Down to Earth Food for Thought (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Comedy

Down to Earth

Food for Thought (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Comedy

Ethel discovers that she can do the family grocery shopping with a home computer, but ends up ordering 10 of everything the store has; Lissy goes on a hunger strike to get Duane to help a hungry Central American child.

Director

John Tracy

Writers

Sam Harris (created by) (written by) | Bruce H. Newberg (created by) (written by)

Producer

Jerry Brown

Composer

Tom Wells

Casting Director

Cindy Pierson

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 4, 1984

Release date

Apr 4, 1984 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Carol Mansell Ethel MacDoogan Ethel MacDoogan See fewer	A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Stephen Johnson Richard Preston Richard Preston See fewer	S.O.B. (1981)
David Kaufman Duane Preston Duane Preston See fewer	Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Kyle Richards Lissy Preston Lissy Preston See fewer	Halloween (1978)
Randy Josselyn Jay Jay Preston Jay Jay Preston See fewer	Family Matters (1989)
Lester Fletcher Mr. Divine (as Lester C. Fletcher) Mr. Divine (as Lester C. Fletcher) See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Jack Griffin Delivery Man Delivery Man See fewer	Gable and Lombard (1976)