Scorch the Dragon -
Small 1300-year-old smart-alecky,
fire-breathing dragon featured on the sitcom SCORCH/CBS/1992.
Scorch had just awoken from a long slumber and was flying about
the city investigating his greatly changed world when a
lightning strike forces him to crash-land into the
home of struggling actor, Brian Stevens and his eight-year-old daughter, Jessica. At first, Brian wanted little to do with the scaly reptile until Scorch, acting like a
ventriloquist dummy, helped Brian land a job as a TV weatherman
at WWEN-TV by popping out of a bag during the interview and
doing his shtick. Consequently, Brian got the job at "News
at Noon." But Scorch's zany and unpredictable antics were
sometimes difficult to keep under control. Consequently, on one
show, guest psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers suggested that Brian
replace his rowdy male dragon with a more demure female because Scorch's behavior
was so outrageous. If she only knew!
Scorch and Brian on the Set of "News at Noon"
Eventually, Brian's weather spot became popular and he and
Scorch appeared on the cover of TV Magazine.
Unfortunately, only Brian's right ear was seen and Scorch got
all the glory. Scorch and Brian were also selected to present
the "Man of the Year" award to Mr. Ruthers, their station
boss, but wouldn't you know, that was the same time that Scorch
was down with the Dragon flu. His symptoms: coughing, swearing,
barking, amnesia and unconsciousness.
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Scorch with Jessica at the Stevens Home |
When Scorch is left at home, he gets into all sorts of trouble
like using Brian's credit card to go on a spending spree on the
Home Shopping Channel. Brian's young daughter, Jessica tries to keep Scorch out of trouble if she
can, but despite all the problems he might instigate, Jessica
absolutely adores Scorch. And maybe one
day Brian will feel the same way. But for now, he mainly puts up
with Scorch because he needs him to keep his job at the TV
station.
Scorch
Theme Lyrics
When you wake up with a fire in your belly
And your breath feels charred when you yawn
And your cave is covered in cobwebs
And suddenly a 100 years are gone
When it seems that if your surroundings
Have all been tossed and twirled
Remember things happen at the right time
If you got all the time in the world...Oh Yeah!
When you fly around in a tizzy
And your wings are pumping stale air
And you know something weird is happening
Because everything is different everywhere
When you can't find a knight or a dragon
And there's nowhere to get your horn curled
Everything happens at the right time
When you got all the time in the world.
If you got all the time in the world.
SCORCH/CBS/1992
| Ronn Lucas |
as |
Scorch (voice/puppeteer) |
| Jonathan
Walker |
as |
Brian Stevens |
| Rhea
Silver-Smith |
as |
Jessica
Stevens |
| Rose Marie |
as |
Edna Bracken |
| John O'Hurley |
as |
Howard Gurman |
| Lauren Katz |
as |
Robin |
| Brenda Strong |
as |
Allison King |
| Todd Susman |
as |
Jack Fletcher |
|
I. M. Hobson |
as |
Mr. Ruther |
