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When the Whistle Blows

TV·1980–1980·1 season, 11 episodes·ABC·Comedy·1h

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Short-lived comedy about construction workers enjoying themselves. The crew was all male except for Lucy – Randy the college grad; Buzz the extrovert; Martin the hunk; Norm, an older man married to Dottie; Bulldog the foreman; Hanrahan; and Darlene, who runs the bar that's "their place."

Cast

Douglas BarrDouglas BarrPhilip BrownPhilip BrownSusan BucknerSusan BucknerTim RossovichTim RossovichDolph SweetDolph SweetSue Ane LangdonSue Ane LangdonNoble WillinghamNoble Willingham

Episodes by season

Season0111Episodes1980Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Rodeo Blues (Pilot)March 14, 1980—
  2. S01E02Love Is a Four-Letter Word (1)March 21, 1980—Accidentally Hunk hits a young woman with his car. Striven and fretful he takes her to a hospital for a medical checkup. Soon afterwards H
  3. S01E03Macho ManMarch 28, 1980—
  4. S01E04The Inheritance (aka The Wildcatters)April 4, 1980—Hunk is bequeathed a heritage from a distant relative and this turns out to be a well of oil. Using the savings of relatives and friends he
  5. S01E05God's CountryApril 11, 1980—Hunk, Randy, Buzz and Norman travel to Reno where they stay at a luxurious hotel-casino. There, they meet to a beautiful woman, a friend of
  6. S01E06Beauty Pageant (aka Miss Hard Hat USA)April 18, 1980—Hunk courts a beautiful participant in a beauty pageant. The only obstacle that prevents a romance is the girl's ex-boyfriend, who resorts t
  7. S01E07Somebody's DaughterApril 25, 1980—
  8. S01E08The House that RoaredJune 7, 1980—
  9. S01E09Love in the Fast LaneJune 14, 1980—Lucy is deeply in love with a car racing champion, who is constantly performing dangerous feats that may lead him to death.
  10. S01E10Run for the RosesJune 20, 1980—
  11. S01E11Love Is a Four-Letter Word (2)—

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