Turnabout

[claren44]

Anybody remember 'Turnabout' on NBC from '79?It starred Sharon Gless & John Schuck as a couple who(due to a wish-granting Budda-like statue)wake up one morning in each other's body.Sharon had a cigar-smoking sportswriter trapped in her,while Schuck was stuck with a dainty cosmetics excecutive in him.It only ran 6 episodes(one of the last gasps of Fred Silverman's reign),but I'd love to find more info & even episodes if available.love&peace,claren44

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[Doug]

Yes, I remember TURNABOUT very fondly. This was a really cool show. I recall Sharon Gless sitting around the poker table playing cards and smoking a cigar. Perhaps TV LAND will someday rerun it.

[bb]

I remember the promo for Turnabout.

With its cast teaming up with the cast of Different Strokes, Saturday Night Live, even Supertrain singing "NBCCCCC US" !!

At the Museum of Broadcasting in NYC if you come across the all star concert of Uniceff ( I know I mispelled that one ) featuring ABBA , John Denver and the Bee Gees that aired on NBC in early 1979 you can see the Turnabout promo.

[retrostation]

can anyone upload episodes of turnabout (nbc 79) to any multimedia groups or directly to me?
Thanks!

[snl75]

i missed that one when it aired in 79 say what you will about fred silverman at least when he ran nbc his programs were different some of them were not as bad as legend would have you believe and he still did a better job running nbc than jeff zucker

[retrostation]

i was hoping you had episodes!

[retrostation]

Fred Silverman rocks!
Save NBC bring back Fred!

[snl75]

i agree i dont think it will happen tho too bad they cant make a run at les moonves

[Riff]

Old thread alert!

Originally posted by snl75
i missed that one when it aired in 79 say what you will about fred silverman at least when he ran nbc his programs were different some of them were not as bad as legend would have you believe and he still did a better job running nbc than jeff zucker

Heh. Silverman gave NBC "Hill Street Blues," "Real People," "The Facts of Life," "Gimme a Break!" and "Diff'rent Strokes." I think that's almost twice as many hits as Zucker's given them.

As for "Turnabout," it was a rather obvious cash-in on "Freaky Friday." One of Steven Bochco's rare attempts at doing a sitcom. I've seen 1 of them, and it wasn't anything special.

[retrostation]

Well, for an odd 9 year old, turnabout was rather cool. I remember it... I liked John Schuck from Mcmilllan and Wife, again, from a 9 year old's perspective....

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