Friends (1979 TV series)

1979 American children's television series

Friends

Written by| AJ Carothers
Liz Coe
Michael Russnow
April Smith
Directed by| Roger Duchowny
Glenn Jordan
Arnold Laven
James Sheldon
George Tyne
Starring| Charlie Aiken
Jarrod Johnson
Janet MacLachlan
Karen Morrow
Roger Robinson
Andy Romano
Jill Whelan
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 5
Production
Executive producers| Aaron Spelling
Douglas S. Cramer
Producers| Cindy Dunne
Bo Kaprall
Bob Sand
Glenn Jordan
Cindy Levin
Running time| 60 minutes
Production company| Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| March 25 (1979-03-25) –
April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22)

Friends is an American children-oriented comedy-drama series that aired on ABC from March 25 to April 22, 1979. The series, which was produced by Aaron Spelling, starred Charlie Aiken, Jill Whelan, Janet MacLachlan, Jarrod Johnson, Karen Morrow and Roger Robinson.

Five one-hour episodes were produced before the series was cancelled.

## Overview

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A comedy-drama series as seen through the eyes of three 11-year-old children from different backgrounds with episodes focusing upon the trials and tribulations of adolescence, and involved subjects such as dating, family, school, growing pains and friendship.

## Cast

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* Charlie Aiken as Pete Richards
* Jarrod Johnson as Randy Summerfield
* Janet MacLachlan as Jane Summerfield
* Karen Morrow as Pamela Richards
* Roger Robinson as Warren Summerfield
* Andy Romano as Frank Richards
* Jill Whelan as Nancy Wilks

## Episodes

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1| "Going Out"| March 25, 1979 (1979-03-25)
2| "Pilot"| April 1, 1979 (1979-04-01)
3| "Grandfather Arrives"| April 8, 1979 (1979-04-08)
4| "Pressure"| April 15, 1979 (1979-04-15)
5| "A Case of Bad Timing"| April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22)

## References

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* Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. Eight Edition. New York: Ballantine, 2003.

## External links

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* Friends at IMDb

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