Roomies (1987)

Name: Roomies
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Burt Young, Corey Haim, Jane Daly, Sean Sullivan, Joshua Nelson

Comedy

A 14-year-old genius (Corey Haim) and a 42-year-old ex-Marine (Burt Young) become college roommates and deal with a kind of Odd Couple relationship in their dorm room, eventually finding something to learn from each other. Roomies aired on NBC from March 19, 1987 to May 15, 1987. Reruns of the series later aired on Saturday morning.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (94 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

7.64 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.0

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	8
2	Wrestling	7.6	7
3	The One That Got Away	7.6	7
4	To Tell the Truth	7.2	7
5	The Ditch	7.6	7
6	Bobby Midnight	7.5	13
7	Obsession	7.6	7
8	Mid-Term Fever	8.0	7