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Turnabout

1979 · 1 season

A featherlight, silly body-swap sitcom that coasts on broad gags and gentle marital banter rather than any real stakes.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Turnabout is an American television situation comedy that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith which had already been developed into the 1940 movie, Turnabout). The plot was about a married husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies similar to the plot of Freaky Friday. Turnabout only lasted 7 episodes, partly because it aired right after NBC's poorly watched Hello, Larry and competed with CBS's hugely successful series, Dallas.
How it feels
Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Identity, gender, family, love
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism4
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Alex March, Richard Crenna, Tony Mordente
    Written by
    Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday, Steven Bochco, Sylvia Necht
    Starring
    Sharon Gless, John Schuck, James B. Sikking, Bruce Kirby, Richard Stahl
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    NBC
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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