CBS Schoolbreak Special Ace Hits the Big Time (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

CBS Schoolbreak Special

Ace Hits the Big Time (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

On the day he enters Kennedy High in Manhattan wearing a patch over one eye, sixteen-year-old Horace Hobart is urged to join what he believes is the toughest gang at school.

Director

Robert C. Thompson

Writers

Linda Elstad (teleplay) | Barbara Beasley Murphy (based on the book by) | Judy Wolkoff (based on the book by)

Producer

Martin Tahse

Composer

Misha Segal

Cinematographer

Robert Eberlein

Editors

Paul Bonnette | Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little) | Bee Ottinger

Casting Director

Ann Remsen Manners (as Ann Remsen)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 2, 1985

Release date

Apr 2, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 63 wins & 134 nominations

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Rob Stone Horace 'Ace' Hobart Horace 'Ace' Hobart See fewer	Mr. Belvedere (1985)
Karen Petrasek Raven Raven See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Kelly Britt Ms. Dupar Ms. Dupar See fewer	Pipe Dreams (1976)
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Tony Longo Mario Mario See fewer	Sixteen Candles (1984)
Anthony Barrile Slick Slick See fewer	Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
James Le Gros Freddie Cruz (as James LeGros) Freddie Cruz (as James LeGros) See fewer	Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Lance Slaughter J.D. J.D. See fewer	Woo (1998)
Wallace Langham Babe (as Wally Ward) Babe (as Wally Ward) See fewer	Perry Mason (2020)
Julie Akin Nora Nora See fewer	The Real Adventures of Sherlock Jones and Proctor Watson (1987)
Vivian Bonnell Teacher Teacher See fewer	Ghost (1990)
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Israel Juarbe 2nd Piranha 2nd Piranha See fewer	Angels in the Outfield (1994)
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