On the Team

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On the Team
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lisa Wood Shapiro Agustin Reyes
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Nickelodeon Noggin LLC Hitchhiker Films Stolen Car Productions
Release
Original network	Noggin Nickelodeon
Picture format	NTSC 480i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	January 30 (2001-01-30) – April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)

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On the Team is an original series created by Noggin. It is a 13-episode documentary series about the troubles and triumphs of a youth baseball team in New York City.

The show premiered on January 30, 2001, on Noggin. The episodes were also shown on the main Nickelodeon channel from May to June 2001. It stopped airing in reruns after March 31, 2002.

History

Production

The show was created by Lisa Wood Shapiro. She compared the show's concept to "The Real World meets The Bad News Bears." In an interview for The New York Times, she said "I definitely wanted to do some kind of cinéma vérité for kids, and I knew I wanted to do a sport. I was on a Little League baseball team as a kid, and I was the only girl, and it was horrible. I always regretted that I didn't do sports more." She chose baseball as the sport to focus on, then spent the summer of 2000 searching for a baseball team that demonstrated team spirit. She chose the Camp Friendship Panthers because, while they were far from the best team, they all enjoyed playing and treated each other as friends.

Summary

The series follows the real-world experiences of a Brooklyn co-ed youth baseball team, on and off the field, which are documented as the kids battle their way into the playoffs during the 2000 season. The team is called the Camp Friendship Panthers and practices at Prospect Park.

Cast

• Bobby Gari (aka "Coach Bobby") - The vociferous head coach
• Mr. Cruz (aka "Mr. C") - Coach Bobby's calm, a collected assistant who is the father of Stephanie
• Stephanie Cruz - Mr. C's daughter and the team's ace pitcher
• Aida - A wannabe pitcher who can only throw a few feet
• Christine - A left-fielder who always cheers for her own team
• Jarian - The team's best hitter
• Jarra - An optimistic right-fielder who is friends with everyone
• Justin - The short-stop and outfield player
• Jordan - The runt of the team who is stuck in a batting slump
• Kevin - Jordan's best friend

Episodes

The show had 13 episodes. The titles and premiere dates of most episodes are known from the Excite TV website. The only unknown title is the ninth episode.

Episodes

No	Title	Original Air Date
1	"The Making of a Ball Player"	January 30, 2001
2	"Picking the Panthers"	January 31, 2001
3	"Becoming a Team"	February 13, 2001
4	"Practice in Life"	February 20, 2001
5	"Everyone's Friend"	February 27, 2001
6	"Picking the All Stars"	March 6, 2001
7	"To Quit or Not to Quit"	March 13, 2001
8	"Striking Out"	March 20, 2001
9	??	March 27, 2001
10	"It's Only a Game"	Apr 3, 2001
11	"Making the Grade"	Apr 10, 2001
12	"The Re-Match"	Apr 17, 2001
13	"Trophy Day"	Apr 24, 2001

External links

• Family Screen Scene article about the show
• Variety article
• The New York Times article

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