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Turnabout is an American sitcom that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith. The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies. The series lasted seven episodes.
Original Release
01/26/1979 on NBC
US Release
01/26/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Schuck | Sam Alston |
Sharon Gless | Penny Alston |
Richard Stahl | Jack Overmeyer |
Bobbi Jordan | Judy Overmeyer |
Bruce Kirby | Al Brennan / Brennan |
James Sikking | Geoffrey St. James |
Dena Dietrich | Gypsy |
Ross Rhodes | Mail Boy |
Robert Hanley | Waiter |
Rod Haase | Randy Hogan |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Friday, 26 January 1979 |
2 | Penny's Old Boyfriend | Friday, 02 February 1979 |
3 | We're a Little Late, Folks | Friday, 09 February 1979 |
4 | Cry Me a Touchdown | Friday, 16 February 1979 |
5 | Till Dad Do Us Part | Friday, 09 March 1979 |
6 | Crass Reunion | Friday, 23 March 1979 |
7 | Statutory Theft | Friday, 30 March 1979 |
8 | Statutory Theft (1) | Friday, 30 March 1979 |
Directors
Alex March, Bruce Bilson, William P. D'Angelo, Tony Mordente, Arnold Laven, Richard Crenna
Writers
Michael Rhodes, Steven Bochco, Thorne Smith, Jim Rogers, Sylvia Necht, Barbara Corday, Ken Hecht, Barbara Avedon, Richard Baer
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Schuck | Sam Alston |
Sharon Gless | Penny Alston |
Richard Stahl | Jack Overmeyer |
Bobbi Jordan | Judy Overmeyer |
Bruce Kirby | Al Brennan / Brennan |
James Sikking | Geoffrey St. James |
Dena Dietrich | Gypsy |
Ross Rhodes | Mail Boy |
Robert Hanley | Waiter |
Rod Haase | Randy Hogan |
Rick Springfield | Rick |
Henry Jones | Cyril Carson |
Robert Hogan | Paul Nicholson |
Florence Halop | Doctor |
Candice Azzara | Classmate |
Ronnie Schell | Piggie |
Tim Rossovich | Terranova |
Anne Bloom | Valerie |
Don Porter | Ed |
Peggy Converse | Hannah |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sam Denoff | Executive Producer |
Michael Rhodes | Producer |