Complete series cast summary: | |||
Bruce Greenwood | ... | Dave Logan 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Mike Starr | ... | Mike Widmer 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Alexandra Wentworth | ... | Lee Emory 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Dann Florek | ... | Ernest 'Happy' Talbot 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Joe Rogan | ... | Frank Valente 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Phill Lewis | ... | Arnold Nixon 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Steve Hytner | ... | Brad Coolidge 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Chris Browning | ... | Lloyd LaCombe 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Rose Marie | ... | Mitzi Balzer 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Dave Sebastian Williams | ... | Announcer / ... 5 episodes, 1994 | |
Christopher Darga | ... | Reporter / ... 3 episodes, 1994 | |
Frank Medrano | ... | Heckler 3 episodes, 1994 | |
Justin Berfield | ... | Kid 2 episodes, 1994 | |
Christopher B. Duncan | ... | Palmer / ... 2 episodes, 1994 | |
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Paul Eisenhauer | ... | Umpire 2 episodes, 1994 |
Philip Wayne | ... | Fan Guy 2 episodes, 1994 | |
The Pioneers is a baseball team that struggles to stay out of last place, annoying crusty owner Mitzi . Happy is the team manager which includes new pitcher Dave, egotistical Frank, and Arnold, the debonair 2nd baseman.
A promo had Joe Rogan (Valente) muttering under his breath for the tough talking Rose Marie to 'shove it'.
"What did you say, Valente?" "I said I love it." Then he goes into this high squeal. "I love it! MUAH!" He was supposed to be the breakout pretty face in the show. Girls would watch it because he was so cute.
I do recall the mascot who was supposed to be so bad and that made him cool. (!!) He would appear at the end of the first episode to a heavy metal guitar bit, much like wrestlers do now on the WWE and Raw (whatever), and it was supposed to be sensational, like when Norm returned on Cheers one season.
Hardball, by the way, was the mascot's name as well. I guess he was supposed to be as mean and likable as this Stewie is now on "Family Guy." Fox went through this period where shows would have 'ball' in their name somewhere.
There would be an equally short lived medical show called Medicine Ball as well.