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Big John, Little John is an American Saturday-morning situation comedy, produced by Sherwood Schwartz, which starred Herbert Edelman as "Big John" and Robert "Robbie" Rist as "Little John." The show first aired on September 11, 1976 on NBC, and ran for one season of 13 episodes. The series was produced by Redwood Productions in association with D'Angelo-Bullock-Allen Productions. In the United Kingdom, it was shown on BBC One.
Original Release
09/11/1976 on NBC
US Release
09/11/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Herb Edelman | Big John Martin |
| Robbie Rist | Little John Martin |
| Joyce Bulifant | Marjorie Martin |
| Mike Darnell | Ricky Martin |
| Olive Dunbar | Bertha Bottomly |
| Stephen H. Cassidy | Stanley |
| Kristoff St. John | Homer |
| Cari Anne Warder | Valerie |
| Hamilton Camp | Coach Adams |
| Ivor Francis | Dr. Jerome Hansen |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Sizeable Problem | Saturday, 11 September 1976 |
| 2 | Peter Panic | Saturday, 18 September 1976 |
| 3 | Very Little John | Saturday, 25 September 1976 |
| 4 | The Great Escape | Saturday, 02 October 1976 |
| 5 | Big Scare, Little Scare | Saturday, 09 October 1976 |
| 6 | Big Shot, Little Shot | Saturday, 16 October 1976 |
| 7 | Time for Change | Saturday, 23 October 1976 |
| 8 | The Principal Who Came to Dinner | Saturday, 30 October 1976 |
| 9 | Bully for You | Saturday, 06 November 1976 |
| 10 | Off the Wall | Saturday, 13 November 1976 |
| 11 | The Missing John | Saturday, 20 November 1976 |
| 12 | Speak for Yourself, John | Saturday, 27 November 1976 |
| 13 | Abracadabra | Saturday, 04 December 1976 |
Directors
Gordon Wiles, Wes Kenney, Ross Bowman
Writers
Al Schwartz, Alan Dinehart, Ron Sellz, Bill Freedman, Herbert Finn, Philip John Taylor, David P. Harmon, Ron Friedman, Bruce Kalish, Sherwood Schwartz, Lloyd J. Schwartz, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Herb Edelman | Big John Martin |
| Robbie Rist | Little John Martin |
| Joyce Bulifant | Marjorie Martin |
| Mike Darnell | Ricky Martin |
| Olive Dunbar | Bertha Bottomly |
| Stephen H. Cassidy | Stanley |
| Kristoff St. John | Homer |
| Cari Anne Warder | Valerie |
| Hamilton Camp | Coach Adams |
| Ivor Francis | Dr. Jerome Hansen |
| Sandra Gould | Mrs. Kimberly |
| Don 'Red' Barry | Lionel P. Crabtree |
| Arch Johnson | Sgt. Bentley |
| Moosie Drier | Casey Bates |
| Rockne Tarkington | Magiconi |
| Patrick Cronin | Sheldon House, Private Eye |
| Danny Butch | Kenny |
| Jack Mullaney | Mr. Logan |
| Whitney Rydbeck | Mr. Fenton |
| Lorie Busk | Karen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sherwood Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd J. Schwartz | Producer |
