''The Lawrenceville Stories'' (also known as ''The Prodigious Hickey'') is a 1987–1989

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, directed by Allan A. Goldstein and

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, based on ''The Lawrenceville Stories'' written by Owen Johnson. The series was originally broadcast as episodes of the ''

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starting on January 26, 1987 (Season 6, Episode 2). It follows the adventures of school prankster Hickey (

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) and his rival, The Tennessee Shad ( Nicholas Rowe).

Plot

Lawrenceville prankster Hickey pulls one prank too many and is expelled from school. When he returns he finds that there's a new joker in town, The Tennessee Shad, and although they initially are rivals, they soon realize that together they can cause more trouble, so they establish a partnership that they call "The Firm".Boys Costumes Depicted in Television Shows: The Lawrenceville Stories
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Cast

as William "Hickey" Hicks * Nicholas Rowe as The Tennessee Shad *

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as The Headmaster *

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as GutterPup *

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as Lovely *

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as Housemaster Tapping *

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as Smith

Episodes

References

External links

*
American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Prodigious Hickey (TV)

American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Return of Hickey (TV)

American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Beginning of the Firm (TV)
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