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Hank

  • TV Series
  • 1965–1966
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Dick Kallman in Hank (1965)
Comedy

Campus lunch wagon operator "drops in" to classes to get college education.Campus lunch wagon operator "drops in" to classes to get college education.Campus lunch wagon operator "drops in" to classes to get college education.

  • Creator
    • Hugh Benson
  • Stars
    • Dick Kallman
    • Linda Foster
    • Howard St. John
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    132
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Hugh Benson
    • Stars
      • Dick Kallman
      • Linda Foster
      • Howard St. John
    • 25User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dick Kallman
    Dick Kallman
    • Hank Dearborn
    • 1965–1966
    Linda Foster
    Linda Foster
    • Doris Royal
    • 1965–1966
    Howard St. John
    Howard St. John
    • Dean Lewis Royal
    • 1965–1966
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Prof. Matthew McKillup
    • 1965–1966
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Coach Ossie Weiss
    • 1965–1966
    Katie Sweet
    Katie Sweet
    • Tina Dearborn
    • 1965–1966
    Dorothy Neumann
    Dorothy Neumann
    • Miss Mittleman…
    • 1965–1966
    Lou Wills Jr.
    Lou Wills Jr.
    • Gazzari
    • 1965–1966
    Joey D. Vieira
    Joey D. Vieira
    • Norman Zelinko…
    • 1965–1966
    Judy Parker
    • Kim…
    • 1965–1966
    Kelly Jean Peters
    Kelly Jean Peters
    • Franny
    • 1965–1966
    Sheila Bromley
    Sheila Bromley
    • Ethel Weiss…
    • 1965–1966
    Norman Grabowski
    Norman Grabowski
    • Podowsky…
    • 1965–1966
    Linda Meiklejohn
    • 3rd Student Reporter…
    • 1965–1966
    Jan Stine
    • Jeff…
    • 1965–1966
    Roger Bacon
    • First Bidder…
    • 1965
    Don Washbrook
    • Ralph
    • 1965–1966
    Bart Patton
    • Student…
    • 1965
    • Creator
      • Hugh Benson
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    jwest525

    and the best athlete

    I was a fan too. The main thing I would add to the other comments is that Hank was a terrific athlete. Dabbs Greer, who seems to coach all of the college's teams, always had a practice or a game or a meet in the way of Hank's next class. So when he'd cut across the field Greer would always wonder who that wonderful, sprinter, kicker, halfback was. I haven't seen anything resembling a tape of this but perhaps one will surface on TVLand or at the Museum of Television and Radio. Maybe they'll do a Title IX remake of it. An athlete dropping into class has more of a farcical element than in 1965.
    8robbotnik2000

    A Show that lives on in memory for its thematic components and positive messages

    I remember this show from watching the original broadcasts when I was pretty young, only I did not correctly remember the title. I recall the sub-theme that Hank could run so fast that the athletic coach wanted to know who he was, there was a certain implied irony (he was a natural athlete and could probably have attended college on a scholarship if he wasn't so preoccupied with auditing for free and running away). Long ago I tried to remember what the show was called and I confused the title with another show of the era so I probably doubly confused folks when I was reminiscing.

    Anyhow, the show made a positive impression on me and I too had the problem of no one else having seen or remembered it until I did a Google search and stumbled upon it here.
    jkb26mi

    This show really happened!

    Wow! I finally managed to stumble onto the name of this show and found a web site with clips. I recalled this show years later when at college, mentioning that it was the first time I had heard of the term "auditing a course". No one recalled it, and some implied I imagined the whole thing. A couple of times in the 80's, I wrote TV newspaper columnists about the show and had my article printed saying they could be no help. I was starting to think the show was a dream!

    Anyway, I enjoyed the short run of "Hank". It was somewhat like the more popular "Dobie Gillis", but with more positive role models.
    7ff9

    I remember this show well, even now

    I remember this show well from my childhood, along with the other TV sitcom Camp Runamuck. I was in 5th grade when this show came out and watched every episode. It was funny, and to this day every once in awhile, the show's catchy theme pops into my head and I try to remember the lyrics. I saw the lyrics elsewhere on this site or another only today and can finally see what they are, because I had long forgotten them. I liked the show because Hank was always a positive guy, doing his best to take care of his sister, get a good education and better himself. Of course, all the running around, the costume changes and his efforts to get an education on the sly kept me entertained. I too remember the last episode when he was caught, but in the end, it had a happy ending. Being just a kid who really loved the show, I watched knowing it was the final episode and stayed glued to the tube through the closing credits and the last run of the theme song. Isn't it something how some shows touch you and are remembered fondly in your memory as you're growing up? By the way, the notion of somebody repeatedly slipping into classes without paying, etc. isn't so far-fetched. It was recently in the newspaper here in Southern California about some guy attending several college courses to learn, yet he was never enrolled in them. I can't remember the rest of this true incident, but it did happen.
    renfield54

    I REMEMBER THE SHOW TOO......

    I just happened to be looking at some old favorites and stumbled on this one. I was a fan of Hank too. Friday nights at 8 PM...followed by Camp Runamuck (another fond memory) at 8:30 (or vice versa)...... Hank did an unusual thing on this show..while others were "dropping out" of college, he "dropped in". He couldn't afford tuition and this was his only option for an education he desperately wanted. The other comments were accurate about his disguises and staying one step ahead of everyone...

    The final episode had him impersonating another student (false chin and all) who was supposed to be under quarantine. He is finally caught after all his close calls during the run of the show. But, in his disguise, he had taken a standard exam and had scored the highest score ever recorded. He is assured of a scholarship and all his hard work is rewarded. The show ends with his future at the college assured........

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      In an unusual move for a one-year-and-out series, NBC allowed the last episode to resolve all the series' recurring plot points.

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hank - Der (un)heimliche Student
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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