Big John, Little John

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Cast:

Herb Edelman	Big John Martin
Robbie Rist	Little John Martin
Joyce Bulifant	Marjorie Martin
Mike Darnell	Ricky Martin
Olive Dunbar	Bertha Bottomly
Kristoff St.John	Homer
Cari Anne Warder	Valerie
Stephen Cassidy	Stanley

Air Dates:
On NBC, from 9/11/76 - 9/3/77

Number of Episodes:
13

Plot Synopsis:
After taking a sip from a fountain of youth, John Martin changed from a 45 year-old school teacher to a 12 year-old. Because he only took a sip, the change was not permanent but the change was reoccurring and Martin had no control as to when the change would occur. John's secret was only know to his immediate family and to explain the appearance of the 12 year-old John, they claimed he was their nephew. Throughout the series, John tried to find a cure for his predicament, but he was unsuccessful in his attempts.

Comments:
There were many connections between this show and the Brady Bunch: It was created and executive produced by Sherwood Schwartz, Sherwood's son, Lloyd Schwartz, was the producer, Robbie Rist played Cousin Oliver on the last season of the Brady Bunch, and Joyce Bulifant was originally cast as Carol Brady (but was replaced by Florence Henderson). Rist returned to Saturday morning television in the 80s when he played Whiz on Kidd Video. Rist and Bulifant were also semi-regulars on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Herb Edelman was probably best known for playing Bea Arthur's ex husband on the Golden Girls. Kristoff St. John continued to act and is primarily known for his roles in soap operas, such as Generations and the Young and the Restless. Mike Darnell went on to work on the other side of the camera as the executive vice president of specials at the Fox network.

Episode Guides:

None found/available. If anyone can help compile a guide, please contact me.

News:

The complete series will be released on DVD on October 13th, 2009. From what I have read and been told, there are no major extras on the set. Here's the cover art.

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