Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie

This is the true story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer (Michael Nouri). At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation. Then in 1977, Charlie is diagnosed as suffering from ALS, a degenerative neurological ailment better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Given only one year to live, Charlie determines to continue leading his Los Gatos Wildcats to a state championship -- which he eventually does, despite losing all powers of speech and movement. Several notches above the usual "disease of the week" TV movie, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story was directed by ROY CAMPANELLA II -- himself the son of a physically disabled pro athlete, baseball star Roy Campanella. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie

Cast: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg, James Handy, Dan Lauria, Reginald VelJohnson, Noble Willingham, Stephen Dorff, Betty Carvalho, Amelia Burnette, Kyle Chandler

Parenthood (1990) TV series

From the feature film of the same name, this is a young Ed Begley, Jr. in the role immortalized by the great Steve Martin. Perhaps the success of the movie made this version appear diluted. It's short run was undeserved as this was a wonderful portrayal of an extended family and the casting has proven to be near perfect.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 1

My Dad Can Beat Up Your BMW

22 September 1990

Season 1, Episode 5

Love Stinks

13 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 8

Cards & Cars

20 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 9

Take My Parents, Please

10 November 1990

Season 1, Episode 10

Thanksgiving with a T...

17 November 1990

Parenthood (1990) TV Series

Cast: Bess Meyer, David Arquette, Ed Begley Jr., Jayne Atkinson, Ken Ober, Leonardo DiCaprio, Maryedith Burrell, Sheila MacRae, Susan Norman, Thora Birch, William Windom, Zachary La Voy

Boys Are Back, The (1994) TV series

Fred and Jackie Hansen are a middle-aged couple who have to deal with the reverse of "empty nest syndrome" when their two adult sons move back in with them, one with his family in tow.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 15

Bad Hair Day

15 January 1995

The Boys Are Back (1994) TV series
Cast: Bess Meyer, George Newbern, Hal Linden, Kevin Crowley, Suzanne Pleshette