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.
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.
Episode 2. The Opener
1984-12-02
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…
Episode 3. All Roads Lead to Dayton
1984-12-09
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Episode 4. The Slump
1984-12-16
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Episode 5. Play Me or Trade Me
1984-12-23
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Episode 6. You Are Who You Eat
1984-12-30
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Episode 7. Uneasy Lies the Ahead
1985-01-06
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Episode 8. The Sins of the Quarterback
1985-01-13
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Episode 9. I Only Read Defenses
1985-01-20
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Episode 10. Wine Time
1985-01-27
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Episode 11. Rona's Fling
1985-02-03
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Episode 12. Not Quite Mr. Right
1985-02-10
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Episode 13. Super Bull Sunday
1985-02-17
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…
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.
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