The Bad News Bears Men Will Be Boys (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Sport

The Bad News Bears

Men Will Be Boys (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Sport

Tanner's attack kite is causing havoc. Amanda takes him down forcing him to Give. The other girls start bullying the boys. It's war. A battle of the sexes.

Director

William Asher

Writers

Al Aidekman (story editor) | Bob Brunner (developed by) | Paul Diamond (story editor) | Bill Lancaster (characters created by) & 2 more

Producers

Jeffrey Ganz | Ron Leavitt | Brian Levant

Composer

David Michael Frank (as David Frank)

Cinematographer

Jack Swain

Editor

Kenneth R. Koch

Casting Director

Bobby Hoffman

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Edit Released

Updated May 19, 1979

Release date

May 19, 1979 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Warden Morris Buttermaker Morris Buttermaker See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
J. Brennan Smith Mike Engelberg Mike Engelberg See fewer	Midnight Madness (1980)
Tricia Cast Amanda Wurlitzer Amanda Wurlitzer See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Billy Jayne Rudi Stein (as Billy Jacoby) Rudi Stein (as Billy Jacoby) See fewer	Just One of the Guys (1985)
Kristoff St. John Ahmad Abdul Rahim (as Christoff St. John) Ahmad Abdul Rahim (as Christoff St. John) See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Sparky Marcus Leslie Ogilvie Leslie Ogilvie See fewer	Freaky Friday (1976)
Meeno Peluce Tanner Boyle Tanner Boyle See fewer	Voyagers! (1982)
Shane Butterworth Timmy Lupus Timmy Lupus See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1979)
Corey Feldman Regi Tower Regi Tower See fewer	Stand by Me (1986)
Phillip R. Allen Roy Turner Roy Turner See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Rad Daly Josh Josh See fewer	The Tomorrow War (2021)
Catherine Hicks Dr. Emily Rappant Dr. Emily Rappant See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Cobber the Dog Cobbie Cobbie See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1979)
Adam Gunn Batter Batter See fewer	Halloween II (1981)
Bill Lazarus Frosty Frosty See fewer	Calucci's Department (1973)
Danny A. Nunez Jose Jose See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1979)
Robert Swain Slugger Slugger See fewer	The Bad News Bears (1979)