1st & Ten

The comical exploits of the "California Bulls" (a fictional professional football team) and the organization's players.

Cast:Cliff Frazier , Prince Hughes , Donald Gibb , O.J. Simpson , Reid Shelton , John Kassir , Tony Longo , Michael Toland , Rick Moser , Shannon Tweed , Delta Burke , Paul Tuerpe , Tom Lister Jr. , Stan Kamber , Jason Beghe , Tom Kelly , Keith Amos , Jeff Hochendoner

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ By the Bulls (Pilot)

Sat, Dec 1, 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.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Opener

Sat, Dec 1, 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.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ All Roads Lead to Dayton

Sat, Dec 8, 1984

The dangerous, mob-connected Arcolo Brothers try to manipulate Diane through everything from her general manager to her quarterback in attempt to embarrass her into forfeiting her ownership of the Bulls.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Slump

Sat, Dec 15, 1984

Politics and egos take the forefront of the Bulls surprisingly promising season as Diane struggles to get a hold of the many factors keeping the somewhat tumultuous season from resulting in a fruitful playoff-bound year.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Play Me or Trade Me

Sat, Dec 22, 1984

Diane finds herself in a personal bind when her attraction and emotional attachment to one of her players conflicts with the team's needs to trade him to another franchise. Plans get complex when the player on the trading block's backup is severely injured in a freak accident.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ You Are Who You Eat

Sat, Dec 29, 1984

When the Bulls' coach has a life-threatening heart attack, Diane is forced to step in at the top position, making history as the first female coach in professional football history and scaring both her team and herself in the process.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Uneasy Lies the Head

Sat, Jan 5, 1985

Coach has an eerie premonition in his sleep that that devil and God are pitting him between them in their divine battle over the Bulls, leading to confusion and distractions in the team's must-win situation to maintain their marginally winning record.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ The Sins of the Quarterback

Sat, Jan 12, 1985

Controversy and turmoil overtake the Bulls when the starting quarterback gets injured and the backup accidentally impregnates a cheerleader, despite being married to a devout Mormon. He initially makes plans to leave for Tibet to become a monk but the rest of the team is determined to keep him on payroll.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ I Only Read Defenses

Sat, Jan 19, 1985

The jokester of the Bulls finds himself in an existential crisis when he is told the team plans to cut him after the season's end. The team is also facing a questionable situation in that a couple of their cheerleaders are being fired despite their intimate histories with the general manager who is hellbent on saving their jobs.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Wine Time

Sat, Jan 26, 1985

After several Bulls players attack a con man for scamming them, he threatens to sue the organization. This places Diane in a situation in which she may have to consider abandoning her morals and ask the Arcola gangsters for assistance against her better judgment.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Rona's Fling

Sat, Feb 2, 1985

Coach Denardo is stressing over the importance of the next game, which would make or break a playoff spot for the Bulls but the Arcola brothers devise a plan to keep the season alive by paying off a referee. Meanwhile, Rona pursues a relationship with Tim, a much younger man whom she met in rehab.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Not Quite Mr. Right

Sat, Feb 9, 1985

The Bulls pull off a last-second win in the semi-finals, sending them to the championship. When Mace is offered a role in an upcoming film and Diane is distracted by the surprise appearance of her former fiance, while Coach Denardo is left struggling to prepare his team for the most important game of the year.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Super Bull Sunday

Sat, Feb 16, 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.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Rookies

Sun, Aug 24, 1986

As training camp for the upcoming season approaches, the Bulls organization is abuzz with faces new and old. While Bubba and Jethro are delayed by their usual rambunctious hijinks, there's a shake-up on the roster when hot-headed walk-on Tom Yinessa tries to make his case for the quarterback spot.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Veterans

Sun, Aug 31, 1986

When the Bulls veterans arrive for training camp, Diane must deal with the rising tensions in other leagues' front offices, as the potential for a players strike looms over the start of the season. Diane and Coach Denardo must deal with their severely injured veteran running back, T.D. Parker.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ A Second Chance

Sun, Sep 7, 1986

Tom Yinessa returns to the Bulls with another shot at the quarterback position, but trouble grows within the receiving core as Clay Daniels begins to show serious signs of mental instability, and Jamie Waldren's drug problem starts to inhibit his abilities. All the while, Diane is picked to head an organization designed to combat the rampant drug use in the league.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Quarterbacks Tell No Tales

Sun, Sep 14, 1986

When Yinessa is accused in a public statement from the commissioner as one of the primary pushers of cocaine in the league, Diane is left to deal with the fallout, including growing pressure to cut him from the team.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ California Freeze Out

Sun, Sep 21, 1986

When the need for a proper running back grows dire, Diane is forced to negotiate with Rick Lambert's scummy agent, Max Greene. Meanwhile, Johnny Valentine keeps company with the league's biggest pushers, and Waldren struggles to fully close the book on his cocaine addiction.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Unkindest Cut

Sun, Sep 28, 1986

When Johnny Valentine refuses to take part in a drug rehab program, Diane's patience with his ego finally vanishes and she arranges to have him traded to Buffalo. In the meantime, Coach Denardo warns Bubba that his weight is putting his spot on the team in jeopardy.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Yinessa's Interview

Mon, Dec 29, 1986

Now the starting quarterback, Yinessa leads the Bulls to the playoffs once again and his surprising success attracts overwhelming attention from reporters, much to the frustration of some of his teammates. As the next game approaches, Diane is offered the opponent's playbook, which the coaches regard with suspicion and disbelief.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Easy Come, Easy Go

Mon, Jan 5, 1987

When Jamie's excessive spending dries up his $400,000 salary, he finds himself in the company of some dangerous gamblers to cover his debts. Meanwhile, Jethro discovers that, although Tommy isn't his son, he wants to take on the responsibility of fatherhood. Yinessa finds himself in the tabloids.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ A Family Affair

Mon, Jan 12, 1987

With a potential matchup against Chicago seeming more and more likely, Coach Denardo's fierce rivalry with Coach Boyd starts to strain his relationships with his staff, particularly Coach Fred. T.D. struggles with some family matters of his own, as his son begins to inexplicably act out.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Big One

Mon, Jan 19, 1987

The Bulls and Chicago advance to the championship, and the tension between the two head coaches reaches a new high. Strained by his dissolving relationship with Coach Fred, and fully consumed by his obsession with beating Boyd, Coach Denardo goes so far as to consider risking Jamie Waldren's career by having him play on a serious injury.