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Sunshine is a 1975 American television comedy-drama series starring Cliff DeYoung and Elizabeth Cheshire, about a hippie musician raising his young daughter alone after the death of his wife. The series was based on the 1973 made-for-TV movie Sunshine and DeYoung, Bill Mumy, Corey Fischer, and Meg Foster all reprised their roles from the film. The series originally ran for 13 episodes on NBC in the spring of 1975. The show's opening theme was John Denver's hit song "Sunshine on My Shoulders."
Original Release
03/06/1975 on NBC
US Release
03/06/1975
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cliff De Young | Sam Hayden |
Elizabeth Cheshire | Jill Hayden |
Bill Mumy | Weaver |
Corey Fischer | Cory Givitz |
Meg Foster | Nora |
Conny Van Dyke | Montana |
Eugene Roche | Feldon |
Laurette Spang | Cathy |
Michelle Stacy | Little Girl |
Richard Cox | Levis |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Sweet Misery | Thursday, 06 March 1975 |
2 | White Bread and Margarine | Thursday, 13 March 1975 |
3 | Intensive Care | Thursday, 20 March 1975 |
4 | Father Nature | Thursday, 27 March 1975 |
5 | Jill | Thursday, 03 April 1975 |
6 | Buy the Book | Thursday, 10 April 1975 |
7 | A Houseboat Is Not a Home | Thursday, 17 April 1975 |
8 | The Angel of Doom | Thursday, 24 April 1975 |
9 | Song for Montana: Part 1 | Thursday, 01 May 1975 |
10 | Song for Montana: Part 2 | Thursday, 08 May 1975 |
11 | Have a Nice Day | Thursday, 15 May 1975 |
12 | Leave It to Weaver | Thursday, 22 May 1975 |
13 | Why Sam's Paid | Thursday, 29 May 1975 |
Directors
Bernard L. Kowalski, George Eckstein, Daniel Haller, Robert Day
Writers
Joanna Lee, M. Charles Cohen, Corey Fischer, Carol Sobieski, Mark Saha
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Cliff De Young | Sam Hayden |
Elizabeth Cheshire | Jill Hayden |
Bill Mumy | Weaver |
Corey Fischer | Cory Givitz |
Meg Foster | Nora |
Conny Van Dyke | Montana |
Eugene Roche | Feldon |
Laurette Spang | Cathy |
Michelle Stacy | Little Girl |
Richard Cox | Levis |
Barbara Bosson | Ms. Cox |
Mariclare Costello | Social Worker |
Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Houston |
Michael Greer | Big Mama |
Kim Milford | Eric |
John Orchard | Policeman |
William Beckley | Doctor |
Lenny Baker | Jinx |
Jarrod Johnson | Robby |
Dave Morick | Dentist |