The Baseball Bunch was an educational children’s television series that aired from 1980 through 1985. Produced by Major League Baseball Productions, the series was a 30-minute baseball-themed program airing on Saturday mornings, which featured a combination of comedy sketches and Major League guest-stars, intended to provide instructional tips to Little League aged children. The series starred Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and The Famous San Diego Chicken alongside a group of eight boys and girls known as “The Bunch.”