Paper Moon | |
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Starring |
Christopher Connelly Jodie Foster |
Opening theme | " It's Only a Paper Moon" |
Composers | Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Billy Rose |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Anthony Wilson |
Producer | Robert Stambler |
Running time | ca. 25 minutes [1] |
Production companies |
The Directors Company Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 12 December 19, 1974 | –
Paper Moon is an American sitcom which aired for one season on ABC in 1974. The series starred Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster.
Moses "Moze" Pray is a con man and traveling Bible salesman who roams the Midwestern United States in his 1931 Ford Model A roadster during the Great Depression of the 1930s, flim-flamming people with his gold-embossed Bibles. [2] [3] [4] Tagging along with him is Adelaide "Addie" Loggins, a precocious 11-year-old girl who is convinced that Moze is her father – although he denies it – and calls herself "Addie Pray." [2] [3] [4] Usually only a step ahead of the law, they always are working one fast-buck scheme or another, although they never have much money. [3] They get on one another's nerves but have a strong bond, and it often is up to Addie to bail Moze out. [4]
A gentle comedy, [3] Paper Moon was based on the successful 1973 movie of the same name, [3] which in turn was based on Addie Pray, a 1971 novel by Joe David Brown [3] which was retitled Paper Moon after the release of the movie. The series was filmed on location in Kansas. [3] For its theme song, it used an authentic 1933 recording of " It's Only a Paper Moon," composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose. [3] [5]
The Directors Company and Paramount Television produced Paper Moon. [6] Anthony Wilson was the television show's executive producer [2] [6] and Robert Stambler produced it. [2] [6] Episode directors included James Frawley, Herschel Daugherty, Alex March, Jerry Paris, and Jack Shea. [7]
Paper Moon premiered in the United States on September 12, 1974, on ABC. [2] [3] [6] It suffered from low ratings [4] and ran for only 13 episodes, the last of which aired on December 19, 1974. [4] [6] Reruns of the show then were broadcast in its regular time slot until January 2, 1975. [2] [3] [6] It aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday throughout its run. [3] [6]
In the United Kingdom, Paper Moon premiered on September 24, 1974. [6] It aired on BBC2 on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm. [6] In Canada, Paper Moon aired on CBC.
SOURCES [4] [6] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Settling" | Unknown | Unknown | September 12, 1974 | |
Moze prefers the traveling life, but Addie is tired of life on the run, so she talks Moze into using his "special method" to get $1,000 that they can use to buy a house she has fallen in love with and settle down. Guest stars:
Harry Geldard,
Scotty Philip, and
Ed Mullaney. | |||||
2 | "Second Prize" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1974 | |
The
pilot episode for Paper Moon. Needing money for car repairs, Moze enters Addie in a
Shirley Temple
talent contest — and makes sure that she will win second prize. | |||||
3 | "Imposter" | Unknown | Unknown | September 26, 1974 | |
Moze tries to pass off Addie as the long-missing granddaughter of a tough and reclusive millionaire so that the man will give Addie all the advantages due his granddaughter, but the plan falls apart when Moze meets his match. Guest stars:
Jeff Corey,
David Huddleston,
Don Clippinger, and
Henry Wolf. | |||||
4 | "Manly Arts" | Unknown | Unknown | October 3, 1974 | |
5 | "Birthday" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1974 | |
Addie tells Moze that on her upcoming birthday she would like to "celebrate big" — by placing a telephone call to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. | |||||
6 | "Long Division" | Unknown | Unknown | October 17, 1974 | |
A silver-tongued, college-educated drifter promises to teach Addie
long division in exchange for Moze teaching him the confidence business – and before long the man begins to drive Moze and Addie apart. Guest stars:
Lawrence Pressman and
Mary Jane Hampton. | |||||
7 | "Gimme That Old Time Relation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1974 | |
Also known as "Old Time Relatives." Inspired by both love and the sight of
collection plates laden with money, Moze decides that he and Addie will join two sisters – one of them an old friend – who run
tent revivals. | |||||
8 | "Harvest" | Unknown | Unknown | October 31, 1974 | |
Moze is conned into serving as the advance man for Buffalo Tillman's Harvesting Crews, a wheat-harvesting company which he is told will arrive the next day. | |||||
9 | "Bonnie and Clyde" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 1974 | |
Ignoring Addie's warning, Moze cons townspeople into believing that he works as an advance man for
Bonnie and Clyde — and then Bonnie and Clyde unexpectedly arrive. Guest stars:
Robert F. Lyons and
Linda Haynes. | |||||
10 | "Visions of Las Vegas" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1974 | |
Moze and Addie attend the funeral of Indiana Harry, the man who taught Moze the con business. Moze gives a moving eulogy that brings tears to Harry's eyes – because Harry is alive and still running cons. | |||||
11 | "Who Is M. P. Sellers?" | Unknown | Unknown | November 28, 1974 | |
Addie has her heart set on learning her father's identity when she and Moze arrive in Ophelia,
Kansas, where she was born – and she tries to prove Moze is her father. | |||||
12 | "Green Gods" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1974 | |
Moze and Addie are excited that they have quintupled their cash on hand when a cheerful
bootlegger's widow falls easily for Moze's Bible con and pays him in
gold certificates – but then the woman arouses Addie's suspicions. | |||||
13 | "Day Off" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1974 | |
Addie begins to question the way of life she and Moze lead, and while Moze is busy, she takes time off to think about life and meets a remarkable teacher at the local schoolhouse. |
Paper Moon | |
---|---|
Starring |
Christopher Connelly Jodie Foster |
Opening theme | " It's Only a Paper Moon" |
Composers | Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Billy Rose |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Anthony Wilson |
Producer | Robert Stambler |
Running time | ca. 25 minutes [1] |
Production companies |
The Directors Company Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 12 December 19, 1974 | –
Paper Moon is an American sitcom which aired for one season on ABC in 1974. The series starred Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster.
Moses "Moze" Pray is a con man and traveling Bible salesman who roams the Midwestern United States in his 1931 Ford Model A roadster during the Great Depression of the 1930s, flim-flamming people with his gold-embossed Bibles. [2] [3] [4] Tagging along with him is Adelaide "Addie" Loggins, a precocious 11-year-old girl who is convinced that Moze is her father – although he denies it – and calls herself "Addie Pray." [2] [3] [4] Usually only a step ahead of the law, they always are working one fast-buck scheme or another, although they never have much money. [3] They get on one another's nerves but have a strong bond, and it often is up to Addie to bail Moze out. [4]
A gentle comedy, [3] Paper Moon was based on the successful 1973 movie of the same name, [3] which in turn was based on Addie Pray, a 1971 novel by Joe David Brown [3] which was retitled Paper Moon after the release of the movie. The series was filmed on location in Kansas. [3] For its theme song, it used an authentic 1933 recording of " It's Only a Paper Moon," composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose. [3] [5]
The Directors Company and Paramount Television produced Paper Moon. [6] Anthony Wilson was the television show's executive producer [2] [6] and Robert Stambler produced it. [2] [6] Episode directors included James Frawley, Herschel Daugherty, Alex March, Jerry Paris, and Jack Shea. [7]
Paper Moon premiered in the United States on September 12, 1974, on ABC. [2] [3] [6] It suffered from low ratings [4] and ran for only 13 episodes, the last of which aired on December 19, 1974. [4] [6] Reruns of the show then were broadcast in its regular time slot until January 2, 1975. [2] [3] [6] It aired at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday throughout its run. [3] [6]
In the United Kingdom, Paper Moon premiered on September 24, 1974. [6] It aired on BBC2 on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm. [6] In Canada, Paper Moon aired on CBC.
SOURCES [4] [6] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Settling" | Unknown | Unknown | September 12, 1974 | |
Moze prefers the traveling life, but Addie is tired of life on the run, so she talks Moze into using his "special method" to get $1,000 that they can use to buy a house she has fallen in love with and settle down. Guest stars:
Harry Geldard,
Scotty Philip, and
Ed Mullaney. | |||||
2 | "Second Prize" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1974 | |
The
pilot episode for Paper Moon. Needing money for car repairs, Moze enters Addie in a
Shirley Temple
talent contest — and makes sure that she will win second prize. | |||||
3 | "Imposter" | Unknown | Unknown | September 26, 1974 | |
Moze tries to pass off Addie as the long-missing granddaughter of a tough and reclusive millionaire so that the man will give Addie all the advantages due his granddaughter, but the plan falls apart when Moze meets his match. Guest stars:
Jeff Corey,
David Huddleston,
Don Clippinger, and
Henry Wolf. | |||||
4 | "Manly Arts" | Unknown | Unknown | October 3, 1974 | |
5 | "Birthday" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1974 | |
Addie tells Moze that on her upcoming birthday she would like to "celebrate big" — by placing a telephone call to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. | |||||
6 | "Long Division" | Unknown | Unknown | October 17, 1974 | |
A silver-tongued, college-educated drifter promises to teach Addie
long division in exchange for Moze teaching him the confidence business – and before long the man begins to drive Moze and Addie apart. Guest stars:
Lawrence Pressman and
Mary Jane Hampton. | |||||
7 | "Gimme That Old Time Relation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1974 | |
Also known as "Old Time Relatives." Inspired by both love and the sight of
collection plates laden with money, Moze decides that he and Addie will join two sisters – one of them an old friend – who run
tent revivals. | |||||
8 | "Harvest" | Unknown | Unknown | October 31, 1974 | |
Moze is conned into serving as the advance man for Buffalo Tillman's Harvesting Crews, a wheat-harvesting company which he is told will arrive the next day. | |||||
9 | "Bonnie and Clyde" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 1974 | |
Ignoring Addie's warning, Moze cons townspeople into believing that he works as an advance man for
Bonnie and Clyde — and then Bonnie and Clyde unexpectedly arrive. Guest stars:
Robert F. Lyons and
Linda Haynes. | |||||
10 | "Visions of Las Vegas" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1974 | |
Moze and Addie attend the funeral of Indiana Harry, the man who taught Moze the con business. Moze gives a moving eulogy that brings tears to Harry's eyes – because Harry is alive and still running cons. | |||||
11 | "Who Is M. P. Sellers?" | Unknown | Unknown | November 28, 1974 | |
Addie has her heart set on learning her father's identity when she and Moze arrive in Ophelia,
Kansas, where she was born – and she tries to prove Moze is her father. | |||||
12 | "Green Gods" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1974 | |
Moze and Addie are excited that they have quintupled their cash on hand when a cheerful
bootlegger's widow falls easily for Moze's Bible con and pays him in
gold certificates – but then the woman arouses Addie's suspicions. | |||||
13 | "Day Off" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1974 | |
Addie begins to question the way of life she and Moze lead, and while Moze is busy, she takes time off to think about life and meets a remarkable teacher at the local schoolhouse. |