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  • ABC
  • Dec 5, 1986
  • ABC
  • Dec 5, 1986
Gung Ho

Summary This show was set in an automobile factory in Hadleyville, PA. The factory is purchased by a Japanese auto company and then the fun begins. Gedde Watanabe played the new Japanese plant manager in both this show and the movie it was based on. There are cultural misunderstandings between him and his new American employees which are rep...

  • ABC
  • Dec 5, 1986
  • ABC
  • Dec 5, 1986
Gung Ho
Season 1
Season Premiere: Dec 5, 1986
Metascore Generally Unfavorable
28
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Summary This show was set in an automobile factory in Hadleyville, PA. The factory is purchased by a Japanese auto company and then the fun begins. Gedde Watanabe played the new Japanese plant manager in both this show and the movie it was based on. There are cultural misunderstandings between him and his new American employees which are rep...

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Episode 1 • Dec 5, 1986
Pilot
Hank and Kaz navigate themselves though the days of working in a car manufacturing plant. Hi jinx ensues..
Episode 2 • Dec 12, 1986
Line of Credit
Hank uses the company credit card but when he takes liberties with it he lands himself in some hot water
Episode 3 • Dec 26, 1986
Talk of the Town
Hank invites Kaz to a civic meeting, Kaz is a hit with the crowd after Hunt's ramblings fall flat.
Episode 4 • Jan 2, 1987
Sick and Tired
Episode 5 • Jan 9, 1987
Love Me Tender
Hank meets a new lady but she's not who she seems
Episode 6 • Jan 16, 1987
Help Wanted
Hunt encourages Umeki to get a job, Kaz is outraged at the prospect..
Episode 7 • Jan 23, 1987
Kaz Over Easy
Episode 8 • Jan 30, 1987
Where the Boys Are
Episode 9 • Feb 6, 1987
Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar?

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30
Jun 6, 2014
"Gung Ho" is the first prime-time series to have a predominantly Asian-American cast, but that doesn't save it from a narrow premise. [11 Dec 1986]
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30
Jun 6, 2014
Has a few amusing moments, but is largely giftless ... You watch this half hour waiting for something to happen, but it never does. It needs less "gung" and more "ho."
By Howard Rosenberg FULL REVIEW
30
Jun 6, 2014
Lacking the charm and bite--however inconsistent--that was evident in the original, the series is reduced to limp dialogue exchanges ... as well as garbled cliches ... and reflections on American mores from the stereotypical, transplanted executives. [5 Dec 1986]
By Clifford Terry FULL REVIEW
20
Jun 6, 2014
Comes across as corrosive and snide. [5 Dec 1986]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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