''Gung Ho'' is an American

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based on the

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film of the same name. The series aired for one season on ABC from December 5, 1986 to February 9, 1987.Gung Ho on ABC - 1986, TV Show
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Synopsis

Just like in the movie, the TV series follows the exploits of Hunt Stevenson (here, played by

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as opposed to

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in the movie), a laid-back American employee liaison of a Japanese car company (Assan Motors) in the fictional city of Hadleyville, Pennsylvania. Much of the humor arises from the abounding clashes between Hunt and the new Japanese plant manager, Kaz Kazuhiro (

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, reprising his role from the movie) while looking for ways to bridge the culture gap between one another.

Cast

Besides Watanabe, many of the other Japanese actors from the movie also reprised their roles for the series.

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(brother of ''Gung Ho'' movie director

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) was the only Caucasian actor from the film to also appear in the TV series. *Scott Atari as Kenji *

as Hunt Stevenson *Heidi Banks as Randi *

as Googie *

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as Ito * Stephen Lee as Buster *

as Kaz Kazuhiro *

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as Umeki Kazuhiro *

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as Saito *

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as Melissa * Wendy Schaal As Kelly *Kenneth Kimmins as Wacky Wally *

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as Yukiko

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* {{IMDb title, 0090441, Gung Ho 1980s American sitcoms 1980s American workplace comedy television series 1986 American television series debuts 1987 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming Asian-American television Live action television shows based on films Television shows set in Pennsylvania Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Imagine Entertainment

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