The ACM Kid 

The parents of a prodigy child are kidnapped and held captive in an attempt to coerce him and Lee and Amanda are charged with keeping him safe- which turns out to be very difficult.

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writers:

Eugenie Ross-Leming (creator), Brad Buckner (creator)

Stars:

Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Kate Jackson	...	Mrs. Amanda King
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Lee Stetson
Beverly Garland	...	Dorothy 'Dotty' West
Mel Stewart	...	Billy Melrose
Martha Smith	...	Francine Desmond
Greg Morton	...	Jamie King
Paul Stout	...	Philip King
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Babson	...	Dean
Jan Ivan Dorin	...	Vassily Kalnikov (as Jan-Ivan Dorin)
Isobel Estorick	...	Galina Kalnikov
Richard Narita	...	IFF Agent Dane
Robert O'Reilly	...	Becker
Edwin Owens	...	Jack Coughlin
Meeno Peluce	...	Aleksei Kalnikov
Jay Robinson	...	Wilson

Storyline

The parents of a prodigy child are kidnapped and held captive in an attempt to coerce him and Lee and Amanda are charged with keeping him safe- which turns out to be very difficult.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The three video games Lee buys for Aleksei (Death Demon, Space Dinosaur, and Swamp Humanoids) were not real games.

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Quotes

Amanda: Are you always this punchy in the morning?
Lee: Are you always this perky?
Amanda: Well, you know, I guess I'm just what you'd call a morning person. And I guess you're just, not what they call a morning person. Look, are you sure you're set up to take care of a child? You know they need, uh...
Lee: Attention? Someone to talk to?
Amanda: No. What they need is food. And you haven't got any.
Lee: Just what the hell do you call that incredibly expensive camembert?
Amanda: Moldy.

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1983 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Westfield Culver City - 6000 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoot the Moon Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1