only asking you to recall something from the past... ...and none of that works for me. 1st & 10 had from highbrow to Eskimo pee jokes and all the stops in between. But it was allowed to back then, it was an era where, with comedy, anything goes. And it was made in an era where HBO ruled comedy and not the dramatic series. Unfortunately a lot of the jokes do reference the culture and politics of the day, so it comes with a bit of an aged feel to it. Beyond that, it's one of the rare instances where football and not baseball gets the good comedic showing.
