"One to Grow On" (1982) TV series 1982-1988

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Writers:

Barry Bender (1984-1985)
Geoff Calnan (1984-1985)

Seasons:

unknown

Genre:

Short | Family

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jackée Harry

...

Herself (2 episodes, 1988)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Pranksta Rap (#16.9)" (2005)

Helped me grow up

One to Grow On used to come on Saturday mornings on NBC for just a minute or two in between cartoon shows. At first I didn't like them, but then they grew on me, hence the title. They had Tootie and the siblings from Family Ties, but not Family Matters because that was not an NBC show. Anyways, there were social situations and then the celebrity like Tootie would come out and ask if you've ever had something like that happen, and then show you the right way to handle that particular situation so that there's no bad feelings in the world. If only every day could be like Saturday! Then we would all think very differently about how we conducted ourselves, because we all wanted to be like Justine Bateman or Michael J. Fox or Tootie or Mr. T.