Turnabout
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Turnabout
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| Episodes: | 7 |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Country: | United States |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 7 |
| Category: | Comedy |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Series |
| Company: | Sam Denoff Productions |
| Creator: | Based on Turnabout by Thorne Smith |
| Run Time (mins): | 30 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | NBC |
| First Aired: | January 26, 1979 |
| Last Aired: | March 30, 1979 |
Summary
Turnabout centred on a single comic premise involving a married couple who unexpectedly exchange identities. Sam Alston, a traditionally macho sportswriter, and his wife Penny, an executive at a cosmetics firm, become entangled in the consequences of Penny’s impulsive purchase of a Buddha statue from a gypsy who claimed it possessed supernatural powers. The statue proves genuinely magical, granting their offhand wish to “change places” by transferring Sam’s consciousness into Penny’s body and Penny’s consciousness into Sam’s.
However, the statue does not grant their subsequent wish to return to normal, leaving the couple to navigate each other’s daily routines while attempting to maintain the appearance of ordinary life. Their efforts to conceal the switch are complicated further by the persistent curiosity of their neighbours, the Overmeyers, whose nosiness makes preserving the secret an ongoing challenge.
Cast
Sam Alston JOHN SCHUCK, Penny Alston SHARON GLESS, Jack Overmeyer RICHARD STAHL,Judy Overmeyer BOBBI JORDON, Geoffrey St.James JAMES SIKKING, Al Brennan BRUCE KIRBY.
Tags: Comedy, United States, 1979, English
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