TV series

Delta House

Name: Delta House
Released: 1979
Cast: Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, John Vernon, James Widdoes, Susanna Dalton

1979· 1 season· 30 min episodes★ 5.8Ended

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Synopsis

Delta House is an American sitcom that was adapted from the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House. The series aired from January to April 1979 on ABC.

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E1 The LegacyNext upJan 16, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Faber College, Oregon. 1962. Jim Blutarsky, the younger brother of the John 'Blutto' Blutarsky (who has been drafted into the US Army), transfers to Faber and is pledging the legendary Delta Fraternity house, since he is a legacy. Robert Hoover and the Deltas throw a welcoming party for Blutto, but find that he is somewhat natty, doesn't drink, and is nothing like his brother. Meanwhile, the corrupt dean of Faber, Vernon Wormer, teams up with the stuffy and wealthy members of Delta's rival, Omega House, to plan another way to get the riotous members of Delta expelled ...
Guest stars: Karrie Emerson (Tammy Thornton (as Kerrie Emerson)), Dana Kimmell (Rev-Tone Girl)
E2 The Shortest YardJan 27, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dean Wormer is impressed by how far Blotto can punt a football, so he recruits him for the college football team for the upcoming big game. But when Blotto refuses to play, the Deltas secretly substitute the equally overweight, but far-greater clumsy, Flounder in his place, who by his own admission doesn't have a sports gene in his body. So it's up to Otter, D-Day, Pinto, and the rest of the Deltas to figure ways to help the team win and keep Flounder from... floundering on the field, and not give the Dean a reason to eject Blotto from college.
Guest stars: Bob Hastings
E3 Parent's DayFeb 3, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
When it's known that 'Parents Day' is approaching at Faber, Hoover and the rest of the Deltas decide to somehow to trick the rival Omegas into leaving town (and away from campus) so they can switch the Greek letters on their house and the Omega's house so the Deltas' moms and dads will be visiting them in the clean Omega house, while the Omegas' moms and dads end up in the messy Delta house.
Guest stars: Charles Macaulay, Warren Munson
E4 The Guns of OctoberFeb 10, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
A speech by President John F. Kennedy about the fear of nuclear war leads to Greg Marmalard and the rest of the Omegas building an elite bunker for survival with campus security funds, while Flounder ponders the meaning of existence. When a faulty test alarm sounds like a real warning of missiles launching, everyone goes into action... with the Delta's throwing a 'Welcome Russians' party to end all parties, while the Omegas just prepare for the end.
E5 The Lady in WeightingFeb 24, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dean Wormer gives the Delta House one week to clean up the house or face expulsion because of a new college bi-law of displaying clean frat houses. So, Hoover and the guys hire a house mother to help get things together. Meanwhile, Blotto enters a weightlifting contest to try to win the money that is required to make repairs to the house.
Guest stars: Joan Shawlee
E6 The DraftMar 3, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
The Deltas somehow manage to trick the Omegas into town and away from campus. The Deltas switch the Greek letters on their house and the Omega's house. So the Deltas' Moms and Dads are visiting them in the clean Omega house,while the Omegas' Moms and Dads end up in the messy Delta house. The Deltas switch the letters back before the Omegas return. Naturally, the Omegas never find out that this has happenned.
Guest stars: Hank Stohl (1st Doctor)
E7 The DeformityMar 10, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Pinto gets severe acne on his face which makes him self-conscious about his looks, so his frat brothers try to help him regain his confidence. Meanwhile, Dean Wormer tries angling for grant money for the science program from a visiting military officer and his best chance at getting it is Hoover's new science project.
Guest stars: Ed Peck, Karrie Emerson (2nd Coed (as Kerrie Emerson)), Dana Kimmell (1st Coed)
E8 Big Man on CampusMar 17, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
When Flounder falls in love with Mandy Pepperidge, it's up to the Delta's to make her see him as the man of her dreams, the new big man on campus.
E9 The Fall of Dean WormerMar 22, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dean Wormer is in trouble when his wife, Marion, apparently finds him in his office with a young co-ed. So, Hoover and the Deltas offer to help him out hoping that their services will make him more lenient on them despite the fact that they don't trust him to keep his word.
Guest stars: Elaine Joyce
E10 The Blotto Who Came to DinnerMar 31, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
When Blotto gets into trouble one too many times, Dean Wormer expels him from the college. However, the tables are soon turned when when the Dean accidentally hits Blotto with his car and he's forced to accept a set of demands by the Deltas to prevent Blotto from filing a lawsuit against the entire college.
Guest stars: Gloria DeHaven
E11 Campus FairApr 5, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Otter and the Delta boys plan to use The Bombshell to win a beauty contest, but when she is sent on an archaeological assignment by accident, they scramble for a replacement.
Guest stars: Dana Kimmell (Accordian Player), Karrie Emerson (Melissa)
E12 Hoover and the BombApr 7, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
After overhearing the blond, nameless Bombshell telling a friend that she has a liking for Delta frat guys, Hoover asks Flounder, Pinto, Blotto, and the rest of the Deltas to help set him up on a date with the Bombshell hoping to finally score with her.
Guest stars: Karrie Emerson (Tamara Thornton)
E13 The Matriculation of Kent DorfmanApr 21, 1979 · 30 min
Synopsis
Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman's life is turned upside down when his parents want to transfer him to another college when they feel that the Deltas are a negative influence on him. Unfortunately for Flounder, the only place that will accept him is a women's college. But to the chagrin of Dean Wormer, Flounder's parents also threaten to cancel their annual monetary contribution to Faber College when they plan to take Flounder out forcing the Dean and the Deltas to reluctantly team up to find a way to keep Flounder at Faber.
Guest stars: Melonie Magruder (Jill)