his duties but dryly humorous Karen Valentine as Miss Alice Johnson, a student teacher learning from Pete Recurring cast Ramon Bieri as Mr. Gil Casey, vice principal Howard Rice as Richie Lane, the "brainy" kid in the class Heshimu Cumbuka as Jason Allen, the "tough guy" of the class Eve McVeagh as Madge Morano, Mrs Cates, PTA Member Eric Laneuville as Larry Ta-Tanisha as Pamela, the "popular girl" of the class Judy Strangis as Helen Loomis, the "quiet kid" of the class David Jolliffe as Bernie, the school's sports star Bruno Kirby as Herbie Constadine Patsy Garrett as Miss Hogarth Ivor Francis as Mr. Kenneth Dragen Helen Kleeb as Miss Tandy Episodes Background The program was filmed at 20th Century Fox studios. Exterior shots of Los Angeles High School were shown behind the opening credits and for some outdoor scenes in the early seasons. Room 222'''s initial episodes garnered weak ratings, and ABC was poised to cancel the program after one season. However, the show earned several nominations at the 1970 Emmy Awards, and ABC relented. In the spring of 1970, Room 222 won Emmy Awards for Best New Series; Best Supporting Actor (Michael Constantine); and Best Supporting Actress (Karen Valentine). The following year, Constantine and Valentine were again nominated in the supporting acting awards category. After the shaky first season, Room 222 nevertheless managed to receive respectable ratings during its next three years. Ratings peaked during the 1971–72 season, during which it held a #28 viewership ranking. By the start of the 1973–74 season, ratings had fallen drastically, and ABC canceled the show at mid-season. After the series ended, the program entered syndication and was rerun on several television stations throughout the United States. The theme song was written by composer Jerry Goldsmith, written in a 7/4 time signature. 7/4 is, itself, uncommon, but Goldsmith's theme subdivides the meter as 4+3/3+4, 3+4/4+3. His theme and two episode scores for the series ("Richie's Story" (the pilot) and "The Flu") were later issued by Film Score Monthly on an album with his score for the film Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies. The show draws some comparisons to a theatrical movie which premiered during the show's first season, Halls of Anger. In that movie, a new, black teacher joins a southern California high school; an attractive, sympathetic black female member of staff shows romantic interest; a militant black student is