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One Starry Night

  • Episode aired Sep 14, 1961
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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One Starry Night (1961)
ComedyFamily

Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.

  • Director
    • Jeffrey Hayden
  • Writer
    • Sumner Arthur Long
  • Stars
    • Donna Reed
    • Carl Betz
    • Shelley Fabares
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    7.8/10
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    • Director
      • Jeffrey Hayden
    • Writer
      • Sumner Arthur Long
    • Stars
      • Donna Reed
      • Carl Betz
      • Shelley Fabares
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    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    • Donna Stone
    Carl Betz
    Carl Betz
    • Dr. Alex Stone
    Shelley Fabares
    Shelley Fabares
    • Mary Stone
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Jeff Stone
    John Darren
    • Johnny
    James Darren
    James Darren
    • Kip Dennis…
    • Director
      • Jeffrey Hayden
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      • Sumner Arthur Long
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    • Trivia
      James Darren had previously appeared on the show playing another pop star. This episode started a small trend on the show, where a new song was introduced by the record label owned by the studio. In this case "Goodbye Cruel World" was introduced and it helped the song reach #3 in the charts, which would be the biggest hit of Darren's career. A few months later, in "Donna's Prima Donna," Shelley Fabares would introduce her song "Johnny Angel," which would reach #1 in the charts. (For good measure, the song would be repeated on two more episodes.) Later on Paul Petersen would do the same with his song "She Can't Find her Keys."
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      Goodbye Cruel World
      Written by Gloria Shayne

      Performed by James Darren

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1961 (United States)
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      • English
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      • 30m
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      • Black and White
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      • 1.33 : 1

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