The RUNNING THE HALLS 
                            FAQ & EPISODE GUIDE:

by Ian J. Ball
This version:  2.22
Last updated:  February 7, 1999


***Additional information provided by Daniel Andersson's "The Running 
the Halls Short Guide" (all rights reserved). Please see his Web site 
(http://www.canit.se/~dpa/guides) or contact Daniel Andersson 
(dpa@canit.se) for more information***.



TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0.0)  Introduction
      0.1)  What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide?
      0.2)  Where the Author Can Be Reached
      0.3)  Where Can I Find Copies of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either 
               Through FTP or the WWW (the Web)?


1.0)  Running the Halls
      1.1)  What is Running the Halls?
      1.2)  The Cast & Episode Guide of Running the Halls
      1.3)  Background on the Actors
             1.3.1)  Pamela Bowen (Miss Gilman)
             1.3.3)  Richard Speight (Mark G. "The Shark" Stark)
             1.3.3)  Senta Moses (Nikki Watson)
             1.3.4)  Laurie Fortier (Holiday Friedman)
             1.3.5)  Richard Hayes (Andy McBain)
             1.3.6)  Lackey Bevis (Molloy Simpson)
             1.3.7)  Trevor Lissauer (David Reese)
             1.3.8)  Craig Kirkwood (Miles Taylor)



0.0)  INTRODUCTION

This FAQ deals with the NBC television show, Running the Halls, which was 
shown as part of NBC's T-NBC line up that was inspired by the success of 
the series Saved by the Bell.

This is the first edition of a file that will be occasionally posted 
to answer Frequently Asked Questions about the show Running the Halls 
which was part of NBC's children's/teenager's TV line-up, T-NBC.  
Permission is granted by the author to distribute this file in an 
UNMODIFIED form to other networks and BB's, etc. Rights to modifications 
to this file are reserved by the author.

  Note: This document may freely copied and distributed for personal 
  use or for the sake of information purposes only.  It may be 
  distributed in its entirety, with all original author and copyright 
  information intact. Any sales of this document or use of it in a for-
  profit project, or use in any other capacity save those already 
  mentioned, is expressly forbidden without the specific consent of 
  the author. Copyright, Ian J. Ball, 1994.


0.1) What is a FAQ? What is an Episode Guide?

A FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) or a FAQL (Frequently Asked Questions 
List) is a document that serves to answer commonly (or perhaps not so 
commonly) asked questions about a particular subject. Such a document is 
usually posted to the internet (or to an online service) to the various 
groups or BB's (bulletin boards) to which it is relevant, in the hopes of 
answering these often asked questions. 

An episode guide is a document that serves to provide information about 
each episode of a particular TV show. This episode guides will provide a 
short synopsis of the plot of each episode, and the guest credits for 
that episode.


0.2)  Where the Author Can Be Reached

This is the first edition of this FAQ & episode guide, and it is probably 
either incorrect in parts or is missing useful information. If any person 
has any questions, comments or suggestions about this FAQ, please contact 
Ian J. Ball at:

   IJBall@aol.com              (for private correspondance)
   ijb@ucla.edu                (for emergencies only)

Any help on this project will be appreciated.


0.3)  Where Can I Find Copies of this FAQ on the 'Net, Either Through FTP 
               or the WWW (the Web)?

FTP:

As of now, this FAQ is available from one FTP site for sure, and may be 
available from a second one:

  The first one is my own personal folder available in one of AOL's own 
  FTP sites; the most up-to-date version of this FAQ can be found there. 
     (NOTE: Enter the menus as shown when trying to reach this site, as 
  AOL does not allow a "dir" listing of the root directory of that site, 
  as it would contain up to 2.5 million different folders!)
     (ALSO NOTE: My FAQs/episode guides for Saved by the Bell and 
  California Dreams are available from this same FTP site.):

     ftp://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall3/FTP/

  The second FTP site is the Tardis FTP site; all manner of TV FAQ's and 
  episode guides are available from here, and the Running the Halls FAQ 
  may be available from here. The address is:

     ftp://SRC.DOC.IC.AC.UK/public/media/tv/collections/tardis/us
                           /comedy/RunningtheHalls/


WWW (the Web):

Presently there are two Web sites for Running the Halls:

  The first Web site for RtH is my own personal site available from AOL; 
  the most up-to-date version of this FAQ, in HTML format, can be found 
  there. 
     (NOTE: As above, my Web sites for the FAQ/episode guides for 
  Saved by the Bell, California Dreams and some other shows are available 
  from this same WWW site.):

     http://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/IJBall/WWW/RtH/RtH_Home.html


  The second site is Daniel Andersson's Web site for his "Short Guides". 
  This Web site contains all of his "Short Guide" episode lists, 
  including one for Running the Halls. Daniel Andersson can be contacted 
  via E-mail (dpa@canit.se). The address for his Web site is:

     http://www.canit.se/~dpa/guides/



1.0)  RUNNING THE HALLS

1.1)  What is Running the Halls?

After the success of Saved by the Bell, the original series, NBC wanted 
to expand its T-NBC Saturday morning line-up. So after starting 
California Dreams in 1992, NBC launched a third comedy in the fall of 
1993. This show, Running the Halls (RtH for short in this FAQ) which 
debuted on NBC on September 11, 1993, was the first T-NBC comedy not to 
be produced by Peter Engel of SbtB and California Dreams fame (though its 
Executive in Charge of Production, as with Saved by the Bell-The New 
Class, California Dreams and Name Your Adventure, was Gary Considine). 
The producer of Running the Halls was Steve Slavkin. There were 13 first-
run episodes shown Running the Halls' first (and only), '93-94 season.

This show, also unlike the other two, was set in a private boarding 
school by the name of Middlefield Academy. However, like the Saved by the 
Bell, Running the Halls primarily focused on the adventures of three 
girls and three boys, particularly the scheming, "Zack Morrisesque" Andy 
McBain. Rounding out the cast were the Headmistress, Miss Gilman, and her 
comical, student lackey, Mark "The Shark" Stark. 

What made Running the Halls different than its T-NBC predecessors was its 
use of ridiculous and surreal plot developments and imagery to further 
the comedy. In this way, Running the Halls cast itself as the successor 
(of sorts) to the FOX TV show, Parker Lewis (Can't Lose). Some felt that 
RtH's use of this innovative comedy style made RtH superior to its T-NBC 
predecessors.

But like Parker Lewis, Running the Halls was also too sophisticated for 
its teenaged audience. RtH suffered from low ratings, and was canceled by 
NBC after just one season. Its last episode, a repeat, aired on September 
4, 1994. Its time slot was taken up by a second episode of Saved by the 
Bell-The New Class for that show's second season.

Running the Halls has also aired on TV 3 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

It should be noted that RtH Creator Steve Slavkin also worked on the USA 
Network show, "USA High", in 1997.

1.2)  The Cast & Episode Guide of Running the Halls

Season 1 (Grade 9):

The first (and only) season of Running the Halls focused in on the 
development of the characters of the two rooming groups, the girls and 
the boys. Particular attention was paid to the characters of Andy McBain, 
Holiday Friedman (especially after she and McBain became an item), and to 
a lesser extent the characters of Miles Taylor and Mark "The Shark" 
Stark. The main story line was the romance of McBain and Holiday, and a 
sub-plot toward the end of the season was the developing romance between 
David Reese and Molloy Simpson.

As stated above, RtH was canceled after just one season.

 Running the Halls cast:
   Andy McBain            -Richard Hayes
   Miles Taylor           -Craig Kirkwood
   David Reese            -Trevor Lissauer
   Molloy Simpson         -Lackey Bevis
   Holiday Friedman       -Laurie Fortier
   Nikki Watson           -Senta Moses
   Mark G. "The Shark" 
      Stark               -Richard Speight, Jr.
   Miss Karen Gilman      -Pamela Bowen

The estute will notice that in the episode "The Watch", it is visually 
implied that McBain and Molloy are still a couple, though the episode was 
aired well after McBain and Holiday became an item. This is because NBC 
did not show Running the Halls in its proper order. So what follows is a 
list of the episodes in the proper chronolgical order:

Num   Prod No    Episode Title                  Air Date  
----  ---------  ------------------------       ----------
 1.1   (6302)     The Arrival                    09/11/93 
 1.2   (6301)     The First Mixer                09/18/93 
 1.3   (6303)     Dance Squad                    09/25/93 
 1.5   (6304)     Taylor Grades McBain           10/09/93 
 1.4   (6305)     The Rowing Competition         10/02/93 
 1.11  (6306)     The Watch                      11/20/93 
 1.7   (6307)     The Term Paper                 10/23/93 
 1.6   (6308)     The Big Kiss                   10/16/93 
 1.8   (6309)     Shark Moves In                 10/30/93 
 1.9   (6310)     McBain Chokes                  11/06/93 
 1.10  (6311)     The Conductor                  11/13/93 
 1.12  (6312)     The Break-Up                   11/27/93 
 1.13  (6313)     Rock Reunion                   12/04/93 


 Episode 1.1 (#6302): "The Arrival"                09/11/93
             The first day at Middlefield Academy, and the Shark makes 
             McBain, Taylor and Reese roommates, and they soon start to 
             compete with girl roommates Molloy, Holiday and Nikki; Miss 
             Gilman is introduced; setting: Middlefield Academy, 
             anywhere?, USA


 Episode 1.2 (#6301): "The First Mixer"            09/18/93
  (1.2)  Mr. Perlman      -Philip Perlman            [unbilled in 1.2]
             McBain and Reese fight over prospective date Holiday for a 
             school dance, endangering their new friendship


 Episode 1.3 (#6303): "Dance Squad"                09/25/93
  (1.3)  Tiffany          -Tamica Washington
             Nikki and Holiday battle for a spot on the cheerleading 
             squad; the boys sell food while trying to avoid the Shark


 Episode 1.4 (#6305): "The Rowing Competition"     10/02/93
  (1.4)  Ferris Bachman   -Mike Sabatino
             McBain and Molloy are rowing partners for an intercollegiate 
             race, until they fight, and then fall for each other; the 
             others fight over painting a mural


 Episode 1.5 (#6304): "Taylor Grades McBain"       10/09/93
  (1.5)  Coach            -Johnny Dark
  (1.5)  Football players -Dirk Cheetwood
  (1.5)                   -Dean Wesley Bennett
  (1.5)                   -Billy Boulton
             McBain must pass a geography test to play in the big 
             football game, but Taylor refuses to change McBain's grade 
             angering McBain and the team


 Episode 1.6 (#6308): "The Big Kiss"               10/16/93
  (1.6)  Super (Carl) 
            Cooper        -Michael Bower
             McBain and Holiday manage student council campaigns for 
             Taylor and Nikki respectively, leading to dirty tricks, and 
             eventual romantic union


 Episode 1.7 (#6307): "The Term Paper"             10/23/93
             Reese accuses Molloy of stealing his term paper leading to a 
             trial; McBain, Holiday and Taylor steal a rival school's 
             mascot


 Episode 1.8 (#6309): "Shark Moves In"             10/30/93
  (1.8)  Mr. Hank Penner  -Ron Karabatsos
             The gang tries to keep the Shark away from a party the boys 
             are holding in their room; Nikki tries to get dates for 
             Reese and Molloy


 Episode 1.9 (#6310): "McBain Chokes"              11/06/93
  (1.9)  "Gorilla-gram"   -unbilled
  (1.9)  Abdul            -unbilled                  [Seen unbilled, 
                                                      in the background,
                                                      of episodes 1.9-11]
             The pressure grows on McBain as he draws closer to breaking 
             a big basketball record and Middlefield draws closer to the 
             b-ball title; Holiday gets day-care duty from Miss Gilman


 Episode 1.10 (#6311): "The Conductor"             11/13/93
  (1.10) Mr. Sherman Renfield,
          the conductor   -William Marshall
  (1.10) Vanessa Renfield -Marta Boyett
  (1.10) Phyllis von 
          Hertzberg       -Clarissa Mancuso
             An alumni prompts Reese and Molloy, and McBain and Holiday, 
             to go on a treasure hunt; Taylor falls for the alumni's 
             daughter


 Episode 1.11 (#6306): "The Watch"                 11/20/93
  (1.11) Stanley Schnitzer-K. Michael Maschek
             Reese loses Miss Gilman's watch; Taylor attempts to learn 
             magic; the gang tries to get tickets for a rave concert


 Episode 1.12 (#6312): "The Break Up"              11/27/93
  (1.12) Jessica Rollins  -Lee Armstrong
  (1.12) Mr. Perlman      -Philip Perlman            [unbilled in 1.2]
             When Holiday is forced to leave Middlefield, McBain finds 
             himself in the arms of another; the others accidentally 
             distribute copies of a science test


 Episode 1.13 (#6313): "Rock Reunion"              12/04/93
  (1.13) Reno Davis       -Todd Sheeler
  (1.13) Biker dude       -Charles Dahlgren
             Before spring break, it looks like McBain and Holiday are 
             going to break up when she dates a musician; the gang 
             prepares to go to Mexico for Spring Break


1.3)  Background on the Actors

As NBC didn't provide information on Running the Halls on AOL, I have no 
information on the stars of RtH except for the information that I have 
gathered myself (with some help from the net!). The stars of RtH seem to 
have had only moderate prior TV experience, and three of them (Richard 
Hayes (McBain), Lackey Bevis (Molloy), and Laurie Fortier (Holiday)) seem 
to have had no prior roles to RtH. Here is the info on the actors of RtH 
that do:

 1.3.1)  Pamela Bowen (Miss Karen Gilman)

   Bowen's previous TV credits seem to be mostly guest roles in TV shows. 
   I have also heard that Bowen is married to _Kiss_ frontman, Paul 
   Stanley.

   TV show regular:
     Loving (1984-85, ABC; as Colby Cantrell)
     Days of Our Lives (1986-97, syndicated; as Leslie Landaman)
     Land's End (1995-96, syndicated; as Courtney Saunders)

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     Designing Women (1986, CBS ; as Marjorie (in ep.: 
        "The Beauty Contest"))
     MacGyver (1986, ABC; as Loanne Remmings (in ep.: "Twice Stung, 
        Twice Shy"))
     Cheers (1988, NBC; as Mimi (in ep.: "The Sam in the Gray Flannel 
        Suit"))
     Matlock (199?, NBC)
     Silk Stalkings (1991, USA; as Whtiney Kirkland (in ep.: "In the Name 
        of Love"))
     California Dreams (1992, NBC; as Ms. Judy Webb (Smith), 
        Tiffani's mother (in ep.: "Mother and Child Reunion")
     Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993, FOX; as Babette (in ep.: "Midlife... 
        Now What?"))
     Silk Stalkings (1996, USA; as Sharon Wilder (in ep.: "Partners 
        in Crime"))
     Pacific Blue (1998, USA)

   Movies: 
     Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991; 
               as Joanna Calder)
     The Player (1992; as Trixie)
     Angel's Tide (1996)


 1.3.2)  Richard Speight Jr. (Mark G. "The Shark" Stark)

   Speight is a *very* steadily working actor, both pre-RtH and post-RtH, 
   and pops up in a lot of different movies, TV shows and commericals.

   TV show regular:
     Built to Last (1997, NBC)

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     The George Wendt Show (1995)
     ER (1996, NBC; as Barinsky (medical student))
     Maybe this Time (1996, ABC; as Paul)
     Party of Five (1996, FOX; as Miller West (the computer nerd with 
        a crush on Julia))
     Night Stand (1997; as Pud)
     JAG (1997, CBS; as Michael Gerter (in ep.: "Blind Side"))

   Ads: 
     "Mug? Root Beer" (1997)
     "Milk" (1998)

   Movies: 
     Love Leads the Way (1984 TV Movie; as Jimmy)
     Ernest Goes to Camp (1987; as Brooks)
     Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988 TV Movie; as "young Klansman")
     By Dawn's Early Light (1990; as "SAC Guard")
     Demonic Toys (1992; as Andy)
     Amanda & the Alien (1995 TV Movie; as Jojo)
     Out There (1995; as Taves)
     Independence Day (1996; as Ed)
     Menno's Mind (1996; as Kal)
     Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997; as "'C' Deck Officer")


 1.3.3)  Senta Moses (Nikki Watson)

   Moses has a fairly substantial acting resume, both in TV and movies. 
   After RtH, Moses turned up as Phoebe, the assisant in the fourth 
   season of CBS/TLC children's science show "Beakman's World". 
   More recently, she has guest starred on a slough of TV shows.

   TV show regular:
     Beakman's World (1996-98, CBS/TLC; as Phoebe)

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     California Dreams (1994, NBC; as Rosie Melcher (in ep.: 
               "Yoko, Oh No!"))
     My So-Called Life (1994-95, ABC; as Delia Fisher (in eps.: 
               "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" and "Life Of Brian"))
     Party of Five (1995, FOX (in ep.: "All-Nighters"))
     Kirk (1996, WBN; as Tina Balducci (in ep.: "The Spare"))
     Sister, Sister (1997, WBN (in ep.: "Mo' Credit, Mo' Problems"))
     Everybody Loves Raymond (1998, CBS; as Lisa (in ep.: "The Sitter"))
     Touched by an Angel (1998, CBS; as Katy (in ep.: "Last Dance"))
     One World (1998, NBC; as Marci's friend, ?)
     Vengeance Unlimited (1999, ABC; as Gina)

   Ads: 
     "Lotus" (1997)

   Movies: 
     Things Are Tough All Over (1982; as "kid in laundromat")
     D.C. Cab (1983; a.k.a. "Street Fleet"; as Ambassador's daughter)
     Home Alone (1990; as Tracy)
     Home Alone 2 (1992; as Tracy)
     Born Into Exile (1997 NBC TV Movie)


 1.3.4)  Laurie Fortier (Holliday Friedman)

   Fortier has been steadily building her resume since RtH

   TV show regular:
     Push (1998, ABC; as Cara Bradford)

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     Boy Meets World (199?, ABC)
     Kirk (1996, WBN)
     Sliders (1996, FOX; as Nicki (in ep.: "The Rules of the Game"))
     The Big Easy (1997, USA)
     V.I.P. (1999, syndicated; as Cynthia Murdoch)

   Movies: 
     To Gillian on Her 37th Brithday (1996; as Cindy Bayles)
     Her Costly Affair (1996 TV Moive; as Liz)
     Dean Quixote (1999; as Annie)


 1.3.5)  Richard Hayes (Andy McBain)

   Hayes seems to have had only a few other acting roles. According to 
   _The Internet Movie Database_, Hayes was also in the movie "F/X" 
   (1985; as "state trooper #1") and in the movie "On the Yard" (1979; 
   as Stick), though I'm a little dubious of both entries, as Hayes would 
   have been pretty young in both movies.

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     California Dreams (1993; as Darrin Young (in ep.: 
               "A Question of Math")

   Movies: 
     On the Yard (1979; as Stick)
     F/X (1985; as "state trooper #1")


 1.3.6)  Lackey Bevis (Molloy Simpson)

   Bevis has not turned up much since RtH.

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     My So-Called Life (1995, ABC)

   Movies: 
     Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993 TV Movie; as "girl")


 1.3.7)  Trevor Lissauer (David Reese)

   Lissauer has been in a couple of commericials since RtH. He was also 
   in an HBO cable movie, about a drug interdiction (he played the 
   brother of the character who is the subject of the interdiction), but 
   I don't know the title of this movie. More recently, he's worked up a 
   demo tape, and is looking for distributors.

   Ads: 
     "Taco Bell" (1993?)
     "Sunny Delight" (1995?)
     "7-Up" (?, or "Spite"; 199?; UK only)

   Movies: 
     The Skateboard Kid (1993; as Zack)
     Fade to Black (1998)


 1.3.8)  Craig Kirkwood (Miles Taylor)

   Kirkwood has had a couple of guest stints on TV shows.

   TV show regular:
     Mission Genesis (1997-98, SCI-FI; as Zak)

   TV appearances (1 or several episodes):
     My So-Called Life (1995, ABC; 2? episodes)
     Family Matters (1994, ABC; as Gary)
     The Parent 'Hood (1995, WBN; as Daryel Cooper (in ep.: 
        "Nice Guys Finish Lust"))
     The Burning Zone (1996, UPN (in ep.: "Arms of Fire"))

   Ads: 
     "Foot Locker" (1997)


If they turn up anywhere, please let me know at IJBall@aol.com.