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Whispers

  • Episode aired Feb 4, 1980
  • TV-PG
  • 49m
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8.1/10
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Kristy McNichol in Family (1976)
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Buddy's friendship with a teacher leads to whispers at school and a valuable lesson for Buddy about good people doing bad things. Meanwhile, Annie will do anything to persuade Willie to gran... Read allBuddy's friendship with a teacher leads to whispers at school and a valuable lesson for Buddy about good people doing bad things. Meanwhile, Annie will do anything to persuade Willie to grant her an interview for her school newspaper.Buddy's friendship with a teacher leads to whispers at school and a valuable lesson for Buddy about good people doing bad things. Meanwhile, Annie will do anything to persuade Willie to grant her an interview for her school newspaper.

  • Director
    • Marshall Herskovitz
  • Writers
    • Ron Cowen
    • Daniel Lipman
    • Jay Presson Allen
  • Stars
    • Sada Thompson
    • James Broderick
    • Gary Frank
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    33
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Writers
      • Ron Cowen
      • Daniel Lipman
      • Jay Presson Allen
    • Stars
      • Sada Thompson
      • James Broderick
      • Gary Frank
    • 3User reviews
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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
    Quinn Cummings
    Quinn Cummings
    • Annie Cooper
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Alex Canfield
    Louise Foley
    • Audrey Pfeiffer
    Cindy Grover
    Cindy Grover
    • Linda Robertson
    Lenora May
    Lenora May
    • Janie Sims
    Richard McKenzie
    Richard McKenzie
    • Mr. McKinley
    • Director
      • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Writers
      • Ron Cowen
      • Daniel Lipman
      • Jay Presson Allen
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    • Trivia
      The Shskespeare book Alex loaned Buddy is an abridged college textbook edition.
    • Goofs
      Annie still does not belong in this family. She tells lies, cheats at games, calls adults by their first names and needs a speech therapist.
    • Soundtracks
      Embraceable You
      By Judy Garland

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1980 (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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