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Subgenre Sampler
Unidentified Flying Oddball (The Spaceman and King Arthur) (1979)- Dir. Russ Mayberry
Feat. Dennis Dugan, Kenneth More, Jim Dale… - A lighthearted and updated Disney version of Mark Twain's comic novel 'Connecticut Yankee'. Here an astronaut and his robot pal do the timewarp and…
Grange Hill (TV Series) (1978-2008)
- Candid British kids series following the exploits of a group of school misfits dealing with the day–to–day struggles of life in a…
Wiz, The (1978)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Much maligned 'black musical' version of L. Frank Baum's classic fairytale (best known through the Judy Garland version). Here, New York City was…
Freaky Friday (1977)- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris - Barbara Harris and a 13–year–old Jodie Foster are mother and daughter who miraculosly swap personalities for a day. Plenty of fun here.
Shaggy D.A., The (1976)- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette… - Extremely shaggy later Disney live–actioner, with Dean Jones playing a District Attorney who finds himself repeatedly turning into a dog.…
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Clive Revill… - Inane British slapstick involving spy games, hidden microfilm, a colossal dinosaur skeleton and a squadron of English nannies. Ustinov helps keep the…
Happy Days (TV Series) (1974)
- Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley…
- Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
Sigmund and the Seamonsters (TV Series) (1973-1975)- Sid and Marty Krofft's low–budget kids sitcom about two brothers, Johnny and Scott, who harbour a friendly sea monster named Sigmund in their…
World's Greatest Athlete, The (1973)- Dir. Robert Scheerer
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent - Fun Disney comedy about the discovery and exploitation of a super–athlete. Gags runs the gamut of Olympic events aided by zany special…
Million Dollar Duck (1971)- Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Joe Flynn, Tony Roberts - Disney comedy about a duck who lays golden eggs is fairly well hatched, with the usual animal shenanigans nicely delivered.
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