The Texas Wheelers (1974)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to rural Texas after being gone for years to raise his four kids after their mother dies. The show follows the family as they adjust to living together again.

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What happens

The Texas Wheelers is an American sitcom that aired in 1974 and 1975. The series, produced by MTM Enterprises, is about the cantankerous but lovable Zack Wheeler, a long-lost father who returns to raise his children Truckie, Doobie, Boo, and T.J. in rural Texas after their mother dies. The show was not successful, due to being broadcast against the second half of NBC's Top 20 hit The Rockford Files, and was canceled after four episodes in the fall of 1974. An additional four episodes were aired in June and July 1975. An additional five unaired episodes were produced. The show is notable as one of MTM's few flops, and for the well-known actors in its cast, including Jack Elam as Zack, Gary Busey as Truckie, Mark Hamill as Doobie, Tony Becker as T.J., and Lisa Eilbacher as the Wheelers' friend Sally. The theme song for the show is "Illegal Smile" by John Prine while the closing theme is "Flashback Blues." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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