Big John, Little John
Big John, Little John was 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.
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- 1.01A Sizeable ProblemRate
- 1.02Peter PanicRate
- 1.03Very Little JohnRate
- 1.04The Great EscapeRate
- 1.05Big Scare, Little ScareRate
- 1.06Big Shot, Little ShotRate
- 1.07Time for ChangeRate
- 1.08The Principal Who Came to DinnerRate
- 1.09Bully for YouRate
- 1.10Off the WallRate
- 1.11The Missing JohnRate
- 1.12Speak for Yourself, JohnRate
- 1.13AbracadabraRate
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