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The story of the popular situation comedy and its ill-fated child stars.The story of the popular situation comedy and its ill-fated child stars.The story of the popular situation comedy and its ill-fated child stars.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Bruce A. Young
- Willie Coleman
- (as Bruce Young)
Britt Irvin
- Dana Plato - 17 to 34 years
- (as Brittney Irvin)
Shedrack Anderson III
- Todd Bridges - 17 to 37 years
- (as Shedrack Anderson)
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Did you know
- TriviaRobert Thurston and Britt Irvin appeared in Season 3 of Disney Channel's show So Weird; Thurston appeared in Episode 11 Beeing There, and Irvin appeared in Episode 7 Rewind.
- GoofsAt the end of the show, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges are shown standing at Dana Plato's grave. This is impossible since her remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered at sea.
- Quotes
Gary Coleman - 13-29 years: I'm sorry Conny, but damn it, I'm too old to be climbing into your lap every week!
Conrad Bain: I know. But the problem is, America loves it!
Gary Coleman - 13-29 years: Well, America needs to get over it.
- ConnectionsReferences The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Featured review
A Sad End To the Laughter
Gary Coleman Todd Bridges and Dana Plato entertained America for nearly a decade. This Made for TV movie focuses on Gary Coleman, but there is some attention to the personal lives of his co-stars.
You can't trust anyone in this business, says Gary's agent.
Where does the show end and reality begin? Gary Coleman played a cute little boy well into teenage years. Yet he at a young age became an institution which was greater than himself with his parents raking in the profits through a corporation set up allegedly to maximize the receipts.
How do you end the show? The end which comes proved to be a tragic lesson for Gary and for Todd Bridges. Ripped off by his parents, Gary had to take them to the courts for redress. Dana Plato died of a drug overdose.
I disagree with others who felt the acting poor. The acting may not have been stellar but it was passable and presented a story which deserves to be told.
You can't trust anyone in this business, says Gary's agent.
Where does the show end and reality begin? Gary Coleman played a cute little boy well into teenage years. Yet he at a young age became an institution which was greater than himself with his parents raking in the profits through a corporation set up allegedly to maximize the receipts.
How do you end the show? The end which comes proved to be a tragic lesson for Gary and for Todd Bridges. Ripped off by his parents, Gary had to take them to the courts for redress. Dana Plato died of a drug overdose.
I disagree with others who felt the acting poor. The acting may not have been stellar but it was passable and presented a story which deserves to be told.
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- deanofrpps
- Sep 4, 2006
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