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Turnabout (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnabout_(TV_series)) is an American sitcom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031132907/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/turnabout.htm) that first aired (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/01/26/the-opposite-sexturnabout-more-than-a-fair-playturnabout-a-pleasant-surprise/afd7c39a-63fd-407d-a46d-cd8436cc7d85/) on NBC (http://www.tvparty.com/80nbc2.html) in (https://flashbak.com/tv-on-the-brink-the-disastrous-mid-season-of-1979-404062/) 1979 (https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/07/archives/efforts-fail-to-raise-nbctv-from-3d-little-women-halted-tv-ratings.html) and was based on a 1931 novel (https://books.google.com/books?id=SsNiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT16&lpg=PT16&dq=%22Turnabout%22+1979+NBC&source=bl&ots=vQpspYlqMN&sig=ACfU3U2Vo-gzI6cf16oiujqWq_U7J0OPcw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIm_Th1__7AhUhmGoFHSuBDE84KBDoAXoECAIQAw) of the same title by Thorne Smith (which had already been developed (https://www.temporarylayoffs.com/2019/07/happy-days-turnabout.html) into the 1940 movie, Turnabout). The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies. The series lasted (https://lostmediawiki.com/Turnabout_(partially_lost_NBC_sitcom;_1979)) seven episodes (https://reelrundown.com/tv/70s-short-lived-tv-series).