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Encyclopedia > Movin' On (TV series)
Movin' On
Genre Drama
Running time 45 minutes per episode
Creator(s) Hal Schaffel
Starring Claude Akins
Frank Converse
Country of origin United States
Original network/channel NBC
Original run May 8, 1974March 2, 1976
No. of episodes 46

Movin' On (also known as In Tandem) was a television show that ran for two seasons (and a total of forty-six episodes), between 1974 and 1976. It originally appeared on the NBC television network. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into theatre. ... Claude Marion Akins, an American actor (b. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...


Movin' On starred Claude Akins as trucker Sonny Pruitt, and Frank Converse, who played his co-driver Will Chandler. The theme music for the show was written by Merle Haggard. Claude Marion Akins, an American actor (b. ... A trucker is a person who is employed as a truck driver (particularly of semi-trailers). ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ...


The semi-tractor featured on the pilot episode was a dark green 1973 Kenworth W-925, but was later changed to a 1974 model for the series run. Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. ...


The CB Radio boom in the mid-1970s figured into a merchandising tie-in for the show, and Movin' On-brand walkie-talkies (which worked on CB channel 14) were marketed to children. Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Pope Benedict XVI merchandise One definition of Merchandising is a marketing practice in which the brand or image from one product or service is used to sell another. ... A tie-in is an authorized product that is based on an existing or upcoming media property, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. ... Recreational, toy and amateur radio walkie talkies A walkie-talkie is a portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, first developed for military use. ...


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