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Series Directed by
John Bowab (91 episodes, 1980-1988)
Asaad Kelada (77 episodes, 1980-1985)
Valentine Mayer (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
Bob Claver (4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Lee Lochhead (4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jim Drake (3 episodes, 1979)
Judi Elterman (3 episodes, 1982-1985)
Marian Deaton (3 episodes, 1986-1988)
 
Series Writing credits
Howard Leeds (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
Jerry Mayer (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
Ben Starr (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
Linda Marsh (24 episodes, 1980-1985)
Margie Peters (24 episodes, 1980-1985)
Stuart Wolpert (18 episodes, 1981-1985)
Deidre Fay (16 episodes, 1981-1985)
Paul Haggis (13 episodes, 1982-1986)
Bob Myer (10 episodes, 1983-1986)
Bob Young (10 episodes, 1983-1986)
Martha Williamson (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Kimberly Hill (7 episodes, 1982-1985)
Ross Brown (7 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ann Gibbs (5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Joel Kimmel (5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Andy Borowitz (5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michael Maurer (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Michael Poryes (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
Dick Clair (4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Jenna McMahon (4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Douglas Arango (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Phil Doran (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Austin Kalish (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Irma Kalish (4 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jack Elinson (3 episodes, 1980-1986)
Katherine Green (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Richard Gurman (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jane Anderson (3 episodes, 1986)
John Boni (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Mark Tuttle (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Glenn Padnick (2 episodes, 1979-1984)
Martin Ragaway (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Migdia Chinea-Varela (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
Sally Sussman Morina (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Lou Messina (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Howard Meyers (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Diane Messina Stanley (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Jerry Jacobius (2 episodes, 1982)
Peter Noah (2 episodes, 1982)
Bill Shinkai (2 episodes, 1982)
Bill Steinkellner (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Cherie Steinkellner (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gail Honigberg (2 episodes, 1984)
Patrick Cleary (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bob Bendetson (2 episodes, 1985)
Howard Bendetson (2 episodes, 1985)
Bruce Ferber (2 episodes, 1985)
David Lerner (2 episodes, 1985)
Racelle Friedman (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Bob Colleary (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Matt Geller (2 episodes, 1987)
Lawrence H. Levy (2 episodes, 1987)

Series Cast
Lisa Whelchel ... Blair Warner (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Kim Fields ... Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Mindy Cohn ... Natalie Green (200 episodes, 1979-1988)
Nancy McKeon ... Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek / ... (186 episodes, 1980-1988)
Charlotte Rae ... Edna Garrett (145 episodes, 1979-1986)
Mackenzie Astin ... Andy Moffet (65 episodes, 1985-1988)

Cloris Leachman ... Beverly Ann Stickle (48 episodes, 1986-1988)
Felice Schachter ... Nancy Olson (19 episodes, 1979-1986)

Julie Piekarski ... Sue Ann Weaver (17 episodes, 1979-1986)

George Clooney ... George Burnett (17 episodes, 1985-1987)
Julie Anne Haddock ... Cindy Webster (17 episodes, 1979-1986)
Sherrie Krenn ... Pippa McKenna (15 episodes, 1987-1988)

Molly Ringwald ... Molly Parker (14 episodes, 1979-1980)
John Lawlor ... Steven Bradley (13 episodes, 1979-1980)

Ethan Tudor W. ... Neighbor Kid (12 episodes, 1979-1985)
Geri Jewell ... Geri Tyler (12 episodes, 1980-1984)

Alex Rocco ... Charlie Polniaczek (11 episodes, 1981-1988)
Roger Perry ... Mr. Parker (10 episodes, 1981-1983)

Pamela Adlon ... Kelly Affinado (9 episodes, 1983-1984)
Todd Hallowell ... Jeff Williams / ... (9 episodes, 1981-1988)

Marj Dusay ... Monica Warner (8 episodes, 1981-1987)

Loren Lester ... Roy (8 episodes, 1981-1987)
Claire Malis ... Rose Polniaczek (6 episodes, 1983-1988)
David Tiefen ... Guy Reynolds (6 episodes, 1983-1984)

Ryan Cassidy ... Kevin Metcalf (5 episodes, 1985)
Cheryl Epps ... Terry (5 episodes, 1980-1983)

Nicolas Coster ... David Warner (5 episodes, 1982-1988)
Woody Brown ... Cliff Winfield (5 episodes, 1983-1987)
Paul Provenza ... Casey Clark (5 episodes, 1987-1988)

Jenny O'Hara ... Miss Emily Mahoney (4 episodes, 1979)
Hugh Gillin ... Howard (4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Clark Brandon ... Eddie Brennan (4 episodes, 1981-1984)

Jami Gertz ... Boots St. Claire (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ruth Gillette ... Ruth (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Eve Smith ... Eve (4 episodes, 1985-1986)

Robert Romanus ... Snake Robinson (4 episodes, 1987-1988)

Scott Bryce ... Rick Bonner (4 episodes, 1988)
Greg Bradford ... Steve (3 episodes, 1980)
Mitzi Hoag ... Evie Green (3 episodes, 1982-1985)
Dawn Schroder ... Jenny / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1985)
Susan Rinell ... Brenda (3 episodes, 1982-1983)

Heather McAdam ... Alexandra 'Alex' Lambarti (3 episodes, 1983)

Laura Summer ... Emily (3 episodes, 1983)

Michael Damian ... Flyman (3 episodes, 1985-1986)

Orson Bean ... Oliver Thompson (3 episodes, 1986-1987)

Gary Coleman ... Arnold Jackson (2 episodes, 1979-1980)

Todd Bridges ... Willis Jackson (2 episodes, 1979-1981)

Dick O'Neill ... Henry Douglas / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1985)
Hazel Shermet ... Miss Downes / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bunny Summers ... Hildy / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bill Dana ... Hotel Manager / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1985)

David Wallace ... Morgan Wilson / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1985)
Molly Picon ... Grandma Mona (2 episodes, 1981-1984)
Thomas Byrd ... Leo / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1985)
Susan Davis ... Betty Schuster / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1984)
David Ackroyd ... Major Dorsey (2 episodes, 1982)
Jimmy Baio ... Buzz Ryan (2 episodes, 1982)
Peter Frechette ... George Knight (2 episodes, 1982)

Ben Marley ... Hank (2 episodes, 1982)
John P. Navin Jr. ... Alfred Webster (2 episodes, 1982)

David Raynr ... Chip Nelson (2 episodes, 1982)
Jill Tandy ... Girl #1 / ... (2 episodes, 1982)

Lauren Tom ... Miko (2 episodes, 1982)
Kres Mersky ... Miss Aames / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1985)

Joel Brooks ... Raymond Garrett (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kerry Michaels ... Customer / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jennifer Barlow ... Alicia (2 episodes, 1983)
Eve Plumb ... Meg Warner (2 episodes, 1983)
Bob Tzudiker ... Customer (2 episodes, 1983)
Larry Wilmore ... Officer Ziaukus (2 episodes, 1983)
Ian Wolfe ... Mr. Bigley / ... (2 episodes, 1983)
Antonia Yannouli ... Kaliopi (2 episodes, 1983)
Chip Fields ... Diane Ramsey / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ken Daly ... Guy #1 / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Michael Milhoan ... Convict #2 / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
David Wakefield ... Guy #2 / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kelly Ann Conn ... Paula / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
Kelley Dunn ... Alice (2 episodes, 1984)
Rob Fitzgerald ... Buddy (2 episodes, 1984)
Kristoffer Tabori ... Sam Hall (2 episodes, 1984)
Michael Zorek ... Victor (2 episodes, 1984)
John Ingle ... Father Donovan / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1988)

Jean Sincere ... Dorothy Newell / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
Edith Diaz ... Sal (2 episodes, 1985)
Mike Jolly ... John (2 episodes, 1985)
Rick Moser ... Leon (2 episodes, 1985)

Robert Rusler ... Neil (2 episodes, 1985)
Mark Tymchyshyn ... Ben Rutlege (2 episodes, 1985)

Jeff Williams ... Peter (2 episodes, 1985)
Claude Brooks ... Rudy (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Lois Nettleton ... Noreen Stickle / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles Summers ... Dean Stanton / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Stacey Swain ... Cinnamon (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Robert Mandan ... Bruce (2 episodes, 1986)
Franc Luz ... Professor Katt / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Richard Moll ... Himself (2 episodes, 1987)
Sandy Simpson ... Paul (2 episodes, 1987)
Sam Behrens ... Wes Mitchell (2 episodes, 1988)

Mayim Bialik ... Jennifer Cole (2 episodes, 1988)
Kathleen Freeman ... Noreen Grisbee (2 episodes, 1988)

Seth Green ... Adam Brinkerhoff (2 episodes, 1988)

Juliette Lewis ... Terry Rankin (2 episodes, 1988)
Meredith Scott Lynn ... Ashley Payne (2 episodes, 1988)
Marissa Mendenhall ... Sara Bellanger (2 episodes, 1988)
Jason Naylor ... Beldon Glover (2 episodes, 1988)
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Series Produced by
Linda Marsh .... producer / executive producer (50 episodes, 1981-1983)
Margie Peters .... producer / executive producer (50 episodes, 1981-1983)
Irma Kalish .... executive producer (48 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jerry Mayer .... producer / executive producer (35 episodes, 1979-1984)
Deidre Fay .... executive producer (28 episodes, 1984-1985)
Stuart Wolpert .... executive producer (28 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kimberly Hill .... producer (26 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bruce Ferber .... producer (24 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Lerner .... producer (24 episodes, 1985-1986)
Douglas Arango .... producer (24 episodes, 1986-1987)
Phil Doran .... producer (24 episodes, 1986-1987)
Paul Haggis .... producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bob Myer .... producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bob Young .... producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986)
Rita Dillon .... associate producer / co-producer / ... (13 episodes, 1981-1985)
Jack Elinson .... executive producer (4 episodes, 1981-1983)
John Maxwell Anderson .... associate producer (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Original Music by
Ray Colcord (72 episodes, 1985-1988)
 
Series Cinematography by
Mark J. Levin (9 episodes, 1988)
John C. Zak (2 episodes, 1983)
 
Series Film Editing by
Barry A. Cohen (5 episodes, 1982-1984)
 
Series Casting by
Eve Brandstein (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Production Design by
Chuck Murawski (1 episode, 1984)
 
Series Art Direction by
Scott Heineman (49 episodes, 1984-1988)
Chuck Murawski (9 episodes, 1979-1983)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Scott Heineman (3 episodes, 1983)
 
Series Makeup Department
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney .... hair stylist (9 episodes, 1979-1983)
Chris Brice .... makeup artist (5 episodes, 1981-1983)
Jennifer Kaplan .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1979)
Stephanie Cozart Burton .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
 
Series Production Management
Douglas Wellman .... unit manager (44 episodes, 1980-1982)
Alan Horn .... production supervisor (5 episodes, 1979-1981)
Ken Stump .... in charge of production (5 episodes, 1983-1985)
Glenn Padnick .... production supervisor (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tyna Huebner .... unit manager (2 episodes, 1979)
Jim Terry .... production manager / unit manager (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Al Burton .... production supervisor (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Judi Elterman .... assistant director / associate director (6 episodes, 1981-1983)
 
Series Art Department
Artie Contreras .... scenic artist (48 episodes, 1986-1988)
Robert Devicariis .... property master (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
George Sayeg .... property master (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
 
Series Sound Department
Tamara Johnson .... sound re-recording mixer (167 episodes, 1979-1987)
Marti D. Humphrey .... sound re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 1987-1988)
Robert Houston .... audio (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Ron Worrell .... audio (2 episodes, 1979)
Rick Wachter .... audio (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dale Carlson .... camera operator (97 episodes, 1984-1988)
Ritch Kenney .... camera operator (24 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ken Schamp .... lighting director (2 episodes, 1979)
Don Morgan .... lighting director (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
 
Series Casting Department
Eve Brandstein .... casting / casting executive (7 episodes, 1980-1983)
Jane Murray .... casting executive / executive in charge of casting (6 episodes, 1979-1982)
Marc Hirschfeld .... casting (2 episodes, 1983)
Robin Stoltz .... casting (2 episodes, 1983)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Lou Reinbold .... costume supervisor (12 episodes, 1979-1980)
Margery Epstein .... costumes (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Gina Trikonis .... costumes (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Gina Huntington .... costumes (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
 
Series Editorial Department
Bill Petty .... editor: video tape (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Music Department
Al Burton .... composer: theme music (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
Gloria Loring .... composer: theme music (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
Alan Thicke .... composer: theme music (201 episodes, 1979-1988)
 
Series Other crew
Fran McConnell .... production supervisor / production consultant (199 episodes, 1979-1988)
C.J. Rapp Pittman .... first stage manager / stage manager (148 episodes, 1982-1988)
Michael Maurer .... story editor (48 episodes, 1985-1987)
Chris Klausen .... stage manager (48 episodes, 1986-1988)
Christina Gunderson .... script supervisor (21 episodes, 1984-1988)
Gene Abravaya .... stage manager (7 episodes, 1980-1983)
Marian Deaton .... production associate / script supervisor (6 episodes, 1980-1983)
Glenn Padnick .... production consultant (5 episodes, 1981-1983)
Al Burton .... production consultant (4 episodes, 1979-1981)
Martin Ragaway .... executive story editor / executive story consultant (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Deidre Fay .... story editor / executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1981-1983)
Stuart Wolpert .... story editor / executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1981-1983)
Robert A. Bowen .... technical director (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Bob Myer .... program consultant / executive story editor (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jonathan W. Spector .... production coordinator (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bob Young .... program consultant / executive story editor (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
A. Chisholm Halle .... stage manager (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Stu Goldman .... stage manager (2 episodes, 1979)
Danny Simon .... executive script consultant (2 episodes, 1979)
Gloria Vinson .... production associate (2 episodes, 1979)
John Westbrook .... technical director (2 episodes, 1979)
Richard Draney .... stage manager (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Linda Marsh .... executive script consultant / story editor (2 episodes, 1981)
Margie Peters .... executive script consultant / story editor (2 episodes, 1981)
Andy Borowitz .... executive story editor (2 episodes, 1983)
Jack Elinson .... creative consultant (2 episodes, 1983)
 

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