Roomies
As college freshman, they're the weirdest. As roommates, they're the oddest. As buddies, they're the very best!
1987 · 1 season · 8 eps · ★ 6.0 · Comedy
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A 14-year-old genius (Corey Haim) and a 42-year-old ex-Marine (Burt Young) become college roommates and deal with a kind of Odd Couple relationship in their dorm room, eventually finding something to learn from each other. Roomies aired on NBC from March 19, 1987 to May 15, 1987. Reruns of the series later aired on Saturday morning.
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