The Lawrenceville Stories (also known as The Prodigious Hickey) is a 1987–1989 miniseries, directed by Allan A. Goldstein and Robert Iscove, based on The Lawrenceville Stories written by Owen Johnson. The series was originally broadcast as episodes of the American Playhouse anthology television series on Public Broadcasting Service starting on January 26, 1987 (Season 6, Episode 2). It follows the adventures of school prankster Hickey (Zach Galligan) and his rival, The Tennessee Shad (Nicholas Rowe).
Plot Lawrenceville prankster Hickey pulls one prank too many and is expelled from school. When he returns he finds that there's a new joker in town, The Tennessee Shad, and although they initially are rivals, they soon realize that together they can cause more trouble, so they establish a partnership that they call "The Firm".Boys Costumes Depicted in Television Shows: The Lawrenceville Stories
Cast
Zach Galligan as William "Hickey" Hicks Nicholas Rowe as The Tennessee Shad Edward Herrmann as The Headmaster Stephen Baldwin as GutterPup Josh Hamilton as Lovely Robert Joy as Housemaster Tapping Dave Foley as Smith
Episodes
Other Media
The 1950 film The Happy Years was also based on The Lawrenceville School Stories. Directed by William Wellman, it starred Dean Stockwell as Dink Stover.
References
External links
American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Prodigious Hickey (TV) American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Return of Hickey (TV) American Playhouse: The Lawrenceville Stories: The Beginning of the Firm (TV)