"ABC Afterschool Specials" The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (1976)

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6.9/10   

Director:

Larry Elikann

Writer:

Thomas Baum (writer)

TV Series:

"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)

Original Air Date:

4 February 1976 (Season 4, Episode 4)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

You can do it, Duffy Moon!

Plot:

Tired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big". |

Plot Keywords:

After School Special | Character Name In Title | Acronym In Title

Cast

Ike Eisenmann	...	Duffy Moon
Lance Kerwin	...	Peter Finley
Alexa Kenin	...	Boots McAfee
Jim Backus	...	Dr. Flamel
Basil Hoffman	...	Photographer
Jerry Van Dyke	...	Mr. Finley
Sparky Marcus	...	Brian Varner (as Sparkey Marcus)
Jack Collins	...	Uncle Ralph
Jane Connell	...	Aunt Peggy
Merie Earle	...	Old Lady
Carol Worthington	...	Mrs. Varner
Tommy Crebbs	...	Andrew Varner
Peggy Rea	...	Mrs. Charles
Nora Denney	...	Mrs. Toby (as Dodo Denney)

Runtime:

46 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Daniel Wilson Productions Inc.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Venture Bros.: Hate Floats (#2.2)" (2006)

Are you tired of only wondering about this?.....

.....then by all means let me know directly at the above e-mail address so that I may arrange for a copy for you. The quintessential ABC Afterschool special (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). But don't let that suggest it's all just kiddie stuff. Everything's right in this story of a youngster's quest for self-esteem through a series of misadventures for a good cause, make that a great cause, leaving the viewer convinced that anyone can triumph over adversity as long as they punctuate their resolve with a fixed stare upon the objective at hand with puffed cheeks to go, that is. You can do it, Duffy Moon! And so can anyone once they put their minds to it, is the moral of the story here.