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Jim and the Kid

  • Episode aired Feb 11, 1982
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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When a runaway boy is discovered in the back of a cab, Jim takes him home and decides to adopt him and raise him as his own son, naively unaware that such a course is impossible and illegal.When a runaway boy is discovered in the back of a cab, Jim takes him home and decides to adopt him and raise him as his own son, naively unaware that such a course is impossible and illegal.When a runaway boy is discovered in the back of a cab, Jim takes him home and decides to adopt him and raise him as his own son, naively unaware that such a course is impossible and illegal.

  • Director
    • Michael Zinberg
  • Writers
    • James L. Brooks
    • Stan Daniels
    • David Davis
  • Stars
    • Judd Hirsch
    • Danny DeVito
    • Marilu Henner
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    7.2/10
    166
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    • Director
      • Michael Zinberg
    • Writers
      • James L. Brooks
      • Stan Daniels
      • David Davis
    • Stars
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Danny DeVito
      • Marilu Henner
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    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Alex Reiger
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Louie De Palma
    Marilu Henner
    Marilu Henner
    • Elaine Nardo
    Tony Danza
    Tony Danza
    • Tony Banta
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Reverend Jim Ignatowski
    Andy Kaufman
    Andy Kaufman
    • Latka Gravas
    • (credit only)
    Tony La Torre
    • Terry
    • (as Tony LaTorre)
    Wendell Wright
    • Policeman
    • (as Wendell W. Wright)
    Mark Harrison
    • Mr. Booth
    Rebecca Clemons
    • Mrs. Booth
    Robert Bakanic
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Joyce Goldman
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Jackson
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Dean Taliaferro
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    J. Alan Thomas
    • Jeff Bennett
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Wakasa
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Zinberg
    • Writers
      • James L. Brooks
      • Stan Daniels
      • David Davis
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    • Goofs
      Terry says he found Jim's apartment because he's the only Jim Ignatowski in the phone book. However, Jim only introduced himself to Terry in the garage as Jim and never shared his last name, so Terry would have no way of knowing it.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Barney Miller: Chinatown: Part 2 (1982)
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      Angela
      Written and performed by Bob James

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • John-Charles-Walters Productions
      • Paramount Television
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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