The Texas Wheelers - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Sep 13 1974
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| The Texas Wheelers | |
|---|---|
 Mark Hamill, Gary Busey and Jack Elam (1974) | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Dale McRaven |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | John Prine |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Hayward |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | MTM Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 13, 1974 – July 24, 1975 |
The Texas Wheelers is an American sitcom that aired in 1974 and 1975. The series, produced by MTM Enterprises, is about the cantankerous but lovable Zack Wheeler, a long-lost father who returned to raise his children Truckie, Doobie, Boo, and T.J. in rural Texas after their mother died.
The show was not successful, due to being broadcast against the second half of NBC's Top 20 hit The Rockford Files, and was canceled after four episodes in the fall of 1974. An additional four episodes were aired in June and July 1975. There were an additional 5 unaired episodes.[1][2] The show is notable as one of MTM's few flops, and for the well-known actors in its cast, including Jack Elam as Zack, Gary Busey as Truckie, Mark Hamill as Doobie, Tony Becker as T.J., and Lisa Eilbacher as the Wheelers' friend Sally.
The theme song for the show was "Illegal Smile" by John Prine while the closing theme was "Flashback Blues."[3]
- Jack Elam as Zack Wheeler
- Gary Busey as Truckie Wheeler
- Karen Obediear as Boo Wheeler
- Mark Hamill as Doobie Wheeler
- Tony Becker as T.J. Wheeler
- ^ "The Texas Wheelers". Television Obscurities. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "@MarkHamill".
- ^ "John Prine - Flashback Blues".
- Tim Brooks & Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (7th ed. 1999), p. 1013.