Friends (1979 TV series)

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.

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	English
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer
Producers	Cindy Dunne Bo Kaprall Bob Sand Glenn Jordan Cindy Levin
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 25 (1979-03-25) – April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22)

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

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Going Out"	March 25, 1979 (1979-03-25)
2	"Pilot"	April 1, 1979 (1979-04-01)
3	"Grandfather Arrives"	April 8, 1979 (1979-04-08)
4	"Pressure"	April 15, 1979 (1979-04-15)
5	"A Case of Bad Timing"	April 22, 1979 (1979-04-22)

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 IMDb