Friends (1979 TV series)

Friends
Written by	AJ Carothers Liz Coe Michael Russnow April Smith
Directed by	Roger Duchowny Glenn Jordan Arnold Laven James Sheldon George Tyne
Starring	Charlie Aiken Jarrod Johnson Janet MacLachlan Karen Morrow Roger Robinson Andy Romano Jill Whelan
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer
Producer(s)	Cindy Dunne Bo Kaprall Bob Sand Glenn Jordan Cindy Levin
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Aaron Spelling Productions
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 25 – April 22, 1979

Friends is an American children-oriented comedy-drama series that aired on ABC from March 25 to April 22, 1979. The series, which was produced by Aaron Spelling, starred Charlie Aiken, Jill Whelan, Janet MacLachlan, Jarrod Johnson, Karen Morrow and Roger Robinson.

Five one-hour episodes were produced before the series was cancelled.

Overview

A comedy-drama series as seen through the eyes of three 11-year-old children from different backgrounds with episodes focusing upon the trials and tribulations of adolescence, and involved subjects such as dating, family, school, growing pains and friendship.

Cast

• Charlie Aiken as Pete Richards
• Jarrod Johnson as Randy Summerfield
• Janet MacLachlan as Jane Summerfield
• Karen Morrow as Pamela Richards
• Roger Robinson as Warren Summerfield
• Andy Romano as Frank Richards
• Jill Whelan as Nancy Wilks

Episodes

Ep #	Title	Airdate
1	"Going Out"	March 25, 1979
2	"Pilot"	April 1, 1979
3	"Grandfather Arrives"	April 8, 1979
4	"Pressure"	April 15, 1979
5	"A Case of Bad Timing"	April 22, 1979

References

• Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. Eight Edition. New York: Ballantine, 2003.

External links

• Friends at the Internet Movie Database