When it returned in early 1983, Redgrave and Fell retained their character names, but everything else had changed. Series creator Aaron Ruben brought along writing veterans from his most recent endeavor, The Stockard Channing Show (which suffered a notably similar fate, being a revamped version of Channing's previous sitcom, Just Friends). The rest of the cast was populated by little-known character actors.
Cast as the young science teacher was Adam Arkin, then best-known as the son of Alan Arkin. In a similar situation, Norman Fell had shot to fame overnight as the crotchety landlord on ABC's Three's Company, but he found himself at odds with the network after being exiled to the short-lived spinoff, The Ropers. Eager to cash in on the publicity and cater to her every need, third-place network NBC quickly offered her this series. It was heavily reported that she was fired for breastfeeding her newborn at work, but the network claimed it was a budget dispute (Redgrave's then-husband/manager later asserted both parts were true ). Lynn Redgrave had starred on CBS's House Calls for two seasons, but she was replaced by Sharon Gless in the third.
Following a short first season, the show was completely overhauled, with only stars Lynn Redgrave and Norman Fell returning. Teachers Only is an American sitcom on NBC that centered on the faculty of a Los Angeles high school who spent a lot of time in the teacher's lounge, where the students were not allowed.
