# Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (also known as Nick Freno) is an American sitcom television series starring comedian Mitch Mullany that aired on The WB from August 28, 1996, to May 3, 1998.
The series was created and executive produced by Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren who drew on their own experiences as former teachers in New York City. They based the title character on their elementary school music teacher and friend, John Freno.

## Cast
### Tutorial staff

* Mitch Mullany as Nick Freno
* Portia De Rossi as Elana Lewis (1996–1997)
* Clinton Jackson as Mezz Crosby
* Reggie Hayes as Mezz Crosby (pilot episode only)
* Charles Cyphers as Al Yaroker
* Stuart Pankin as Kurt Fust (1996–1997)
* Jane Sibbett as Dr. Katherine Emerson (1997–1998)

### Students

* Kyle Gibson as Davey Marcucci (1996–1997)
* Cara DeLizia as Sarah (1996–1997)
* Giuseppe Andrews as Miles Novacek (1997–1998)
* Jonathan Hernandez as Orlando Diaz (1996–1997)
* Arjay Smith as Jared (1996-1997)
* Blake Heron as Jordan Wells (1997–1998)
* Andrew Levitas as Marco Romero (1997–1998)
* Ross Malinger as Tyler Hale (1996–1997)
* Christina Vidal as Sophia Del Bono (1997–1998)
* Malinda Williams as Tasha Morrison (1997–1998)

### Recurring

* Mila Kunis as Anna-Maria Del Bono
* Sid Newman as Phil Sussman

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28) | May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11) |
| 2 | 21 | 21 | September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07) | May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03) |

### Season 1 (1996–97)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Cheap-O's" | Gerren Keith | Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler | August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28) | 463500 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 2 | "Me and Mrs. Hale" | Unknown | David Garrett & Carolyn Omine | September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04) | 463501 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 3 | "Dance Fever" | John Tracy | Richey Jones & Todd Jones | September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11) | 463502 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 4 | "Educating Nick" | Unknown | Unknown | September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18) | 463503 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 5 | "Some Assembly Required" | Unknown | Trish Baker | September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25) | 463504 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Mystery of Fust's Bust" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02) | 463505 | 4.4 |
| 7 | 7 | "Judgement Day" | Unknown | Carolyn Omine | October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09) | 463506 | 5.4 |
| 8 | 8 | "Leader of the Pack" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30) | 463507 | 4.0 |
| 9 | 9 | "Freno the Deano" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06) | 463508 | 4.9 |
| 10 | 10 | "Teacher's Pest" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13) | 463509 | 4.5 |
| 11 | 11 | "Operation Scamtron" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20) | 463510 | 4.8 |
| 12 | 12 | "Hot for Teacher" | Unknown | Trish Baker | November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27) | 463511 | 4.5 |
| 13 | 13 | "Gargoyle Guys" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08) | 463512 | 4.49 |
| 14 | 14 | "Social Security Guard" | Unknown | Carolyn Omine | January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22) | 463513 | 4.48 |
| 15 | 15 | "Sumo Like It Hot" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1997 (1997-01-29) | 463514 | 4.47 |
| 16 | 16 | "Party at Nick's Place" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1997 (1997-02-05) | 463515 | 3.59 |
| 17 | 17 | "My Phoney Valentine" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12) | 463516 | 3.98 |
| 18 | 18 | "My Mother the Star" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 1997 (1997-02-19) | 463517 | 4.38 |
| 19 | 19 | "Pain in the Schneck" | Scott Baio | Bill Marich | February 26, 1997 (1997-02-26) | 463518 | 3.14 |
| 20 | 20 | "Nick on Wheels" | Unknown | Unknown | April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27) | 463519 | 2.27 |
| 21 | 21 | "Jamapalooza (Part 1)" | Unknown | Unknown | May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04) | 463520 | 2.20 |
| 22 | 22 | "Jamapalooza (Part 2)" | Unknown | Unknown | May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11) | 463521 | 1.77 |

### Season 2 (1997–98)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "Gerald R. Fraud" | Unknown | Unknown | September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07) | 466701 | 2.59 |
| 24 | 2 | "He's Gotta Have It" | Amanda Bearse | David Garrett | September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14) | 466702 | 2.39 |
| 25 | 3 | "Nick at Night" | Amanda Bearse | David Garrett | September 21, 1997 (1997-09-21) | 466703 | 2.27 |
| 26 | 4 | "Tasha Tells All" | Unknown | Carolyn Omine | September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28) | 466704 | 2.69 |
| 27 | 5 | "MC 2" | Amanda Bearse | Unknown | October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05) | 466705 | 2.79 |
| 28 | 6 | "Sophia Del Bono (Licensed Cosmetologist)" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12) | 466706 | 2.41 |
| 29 | 7 | "Dr. Love" | Scott Baio | Jill Cargerman | October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26) | 466707 | 2.87 |
| 30 | 8 | "Blast from the Past" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02) | 466708 | 2.16 |
| 31 | 9 | "On the Rocks" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09) | 466709 | 3.35 |
| 32 | 10 | "Sophia's Choice" | Amanda Bearse | Unknown | November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16) | 466710 | 4.02 |
| 33 | 11 | "The Weighting Game" | Amanda Bearse | David Garrett | November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23) | 466711 | 2.77 |
| 34 | 12 | "The Full Marco" | Scott Baio | Carolyn Omine | December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07) | 466712 | 2.41 |
| 35 | 13 | "Against All Odds" | Unknown | Unknown | January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11) | 466713 | 2.78 |
| 36 | 14 | "Out of Her Class" | Unknown | Unknown | January 18, 1998 (1998-01-18) | 466714 | 3.06 |
| 37 | 15 | "Baby Blues" | Art Dielhenn | Ed Driscoll | February 1, 1998 (1998-02-01) | 466715 | 2.93 |
| 38 | 16 | "Burned Out" | Unknown | Unknown | February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08) | 466716 | 2.90 |
| 39 | 17 | "Foul Play" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15) | 466717 | 3.15 |
| 40 | 18 | "Driving Mr. Jordan" | Unknown | Unknown | February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22) | 466718 | 3.40 |
| 41 | 19 | "Under the Gun" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01) | 466719 | 3.38 |
| 42 | 20 | "Model Citizen" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26) | 466720 | 2.45 |
| 43 | 21 | "Dome Alone" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03) | 466721 | 2.71 |

## Ratings

| Season | Network | Season premiere | Season finale | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
| 1 | The WB | August 28, 1996 | May 11, 1997 | #142 | 3.0 |
| 2 | The WB | September 7, 1997 | May 3, 1998 | #172 | 1.9 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 1997 | Young Artist Awards | Best Family TV Comedy Series | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Won |
| 1997 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble | Cara DeLizia, Kyle Gibson, Jonathan Hernandez, Ross Malinger, and Arjay Smith | Won |
| 1998 | ALMA Award | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Jonathan Hernandez | Nominated |