Hank (1965 TV series)
| Hank | |
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Dick Kallman and Linda Foster.
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by |
Garry Marshall Jerry Belson |
| Directed by |
Leslie H. Martinson Allen Baron and others |
| Starring |
Dick Kallman Howard St. John Dabbs Greer Linda Foster Katie Sweet Lloyd Corrigan |
| Theme music composer |
Johnny Mercer Frank Perkins |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William T. Orr |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Benson James Komack |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 24, 1965 – April 15, 1966 |
Hank is an American sitcom which is notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.
The show, which aired on NBC in 1965, revolves around a pair of orphans. In both the unaired pilot and first episode, Hank Dearborn (Dick Kallman) is explained to be a teenager left to raise his young sister, Tina (Katie Sweet), after their parents die in a car crash. Seeing that the best route to this is higher education, Hank attempts to illegally audit classes at the fictional Western State University, while at the same time taking a variety of odd jobs, the main one of which was to run his own lunch truck, to financially support what remains of his family. Much of the humor of the show derives from the fact that accomplishing these twin goals requires him to engage in identity theft. Much of the drama arises from his fear of his sister being forced into foster care.
His life is further complicated by the fact that he is dating Doris Royal (Linda Foster), the daughter of the university's registrar, Dr. Lewis Royal (Howard St. John), who is on the lookout for unregistered students like Hank. Typical episodes show Hank narrowly avoiding detection as an impersonator. In the final episode, his true identity is compromised. However, because of his excellent performance on a recent exam, the university rewards him with a full academic scholarship and formal admittance to the university.
The series ends with his sister remarking, "There goes my brother – the registered student."
On November 3, 2015, Warner Bros. released Hank: The Complete Series on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.
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