When the Whistle Blows
Short-lived comedy about construction workers enjoying themselves. The crew was all male except for Lucy--Randy the college grad; Buzz the extrovert; Martin the hunk; Norm, an older man married to Dottie; Bulldog the foreman; Hanrahan; and Darlene, who runs the bar that's "their place."
- 1980-1980
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
Short-lived comedy about construction workers enjoying themselves. The crew was all male except for Lucy--Randy the college grad; Buzz the extrovert; Martin the hunk; Norm, an older man married to Dottie; Bulldog the foreman; Hanrahan; and Darlene, who runs the bar that's "their place."
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 1980
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Mar 14, 1980 60 mins
The gang is challenged to a rodeo by a group of real cowboys.
Episode 2
Love Is a Four-Letter Word
Fri, Mar 21, 1980 60 mins
Construction worker Hunk falls for a singer at Darlene's, but Buzz reminds him that she was "a lady of easy virtue" in Reno.
Episode 3
Macho Man
Fri, Mar 28, 1980 60 mins
An advertising executive wants Buzz to go into commercials promoting a line of clothing.
Episode 4
Wildcatters
Fri, Apr 4, 1980 60 mins
When the boys learn Hunk has inherited an old oil field, the crew pools its money to get it pumping again.
Episode 5
God's Country
Fri, Apr 11, 1980 60 mins
Norm and his crew become Involved in wild gambling when they visit the casinos on Reno.
Episode 6
Somebody's Daughter
Fri, Apr 25, 1980 60 mins
Norm dislikes his pretty 17-year-old daughter's new boyfriend and convinces Randy to be her partner in a roller-skating disco contest.
Episode 7
Miss Hard Hat USA
Sat, Jun 7, 1980 60 mins
Norm's team welcome the arrival of a Vietnamese orphan they have sponsored, as well as a finalist in a beauty contest who is being pursued by a Tennessee hillbilly.
Episode 8
The House that Roared
Sat, Jun 14, 1980 60 mins
Construction worker Hunk befriends an elderly woman who refuses to sell her property to a high - rise developer.
Episode 9
Love in the Fast Lane
Sun, Jul 13, 1980 60 mins
Lucy falls head over heels for a racing driver, unaware that he is suffering from terminal cancer.
Episode 10
Run for the Roses
Sun, Jul 20, 1980 60 mins
Construction worker Hunk wins an aging thoroughbred horse and persuades the gang to go partners in his dream to race the animal one last time.