{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Drama | writer = Seth Freeman<br>Michele Gallery | director = Seth Freeman (1 episode, 1985)<br>Edward Zwick (1 episode, 1985)<br>Arthur Allan Seidelman (unknown episodes) | starring = {{Plainlist| * Janet Eilber * Beth Ehlers * Jim Metzler * Jay Baker * Liane Alexandra Curtis * Darren Dalton * LaSaundra Hall * Tammy Lauren * David Packer * K.C. Martel * Melora Hardin }} | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Seth Freeman | producer = Michele Gallery <br> Michael Vittes | company = Beechwood Productions<br>Lorimar Productions | runtime = 60 minutes | channel = NBC | first_aired = {{start date|1985|4|19}} | last_aired = {{end date|1985|6|24}} }}
'''''The Best Times''''' is an American drama series that originally aired on NBC in 1985.
==Summary== The show was about single mother/widow Joanne Braithwaite returning to teach English at Southern California's John F. Kennedy High School. Joanne's daughter, Mia just started at JFK High School, trying hard to fit in. Joanne found support in science teacher Mr. Dan Bragen. The students of JFK High were jock Tony, tough girl Annette, former high school dropout Chris, Dionne & Giselle, who were part-time workers at a fast-food restaurant called The Potato Palace, Neil "Trout" Troutman, who was the Potato Palace's night manager, Trout's girlfriend, Joy, and Trout's younger, troublemaker brother, Dale. The show focused on problems such as drugs and premarital sex.
==Cancellation== The show only lasted a season, ending on June 24, 1985, and was revised from an earlier 1984 pilot called ''Things Are Looking Up''.
==Cast== *Janet Eilber as Ms. Joanne Braithwaite *Beth Ehlers as Mia Braithwaite *Jim Metzler as Mr. Dan Bragen *Jay Baker as Tony Younger *Liane Alexandra Curtis as Annette Dimetriano *Darren Dalton as Chris Henson *LaSaundra Hall as Dionne McAllister *Tammy Lauren as Giselle Kraft *David Packer as Neil "Trout" Troutman *K. C. Martel as Dale Troutman *Melora Hardin as Joy Villafranco
==Episodes== {{No plot|section|date=March 2026}} {{Episode table |background=#000 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |episodes=
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Making Out |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|4|19}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Volleyball |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|4|26}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = The Narc |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|5|3}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Snake Meat |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|5|10}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = The Crash |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|5|31}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Sweetheart |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|6|7}} |ShortSummary= |LineColor=000 }} }}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0088482}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Times}} Category:1980s American high school television series Category:1980s American workplace drama television series Category:1985 American television series debuts Category:1985 American television series endings Category:English-language American television shows Category:Television series about educators Category:Television series by Lorimar Television Category:Television shows set in California Category:Television series by Lorimar-Telepictures Category:NBC television dramas