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Friends

1979 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest look at growing up through kids' eyes, warm and low-stakes with mild life lessons.

Created by
George Tyne, Glenn Jordan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jill Whelan, Jarrod Johnson, Charlie Aiken
Overview
Friends is a short-lived kids-oriented drama that aired in the spring of 1979. The series, which was produced by Aaron Spelling and aired on ABC, starred Charlie Aiken, Jill Whelan, and Jarrod Johnson as three Southern Californian 11-year-olds. Karen Morrow also appeared. Only five one-hour episodes were produced before the series was cancelled.

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Created by
George Tyne, Glenn Jordan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jill Whelan, Jarrod Johnson, Charlie Aiken
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • education
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
George Tyne, Glenn Jordan
Starring
Jill Whelan, Jarrod Johnson, Charlie Aiken, Karen Morrow, Andy Romano, Roger Robinson, Janet MacLachlan, Charles Lampkin
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ABC
Languages
English

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