Douglas Barr
When the Whistle Blows (1980)
Season 1
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."
Released March 15, 1980
Episode 60 min
None+
S1E1 - Rodeo Blues (Pilot)
March 14, 1980, midnight
S1E2 - Love Is a Four-Letter Word (1)
Accidentally Hunk hits a young woman with his car. Striven and fretful he takes her to a hospital for a medical checkup. Soon afterwards Hunk finds that he has fallen for her, but he also finds that she is in trouble with the law.
March 21, 1980, midnight
S1E3 - Macho Man
March 28, 1980, midnight
S1E4 - The Inheritance (aka The Wildcatters)
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 decides to explode the well, but an oil baron accuses him of robbing the oil that belongs to him.
April 4, 1980, midnight
S1E5 - God's Country
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 Hunk's, who proceeds to involve them in a scheme.
April 11, 1980, midnight
S1E7 - Somebody's Daughter
April 25, 1980, midnight
S1E6 - Beauty Pageant (aka Miss Hard Hat USA)
Hunk courts a beautiful participant in a beauty pageant. The only obstacle that prevents a romance is the girl's ex-boyfriend, who resorts to abduct her to force a wedding.
April 18, 1980, midnight
S1E11 - Love Is a Four-Letter Word (2)
S1E9 - Love in the Fast Lane
Lucy is deeply in love with a car racing champion, who is constantly performing dangerous feats that may lead him to death.
June 14, 1980, midnight
S1E10 - Run for the Roses
June 20, 1980, midnight
S1E8 - The House that Roared
June 7, 1980, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: March 15, 1980
Last Air Date: June 20, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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