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
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 Jarrett 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 Jarrett 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 CafĂ© 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 Jarrett 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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