Gung Ho (TV series)
Gung Ho is an American sitcom based on the 1986 film of the same name. The series aired on ABC from December 5, 1986 until February 9, 1987. during the 1986–87 season. Synopsis. Just like in the movie, the TV series follows the exploits of Hunt Stevenson (here, played by Scott Bakula as opposed to Michael Keaton in the movie), a laid-back American employee liaison of a Japanese car company (Assan Motors) in Hadleyville, Pennsylvania. Much of the humor arose from the abounding clashes between Hunt and the new Japanese plant manager, Kaz Kazuhiro (Gedde  Watanabe, who was reprising his role from the movie) while looking for ways to bridge the culture gap between one another. Cast. Besides Watanabe, many of the Japanese actors from the movie reprised their roles for the series. Clint Howard (brother of "Gung Ho" movie director Ron Howard) was the only Caucasian actor from the film to also appear in the TV series.