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Out of the Blue

Year:

1979

Duration:

30 min (9 episodes)

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Peter Baldwin

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1979-09-09

Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Dudikoff

Shane Keller

Shane Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Jimmy Brogan

Random

Dixie Carter

Marion Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Tammy Lauren

Stacey Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Clark Brandon

Chris Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Olivia Barash

Laura Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Jason D. Keller

Jason Richards (12 episodes, 1979)

Hannah Dean

Gladys (11 episodes, 1979)

Eileen Heckart

The Boss Angel (10 episodes, 1979)

Ethan Tudor W.

Marc (6 episodes, 1979)

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Trivia

This show was an ill-fated attempt by ABC to further cash in on spin-offs of Happy Days (1974). At the time, both Laverne & Shirley (1976) and Mork & Mindy (1978) were huge successes, so the idea was to use the Mork motif to create a one-off, other-worldly character (Random) on Happy Days, then spin him off as the center of a new show. Robin Williams even guest-starred as Mork in the pilot, but it still wasn't enough to get the show jump-started.