ABC Afterschool Specials: Season 4, Episode 4The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (4 Feb. 1976)Tired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big". Director:Larry Elikann |
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ABC Afterschool Specials: Season 4, Episode 4The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (4 Feb. 1976)Tired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big". Director:Larry Elikann |
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| Lance Kerwin | ... |
Peter Finley
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| Ike Eisenmann | ... | ||
| Jim Backus | ... |
Dr. Flamel
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| Jerry Van Dyke | ... |
Mr. Finley
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| Basil Hoffman | ... |
Photographer
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Jane Connell | ... |
Aunt Peggy
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Jack Collins | ... |
Uncle Ralph
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Merie Earle | ... |
Old Lady
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Carol Worthington | ... |
Mrs. Varner
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Sparky Marcus | ... |
Brian Varner
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Tommy Crebbs | ... |
Andrew Varner
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Peggy Rea | ... |
Mrs. Charles
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Nora Denney | ... |
Mrs. Toby
(as Dodo Denney)
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| Alexa Kenin | ... |
Boots McAfee
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Tired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big".
And where else can you catch seventies juvenile powerhouses Lance Kerwin and Ike Eisenmann, as well as Sparky Marcus, all in a program together.
Eisenmann's voice hadn't changed yet, he was that young. I do so recall his attempts at driving away threatening forces with his robotic talk and he would close his mouth and blow out his cheeks.
He thought he ran off a bully when in fact Kerwin was standing behind him with a hockey stick.
An injured pet crow turns the tide of the story, erasing denial and bringing about confrontations with Jim Backus. Was his book legit or was it all a con?
Brilliant childhood angst of the seventies on the same pristine level with Leave It To Beaver.
Eisenmann and Kerwin connected as well as Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers did on the fifties show, which doesn't say much, but they were truly effective.