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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Breaking Away' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Breaking Away':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

November 29, 1980: The Cutters
Season 1, episode 1
W: Steve Tesich   D: Joseph Ruben

With Steve Doubet (Steve), John Ashton (Roy), Shelby Brammer (Nancy), Olympia Dukakis, Jeff Daniels. Debut of a series based on the 1979 film about a group of buddies in an Indiana college town, one of whom aspires to be an international bicycling champion.

December 6, 1980: The American Dream
Season 1, episode 2
W: Charles Rosin   D: Stan Lathan

With Steve Doubet (Steve), Jeff Corey (Professor Manchester), Dominique Dunne (Paulina Bornstein), Marshall Teague (Danny). A fraternity uses a pretty co-ed to lure Mike into playing as a ringer for its football team; Dave decides to audit a college course.

December 13, 1980: Knowing Her
Season 1, episode 3
W: Jerry McNeely   D: Kim Friedman

With Larry Larson (Grant), Woody Eney (Dougherty), Lenora May (Jeanne Lindsay), Steve Doubet (Steve), Shelby Brammer (Nancy). Moocher lands a job as a movie-theater usher; Mrs. Stohler enrolls in a real-estate course taught by an attractive widower; romance enters Cyril's life in the form of a co-ed.

December 20, 1980: King Of The Quarry
Season 1, episode 4
W: Steve Pritzker   D: Victor Lobl

With Steve Doubet (Steve), Brian Green (Jerry), Lauri Huffer (Jennifer), Shelby Brammer (Nancy). While relaxing at their favorite swimming hole, the boys are interrupted by the hated "frat rats" with their sorority girls in tow; Stohler loses his poise when guest lecturing at the college; a Chicago job offer beckons Moocher.

December 27, 1980: Heart Like A Wheel
Season 1, episode 5
W: Caroline Elias   D: Jack Bender

With Dominique Dunne (Paulina Bornstein), Chris Lemmon (Danny), Dan Kilpatrick (Bill), Lou Walker (Security Guard). Moocher asks Nancy to move in with him; Mike readies for a drag race with a collegian; Dave's friendship with a co-ed may blossom into a romance.

January 3, 1981: Rainy Night In Georgia
Season 1, episode 6
W: Jerry McNeely, Charles Rosin   D: Stan Lathan

With Dominique Dunne (Paulina Bornstein), Shelby Brammer (Nancy), Cynthia Leake (Carolyn), Muriel Moore (Reena Puffer), Laurens Moore (Walt Puffer), Robert Stevens Wayne (Rob). With his parents away on vacation in Florida, Dave promptly hires his pals to help run the family-owned car lot.

January 10, 1981: La Strada
Season 1, episode 7
W: Steve Tesich, Glenn Gordon Caron   D: Jeff Bleckner

With Mark Metcalf (Racer), John Ashton (Roy), Dennis Robertson (Mr. Simms), Shelby Brammer (Nancy). Mrs. Stohler wants her husband to buy land she thinks the university will eventually need -- and will pay handsomely for when they need it; the guys land a job painting a hardware store; Dave's treasured bicycle is stolen. (Last show of the series.)


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