Brenda Song | Thunder Alley

• Genre: Sitcom
• Created by: Carmen Finestra, David McFadzean, Matt Williams
• Starring: Edward Asner, Diane Venora, Robin Riker, Kelly Vint, Lindsay Felton, Haley Joel Osment, Jim Beaver, Andrew Keegan
• Composer: Howard Pearl
• No. of seasons: 2
• No. of episodes: 27
• Executive producers: Carmen Finestra, Dan Guntzelman, David McFadzean, Matt Williams
• Producers: Bob Burris, Tim Doyle, Barry Gold, Dan Guntzelman, Gayle S. Maffeo, Michael Ware, Ed Asner
• Running time: 22 minutes
• Production companies: Wind Dancer Productions, Touchstone Television
• Network: ABC
• Release: March 9, 1994 – July 4, 1995

The show stars Ed Asner as retired race car driver Gil Jones. The unaired original pilot episode featured Felicity Huffman in the role of Bobbi Turner, Gil's daughter. When ABC picked up the series, Huffman was replaced with Diane Venora. The pilot was reshot and Venora played the role for eight episodes before she was replaced by Robin Riker in the second season, who played the role for the remainder of the series. The story involved Bobbi returning to her old hometown, after a divorce to live with her father. In tow were her three children: Claudine (Kelly Vint); Jenny (Lindsay Felton); and Harry (Haley Joel Osment). The new family quintet lived in Gil's home above Thunder Alley, the specialty racing garage Gil operated. Rounding out the cast was Gil's dim-witted mechanic sidekick, Leland DuParte (Jim Beaver). In the show's second season, Andrew Keegan joined the cast as Jack Kelly, a local boy who helped around the garage. The first season was set in Indianapolis, Indiana, followed by Detroit, Michigan in the second season. It also had a crossover with Home Improvement when Zachary Ty Bryan guest starred on the show.

"Speak No Evil"

After inadvertently belittling education to Harry's class on career day, Gil gets a gold star from the students---and a scathing reprimand from Bobbi.

"Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy"

Harry wants a party in the theme of his superhero, but Bobbi opts for Enviro-man, a superbore that only Mother Earth could love.