- Room 222
infobox television
show_name = Room 222
format = Drama
runtime = 30 minutes
starring =Lloyd Haynes Denise Nicholas Michael Constantine Karen Valentine
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired =September 11 , 1969
last_aired =January 11 , 1974
num_seasons = 5
num_episodes = 112
imdb_id = 0063948|"Room 222" is an American
television drama produced by20th Century Fox Television . The series aired on ABC fromSeptember 17 , 1969 toJanuary 11 , 1974 for 112 episodes. The show was broadcast on Friday evenings at 9:00 PM, followingThe Brady Bunch andThe Partridge Family and precedingLove, American Style .ynopsis
The series focused on an
American History class atWalt 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 idealisticAfrican-American teacher. Other characters featured in the show wereguidance counselor Liz McIntyre (Denise Nicholas ), who was also Pete'sgirlfriend ; the principal, Seymour Kaufman (Michael Constantine ) and fidgety, somewhat "wacky" Alice Johnson (Karen Valentine ) as a student teacher. In addition, many recurring students were featured from episode to episode.Pete Dixon was portrayed as an
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 sometimestopical , reflecting the current political climate (the late1960s and early and mid-1970s such as theVietnam War ,women's rights ,race relations andWatergate ). However, most plots were timeless and featured themes common to teenagers of any era. For example the episode titled "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 andMark Hamill ."Room 222" was filmed outside of
Los Angeles High School , with additional filming shot at nearby John Marshall High School.Fact|date=June 2008"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 Award s and ABC relented. After the series ended, the program entered syndication and was rerun on severaltelevision station s throughout theUnited States .The
theme song was composed byfilm composer Jerry Goldsmith , written in a 7/4 time signature.ee also
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Love, American Style "External links
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* [http://www.kfcplainfield.com/tv/room222.html "Room 222" overview from KFCPlainfield]
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/room222/room222.htm "Room 222" at The Museum of Broadcast Communications]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaUluahdwM "Room 222" opening credits and theme song] on YouTube
* [http://www.royhooper.com/room222.htm Karen Valentine & Room 222] from Roy Hooper
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
