The Hot Hero Sandwich Project: October 2024

Saturday, October 26, 2024

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Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 9 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso

Broadcast Date: Jan. 12, 1980.

Interviews: Judy Blume, Hal Linden, Olivia Newton-John, and Christopher Reeve, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: The Persuasions, Andy Breckman.

Themes: Education, first loves, dating, looking different from other kids, stepfamilies, religion.

SCENES

OPENING CREDITS

9.1. Nightmare High Segment: Stone Age Nightmare High. The class reviews the entirety of human knowledge. Teacher: Saundra McCain. Class: L. Michael Craig, Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Matt McCoy, Paul O’Keefe, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Jarett Smithwrick.

9.2. Interview Segment: Judy Blume talks about how getting grades doesn’t mean you’ve learned, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.3. Nightmare High Segment: Space Age Nightmare High. Times may change, but the Nightmare High class never does. Teacher: Saundra McCain. Class: L. Michael Craig, Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Matt McCoy, Paul O’Keefe, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Jarett Smithwrick.

9.4. Interview Segment: Olivia Newton-John discusses her problems learning when she was young, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.6. Interview Segment: Hal Linden talks about how growing up he saw kids make fun of anyone in school who looked different, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.7. Sketch: Going to the dermatologist is a coming-of-age ritual for teenagers. In this sketch, a girl’s desires not to look different collides with the fact all her classmates have acne. With Andrew Duncan, Vicky Dawson, and Paul O’Keefe as Stanley Dipstyck.

9.8. Interview Segment: Christopher Reeve talks how awkward he looked growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.9. Nightmare High Excuse of the Week: A student (Denny Dillon) discusses her anxiety about her height.

9.10. Interview Segment: Judy Blume discusses how her size, the smallest in the class, getting picked last for teams in gym, and delayed puberty made her feel, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.11. Music Performance: Andy Breckman as the Puberty Fairy and the Persuasion sing “Everything Will Be OK [Puberty]."

9.12. Captain Hero Segment: Captain Hero meets the Puberty Fairy. IT HAD TO HAPPEN! With Andy Breckman (the Puberty Fairy) and Adam Ross (Captain Hero).

9.13. Interview Segment: Olivia Newton-John, Judy Blume, and Christopher Reeve talk about how they learned about sex, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.14. Interview Segment: Judy Blume on young love, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.15. Phone Friends Segment 1 of 2: A young girl (Denny Dillon) tells her friend (Nan-Lynn Nelson) about finally getting asked out by her crush. Also with Adam Ross.

9.16. Interview Segment: Olivia Newton-John talks about her first love, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.17. Phone Friends Segment 2 of 2: On the night of the big date, Denny Dillon’s character’s little brother (Adam Ross) tries to ruin her night by giving her date (L. Michael Craig) some bad advice.

9.18. Interview Segment: Christopher Reeve and Hal Linden talks discuss their anxiety about dating as teenagers, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.19. Animation Segment: "Wild Night" by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. Some cels from this film still exist! See Hot Hero Sandwich Project Archives: “Wild Night” Animation Cels Auction. [Note: This segment also aired in Episode 6.]

9.20. Music Performance: The Persuasions, “Return to Sender.”

9.21. Interview Segment: Christopher Reeve discusses meeting his step-father, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.22. Sketch: The Third Degree. A brother (Matt McCoy) and sister (Vicky Dawson) deal with their mother (Claudette Sutherland) going out on her first date (Andrew Duncan) after the divorce, and give her date the third degree before going out with their mother.

9.23. Interview Segment: Judy Blume talks about children wanting to feel popular and Christopher Reeve discusses the importance of avoiding the trap of the “instant gratification” culture children are exposed to, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.24. Ted’s Café Segment: Hare Susan. Susan (Vicky Dawson), unhappy with being called an “air head” tries to establish a new persona by joining a religious cult — or does she? Also with L. Michael Craig, Denny Dillon, Matt McCoy, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Jarett Smithwrick.

9.25. Interview Segment: Olivia Newton-John discusses religion growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.26. Sketch: Becoming a Man. Michael (Adam Ross) celebrates becoming a man after his bar mitzvah, but learns he isn’t quite there just yet. Also with Andrew Duncan and Claudette Sutherland.

9.27. Interview Segment: Hal Linden discusses his father’s view of religion, his Jewish heritage, and raising his own children about their faith, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

9.28. Music Performance: The Persuasions, “People Get Ready.”

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Sunday, October 20, 2024

Sherry Coben, Creator of ‘Kate and Allie,’ Writer for Hot Hero Sandwich, Dies at 71

by G. Jack Urso

Sherry Coben (Variety).

Sad news for the Hot Hero Sandwich community. From Variety: Sherry Coben, Creator of ‘Kate and Allie,’ Dies at 71.

Sherry Coben, in addition to creating the hit 1980s TV series Kate and Allie, was one of the Emmy Award-winning writers for Hot Hero Sandwich. In fact, she met her husband, Patrick McMahon, the show's film editor, while working on the series. In late December 2022, Sherry read an article I wrote about Hot Hero Sandwich on my blog Aeolus 13 Umbra and reached out to inquire if I was interested in asking her any questions about the show, and thus was the Hot Hero Sandwich Project born — an ongoing effort which, to date, has resulted in twenty interviews, nearly seventy articles, and over 220 video clips all hosted on a dedicated website and YouTube channel.

Sherry put me in contact with other writers and individuals connected with the show and got the whole ball rolling. She was a patient mentor and generous with her time. Before the project came along, there was very, very little information about the series available, and what was sometimes was inaccurate. Sherry changed all that. Every word written, every video clip posted, exists because Sherry never lost faith in the promise of what Hot Hero Sandwich could have been.

In the initial phases of the project, Sherry proofread the interviews before I posted the articles. She often added information and details that would otherwise have been lost to history, such as the classic Hot Hero Sandwich logo being designed by my local Niskayuna, NY, native (and National Lampoon graphic designer) David Kaestral, or the opening credits directed by the uncredited John Nicolella, who later became one of the leading directors for Miami Vice.

As a writer, I can't tell you the anxiety I felt having an Emmy-Award winning writer and a hit series creator read my work. Yet, Sherry always treated me as a colleague, not as the fanboy I really was.

I remembered the show's sketches about dealing with divorce, death, and family dysfunction. They uncomfortably reflected my life in 1979. In a way, all of us Hot Hero Sandwich fans were raised a little bit by Sherry and the other writers, as well as the cast and the band. Her passing is a great loss to the project and our community.

The interviews below with Sherry and Pat were the very first ones I conducted for the Hot Hero Sandwich Project and give a glimpse into their passion for the show that continued after so many years.

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Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 8 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso

Broadcast Date: Jan. 5, 1980.

Interviews: Erik Estrada, Richard Pryor, Gloria Steinem, and Cheryl Tiegs in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: The Palmieri Brothers, The Hot Hero Band. [Note: Hot Hero Band producer Felix Pappalardi gets a rare on-air credit here.]

Themes: Sex education, body changes, gossip, fitting in, bilingual education, clothes.

Note: The links below go to the corresponding video clips hosted on Hot Hero Sandwich Central!

SCENES

OPENING CREDITS

8.1. Interview Segment: Gloria Steinem and Richard Pryor discuss how children are more aware then given credit for, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.2. Nightmare High Segment: The One about the Whale. Hot Hero tackles the censorship of books in schools. Appearing are Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Jarett Smithwrick, Claudette Sutherland, and Paul O’Keefe.

8.3. Interview Segment: Gloria Steinem on sex education and body changes while growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.4. Animation Segment: Stork Deliveries. The classic myth of storks delivering babies gets an update on Hot Hero Sandwich set to Dave Dudley’s country classic, “Rollin’ Rig.”

8.5. Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs discusses getting caught “making out” with her boyfriend by her father and how well her father handled it, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.6. Nightmare High Segment: Girls gossip about the boy’s reputations and the boy’s gossip about the girl’s reputations. Appearing are Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Matt McCoy, and Jarett Smithwrick.

8.7. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada discusses his reputation as a “Ladies Man,” in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.8. What's In, What's Out Segment: The latest teen expressions in the late 1970s.

8.9. Nightmare High Segment: The gang gets a hearing test, but nothing is easy at Nightmare High. Appearing are Vicky Dawson, Denny Dillon, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Jarett Smithwrick, and L. Michael Craig — also with Andrew Duncan (loudspeaker voiceover).

8.10: Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs and Gloria Steinem discuss the problems of fitting in growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.11. Ted’s Café Segment: Ted (Paul O’ Keefe) worries about the café not bringing in enough income. Denny Dillon’s sarcastic character wins a poetry contest and shows the gang she has a more sensitive side. Also with L. Michael Craig, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Jarett Smithwrick.

8.12. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor discusses how he saw himself as a teenager, invisible and not taken seriously, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.13. Animation Segment: “School in the Sky.” A young girl and boy recount their dreams of flying.

8.14. Ym and Ur Segment: Hot Hero Sandwich’s favorite alien teens discuss race, slang, and communication.

8.15. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor and Gloria Steinem discuss racism growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle [Note: Pryor uses the N-word in his response, recalling what others called him].

8.16. Music Performance: The Palmieri Brothers. Charlie and Eddie, burn up Studio 8-H with some hot Latin Jazz.

8.17. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada discusses bilingual education in schools, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.18. Music Performance: Short clip reprise of the Palmieri Brothers’ performance.

8.18. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada and Cheryl Tiegs discuss how important clothes were to them as teenagers, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.19. Sketch: “Name Jeans.” A mother (Claudette Sutherland) and daughter (Vicky Dawson) argue over the cost of a pair of designer jeans and the mom reminisces about the clothes she liked as a teenager. Also appearing in a non-speaking role as the clerk behind the counter is Hot Hero Sandwich writer Sherry Coben.

8.20. Interview Segment: Cheryl Tiegs discusses her parent’s relationship and Gloria Steinem talks about how she was worried about her mother when she was young, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.21: Short Film: “When I’m 64.” A music video originally set to the Beatles’ hit song is here replaced with an instrumental version by the 101 Strings Orchestra due to copyright issues (Hot Hero Sandwich had a limited copyright release just for the initial broadcast of the episode).

8.22. Interview Segment: Richard Pryor discusses his grandmother and Erik Estrada talks about his grandfather, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.23. Captain Hero Segment: The Drug Deal! Adam Ross (Captain Hero) saves Stanley Dipstyck from a drug dealer (L. Michael Craig). Also with Nan-Lynn Nelson.

8.24. Interview Segment: Erik Estrada talks about drugs in his neighborhood and having to grow up fast in a poor neighborhood. Richard Pryor talks and Gloria Steinem talk about whether they would have changed anything about their lives growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

8.25. Music Performance: The Hot Hero Band performs “Get Together,” a cover of The Youngbloods’ hit song produced by Felix Pappalardi who also produced the Hot Hero Band.

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 7 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso

Broadcast Date: Dec. 29, 1979.

Interviews: Stockard Channing, Julius Erving (Dr. J), Sally Struthers, and McLean Stevenson, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: KISS, The Hot Hero Band.

Themes: Parental and personal expectations, getting good grades in school, school crushes, dealing with the death of family members.

Note: The links below go to the corresponding video clips hosted on Hot Hero Sandwich Central!

SCENES

OPENING CREDITS

7.1. Interview Segment: McLean Stevenson and Sally Struthers on managing their other’s expectations of them and who they really are, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.2: Sketch: Waking Up. In this scene with no dialog, L. Michael Craig (Michael Longfield) as Tapedeck gets some help waking up from his audio equipment. Also with a voice over at the beginning by Barbara Feldon, Here Craig is wearing his trusty “The Empty Space” t-shirt, from a theater internship he did during his senior year in high school. Sharp-eyed viewers will notice Craig wearing that shirt in several episodes.

7.3. Interview Segment: Stockard Channing recalls helping her mother get dressed and ready to go out, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.4. Short Film: The KISS Segment. In one of the most popular and fondly remembered short films Hot Hero Sandwich cameras go backstage at Madison Square Garden to interview the young adults responsible for the costumes and lights for KISS, then at the height of the early career. For more information on this segment, please visit the article The KISS Segment on the Hot Hero Sandwich Project for more!

7.5. Interview Segment: Julius Irving and McLean Stevenson discuss their troubles in school, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.6. Nightmare High Segment: Talking Back in the Language Lab. Denny Dillon gets into an argument with the narrator on her taped French lesson.

7.7. Interview Segment: Stockard Channing discusses her fear about not making good grades in high school, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.8. Nightmare High Segment: Excuse of the Week. Stanley Dipstyck missed music appreciation class, but he brought a note! On a side note, here, Stanley invokes the name of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. As my name first name is “Giocchino” (spelled a little differently but pronounced the same) this was virtually the ONLY place on American television growing up that I ever heard my name used on air. Also with Sandra McClain, Paul O’Keefe, and the main cast.

7.9. Animation Segment: Chuck Berry, "School Day (Ring, Ring Goes the Bell).”

7.10. Nightmare High Segment: Nan-Lynn Nelson’s character has a crush on her teacher, played by Frankie Faison. Also with L. Michael Craig, Denny Dillon, Matt McCoy, and Jarett Smithwrick.

7.11. Interview Segment: McLean Stevenson discusses why the feelings of children in “puppy love” shouldn’t be dismissed, Julius Irving speaks about his fear of being rejected, and Sally Struthers talks about her Canadian boyfriend and his cars, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.12. Nightmare High Segment: The Puberty Fairy Strikes! Jarett Smithwrick’s character’s wishes his dating plans weren’t derailed by a lack of wheels, so the Puberty Fairy (Andy Breckman) makes his wish come true! Also with Matt McCoy, Andrew Duncan, and Frankie Faison.

7.13. Nightmare High Segment: Arrest reports in conclusion to The Puberty Fairy Strikes!

7.14. Interview Segment: Stockard Channing, Sally Struthers, and Julius Irving share their perceptions of being rich or poor growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.15. Phone Friends Segment. Babysitting Woes. Denny Dillon’s and Nan-Lynn Nelson’s characters discuss the ups and mostly downs of babysitting.

7.16. Interview Segment: Julius Irving discusses the death of his brother when Irving was in college and Stockard Channing talks about her father’s passing when she was 14, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.17. Ted’s Café Segment: L. Michael Craig’s and Denny Dillon’s characters try to comfort Ted (Paul O’Keefe) after the recent passing of his grandfather. Ted feels guilty because he didn’t have the courage to visit his grandfather in the hospital and see him so sick.

7.18. Interview Segment: Sally Struthers talks about what she wishes she could tell her father if he were still alive, McClain Stevenson discusses the how hard it was for him to talk to his father when he learned his father was dying, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

7.19. Music Performance: The Hot Hero Band plays, “Show Your Love.”

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Friday, October 11, 2024

Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 6 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso

Broadcast Date: Dec. 22, 1979.

Interviews: Robert Guillaume, Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner, Marlo Thomas and Barbara Walters in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: Eddie Money, Andy Breckman, The Hot Hero Band.

Themes: Christmas memories, family and sibling relationships, allowances, dealing with our problems and troubles, and deciding what work you want work you want to do when you grow up.

Note: The links below go to the corresponding video clips hosted on Hot Hero Sandwich Central!

SCENES

OPENING CREDITS

6.1. Interview Segment: Marlo Thomas discusses family memories and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner talks about getting in a fight with his sister in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.2. Sketch: Sibling Rivalry. Vicky Dawson and Adam Ross tease each other as brother and sister at odds with each other. Also with Claudette Sutherland and Andrew Duncan and the mom and dad.

6.3. Interview Segment: Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner discusses competitive sports games with his family growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.4. Music Performance: Andy Breckman and the Hot Hero Band play “My Friend Bernie.”

6.5. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume discusses what his family thought of him growing up and Barbara Walters talks about her relationship with her disabled sister, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.6. Animation Segment: “Wild Night,” Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. Some cels from this film still exist! See Hot Hero Sandwich Project Archives: “Wild Night” Animation Cels Auction. [Note: This segment was also aired in Episode 6.]

6.7. What’s In, What’s Out Segment: The big debate among kids in 1979? Rock vs. Disco! NYC teens give us their opinions.

6.8. Ted’s Café Segment: The Hot Hero Band van breaks down in front of Ted’s, much to the gang’s delight! Also with Paul O’Keefe, L. Michael Craig, and Denny Dillon.

6.9. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume and Marlo Thomas discuss their early interest in acting and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner and Barbara Walters recall figuring out what they wanted to do when they grew up.

6.10. Interview Segment: Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner talks about setting up a lawn service with his dad, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.11. Sketch: Allowance Negotiations. Jarett Smithwrick’s character hires a lawyer (Andrew Duncan) to negotiate a higher allowance from his father (Frankie Faison).

6.12. Interview Segment: Barbara Walters discusses how she wanted financial security when she grew up so she could take care of her family. Robert Guillaume talks about the impact of poverty on him as a child, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.13. Music Performance: Eddie Money, “Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star.”

6.14. Interview Segment: Bruce Caitlin Jenner and Marlo Thomas recall Christmas memories, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.15. Nightmare High Segment: The School Holiday Play. A holiday tradition, even With Denny Dillon, Jarrett Smithwrick, Vicky Dawson, Matt McCoy, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Paul O’Keefe as Santa Stanley Dipstyck. Also with Claudette Sutherland, Andrew Duncan, Frankie Faison, and Adam Ross.

6.16. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume recalls Christmas memories growing up poor, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.17. Phone Friends Segment, Part 1: Denny Dillon's character Cathy, overwhelmed by the holidays and being the responsible one in her family, decides she wants to run away. The characters in this sketch are recurring characters throughout the series (such as in the "Phone Friends" segments). The dysfunction in Cathy's family, a mother who left home, an angry often absent father, is explored in this segment.

6.18. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume and Bruce (Caitlin) Jenner, discuss how the difficulties they experienced as teens don’t seem so serious now that they’re adults, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.19. Phone Friends Segment, Part 2: Denny Dillon’s character learns that the love we don’t get from our families sometimes can be found with our friends, and snotty little brothers. Also with Nan-Lynn Nelson, Vicky Dawson, Saundra McClain, and Adam Ross.

6.20. Interview Segment: Barbara Walters and Marlo Thomas discuss how the struggles and troubles we experience growing up are experienced by everyone, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

6.21. Music Performance: Eddie Money “Jelousys.”

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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Hot Hero Sandwich: Episode 5 Scene-by-Scene

by G. Jack Urso

Broadcast Date: Dec. 8, 1979.

Interviews: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pam Dawber, Robert Guillaume, and Ms. Michael Learned in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

Musical Guests: Joe Jackson, The Hot Hero Band.

Themes: Family, fathers, race, self-image, childhood dreams, bullies, dating.

Note: The links below go to the corresponding video clips hosted on Hot Hero Sandwich Central!

SCENES

OPENING CREDITS

5.1. Interview Segment: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pam Dawber, Robert Guillaume, and Ms. Michael Learned discuss their families in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.2. Nightmare High Segment: Career Day. Students played by Matt McCoy and Vicky Dawson bring their parents to school for career day, but they haven't been honest about what their parents do for a living.

5.3. Interview Segment: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pam Dawber, and Michael Learned discuss their fathers and families in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.4. Sketch: What’s New. Matt McCoy does a pretty good Tom Snyder impression in this parody of daytime talk shows. L. Michael Craig, and Jarett Smithwrick play teenagers who swap parents (Frankie Faison and Saundra McClain and Andrew Duncan and Claudette Sutherland) and find out the grass is not always greener on the other side.

5.5. Sketch: The Black Family Epiphany. In this sketch by series writer Andy Breckman, the show critically, and humorously, explores the immediate post-war environment when cultural integration for African American families also meant adopting mainstream European American culture. Actors include: Frankie Faison, Nan-Lynn Nelson, and Vicky Dawson.

5.6. Interview Segment: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Guillaume discuss growing up as a minority and dealing with racism growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.7. Ted’s Café Segment: In this segment, Jarett Smithwrick's character writes a paper for school about dealing with racism, and drops the N-Word on NBC network television at 11:30 AM on a Saturday morning in 1979. Smithwrick discusses this scene in his interview with the Hot Hero Sandwich Project.

5.8. Music Performance: Joe Jackson sings, “On the Radio,” a classic tale of being underestimated growing up but proving your doubters wrong.

5.9. Interview Segment: Michael Learned and Pam Dawber discuss their self-images growing up, feeling different from everyone else and trying to fit in, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.10. Sketch: Fitting In. Denny Dillon gets a makeover by Claudette Sutherland. Growing up and trying to fit in we sometimes end up looking like everyone else.

5.11. Interview Segment: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Pam Dawber discuss their physical self-image and hidden talents growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.12. Animation Segment: A young girl dreams of stage fame.

5.13. Interview Segment: Michael Learned does not share a childhood memory, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.12. Interview Segment: Pam Dawber discusses gender roles when playing as a young girl, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.13. Captain Hero Segment: In his civilian disguise as a mild-manner child, Captain Hero (Adam Ross) needs a babysitter, but the babysitter needs CAPTAIN HERO to save her from the villainous machinations of a greased-up Matt McCoy! Also stars Andrew Duncan and Claudette Sutherland.

5.14. Interview Segment: Michael Learned and Kareem-Abdul Jabbar discuss bullies, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.15. Interview Segment: Robert Guillaume discusses having girlfriends growing up, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.16. Sketch. Hooking Up: Andrew Duncan plays the Greek Chorus to Matt McCoy’s and Vicky Dawson’s characters negotiating the tricky waters of teen dating in high school.

5.17. What’s In, What’s Out Segment: Kids in 1979 discuss the latest slang for making out.

5.18. Interview Segment: Pam Dawber and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discuss dating in high school, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.19. Nightmare High Segment: Stanley Dipstyck (Paul O’Keefe) tries to write a note to his crush asking for a date.

5.20. Interview Segment: Michael Learned on dealing with emotions as a child, in conversation with Dr. Tom Cottle.

5.23. Music Performance: The Hot Hero Band performs “Get Together,” a cover of the classic Youngbloods song that was produced by Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, who was also the Hot Hero Band's producer!

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