Freshman Dorm

{{Short description|American drama television series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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|starring = Matthew Fox
Robyn Lively
Casper Van Dien
Arlene Taylor
Kevin Mambo
Paige French

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|composer = John Debney

|country = United States

|language = English

|num_seasons = 1

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|executive_producer = Steve Tisch

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|runtime = 60 minutes

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|network = CBS

|first_aired = {{Start date|1992|08|11}}

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Freshman Dorm is an American drama television series which debuted in the summer of 1992 and aired 5 episodes on CBS. It is based on the young adult fiction series of the same name written by Linda Alper Cooney.

Plot

The series followed the lives of three dormmates, Molly, K.C. and Lulu,{{Cite web|url=http://sharetv.org/shows/freshman_dorm|title = Freshman Dorm}} who live in a co-ed dormitory at the fictional Western Pacific University in southern California.{{cite book |author1=Tim Brooks |author2=Earle Marsh |year=2003 |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present |edition=8th |section=Freshman Dorm (Drama) |page=436 |location=New York |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-45542-0}}

Cast

  • Paige French as Louise "Lulu" Victoria Abercrombie: a pretty, spoiled rich girl from New York City who used anything to get what she wanted
  • Robyn Lively as Molly Flynn: a theater major from Milwaukee, who had aspirations of becoming an actress
  • Arlene Taylor as K.C. Richards (née Kamala Consuelo Ricardo): a lower-class Hispanic girl from Los Angeles on financial aid who is ashamed of her background
  • Matthew Fox as Danny Foley: Molly's boyfriend who is on athletic scholarship
  • Casper Van Dien as Zack Taylor: a free-spirited surfer with little interest in his studies
  • Kevin Mambo as Alex Woods: Zack's studious roommate, a biology major

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Pilot

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Sex, Truth and Theatre

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|18}}

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|Title = The Last Sonnet

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|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = The Scarlett Letter

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|2}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = My Boyfriend's Back

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Production

Exterior scenes for the show were shot at Whittier College.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

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