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Ballerina

  • Episode aired Mar 15, 1979
  • TV-PG
  • 49m
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7.1/10
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Stephanie Zimbalist and Gary Frank in Family (1976)
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After she steals his parking space and hits his car, Willie insists on having coffee and more with an attractive ballerina. Doug buys a Flex-O-Ciser, a mail order home gym.After she steals his parking space and hits his car, Willie insists on having coffee and more with an attractive ballerina. Doug buys a Flex-O-Ciser, a mail order home gym.After she steals his parking space and hits his car, Willie insists on having coffee and more with an attractive ballerina. Doug buys a Flex-O-Ciser, a mail order home gym.

  • Director
    • Marshall Herskovitz
  • Writers
    • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Jay Presson Allen
    • Edward Zwick
  • Stars
    • Sada Thompson
    • James Broderick
    • Gary Frank
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    7.1/10
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    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Writers
      • Marshall Herskovitz
      • Jay Presson Allen
      • Edward Zwick
    • Stars
      • Sada Thompson
      • James Broderick
      • Gary Frank
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    Sada Thompson
    Sada Thompson
    • Kate Lawrence
    James Broderick
    James Broderick
    • Doug Lawrence
    Gary Frank
    Gary Frank
    • Willie Lawrence
    Kristy McNichol
    Kristy McNichol
    • Buddy Lawrence
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Nancy Lawrence Maitland
    • (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
    • (credit only)
    Quinn Cummings
    Quinn Cummings
    • Annie Cooper
    Stephanie Zimbalist
    Stephanie Zimbalist
    • Josie
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Alvin
    David Landsberg
    David Landsberg
    • Waiter
    Fred Carney
    • Thomas
    • Director
      • Marshall Herskovitz
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      • Marshall Herskovitz
      • Jay Presson Allen
      • Edward Zwick
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    4bootheduke

    Here We Go Again

    If you were hoping for another episode where Willie gets obsessed over a woman he barely knows, look no further!

    Also, the senior Lawrence's decide to get fit. Kate works out in a dress, while Doug apparently borrows a pair of Buddy's shorts.

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    • Trivia
      When Willie and Josie go out for coffee, he orders two chocolate milkshakes, extra thick. When the waiter brings them to the table, Josie immediately drinks all of hers in several long sips through a straw. By the way the beverage moves in the glass, it's obvious the "extra thick" chocolate shake is actually just chocolate milk.
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      Josie's milkshake was really chocolate milk.

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1979 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 49m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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