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Broadcast History:
First Telecast: January 26, 1979
Series Summary:
Following the breakup of his marriage, radio talk-show
host Larry Alder moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, to get a fresh
start. He landed a job at radio station KLOW, where Morgan Winslow
became the producer of his phone-in talk show. Earl was Larry's obese
engineer. Larry had been given custody of his two daughters, 13-year-old
Ruthie and 16-year-old Diane. Glib and in total control on the air,
he was much less sure of himself at home as the single parent of two maturing
girls. Leona, a school teacher and neighbor, tried to bring a little of
the woman's touch to this chaotic household. Larry's ex-wife Marion
(Shelly Fabares) also turned up occasionally. Added to the regular
cast in the fall of 1979 were former Harlem Globetrotters basketball star
Meadowlark Lemon, playing himself as owner of a sporting goods store, and
Tommy, a 14-year-old neighbor. In February 1980 Larry's retired father,
Henry, also moved in. Hello, Larry's time slot on the NBC schedule
was right after the much more popular 
Last Telecast: April 30, 1980
Donna Wilkes as Diane Alder (1979)
Krista Errickson as Diane Alder (1979-1980)
Kim Richards as Ruthie Alder
Joanna Gleason as Morgan Winslow
George Memmoli as Earl
Meadowlark Lemon as Himself (1979-1980)
John Femia as Tommy Roscini (1979-1980)
Fred Stuthman as Henry Alder (1980)
Ruth Brown as Leona Wilson (1980)
Shelly Fabares as Marion (1979-1980, occasional)
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Episode Guide:
Total number of episodes: 35 (41 if you count the crossovers with Diff'rent Strokes)
For an episode guide with brief summaries and guest stars for most of the episodes,
click here
Also see the Hello, Larry Episode Guide at TV.com
Theme Song/Video Clips
Hello Larry (Hello Larry..)
The calls are comin'in
Theme in the credits is credited as
Theme by John LaSalle & Tom Smith
Miscellaneous Information
Links:
Where is she now?: Kim Richards starred in 17 Disney movies (including Escape to Witch
Mountain) and plenty of TV shows before basically retiring from acting at 18.
After Hello, Larry she appeared in Meatballs II, Tuff Turf, and Escape (1990 - produced
by her then-husband G. Monty Brinson and co-starring her sister Kyle). She is now 36
years old and is twice divorced and has 4 children: Brooke, 14; Whitney, 10; Chad, 9; and Kimberly, 5. She lives just outside of
Palm Springs, California in a 6,000-squ.-ft. ranch-style home, paid for by film residuals and real estate investments.
She is engaged to a Saudi Arabian oil man.
Where is she now?: Krista was very nice to e-mail me several times
in 1999 and provided much information on her career and what she is doing now:
After Hello, Larry - she went on to do two other series: 21 Jump Street, and another
much later, which was Beverly Hilly 90210 (4 episodes in 1992). During that time, she starred
in 9 films. She has since turned to producing, writing, and directing. She produced
last year's documentary for CBS called "The Mysterious Man of The Shroud" and many others. She
plans to return to Italy, where her new career began. She has been asked to head a new
channel and produce more documentaries for them. I wish her much luck with everything!
Where is she now?: She was recently on the CBS sitcom "Bette".
Where is she now?: Many people have asked me, unfortunately I do not know. If anyone
has any information or recent photos of Donna, please e-mail me.
If anyone has any other information, pictures, etc.
on the show please contact me
I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about this
short-lived crossover series with Diff'rent Strokes.
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1. How to Not to (original airdate: 01/26/79)
20. Ruthie Grows Up (Part 2)
2. The New Kid (02/02/79)
21. The Nude Emcee
3. The Final Papers (02/09/79)
22. Morgan the Boss
4. The Hitchhiker (02/16/79)
23. Marion's Fiance
5. Mother Morgan (02/23/79)
24. Thanksgiving Crossover (one-hour crossover with DS) (11/28/79)
6. Ruthie's First Crush (03/02/79)
25. Diane Drinks
7. Larry's First Date (03/09/79)
26. Tommy the Houseguest
8. Peer Pressure (03/16/79)
27. Larry's Father
9. Leona, The New Neighbor (03/23/79)
28. Money From Home
10. The Trip (one-hour crossover episode with Diff'rent Strokes) (03/30/79)
29. The Neighbor Dies
11. The Triangle (04/06/79)
30. The Blind Friend
12. Larry's Bad Back (04/13/79)
31. Love Around the Corner
13. Rap with Ruthie (04/27/79)
32. Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (Part 1)
14. My Sister, the Criminal (05/04/79)
33. Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (Part 2)
15. Hello, Marion (Part 1) (2nd season)
34. Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (Part 3)
16. Hello, Marion (Part 2)
35. The Rock Star (Part 1)
17. Goodbye, Marion (Part 3)
36. The Rock Star (Part 2)
18. Feudin' and Fussin' (one-hour crossover with DS) (09/28/79)
37. The Protege
19. Ruthie Grows Up (Part 1)
38. Yearning
You talk to people all day for a living (Hello Larry..)
But all those easy answers you are giving..
Are you really living your life that way?
Portland is a long way from L.A. (A long way)
Two kids to raise alone just ain't that easy (Hello Larry..)
The questions they are asking aren't that breezy
The answers you are giving don't always pay
But that's the way it is with kids today
You better start to grin
'Cos you never know just what they're gonna say
(Hello Larry..) Hello Larry
(Hello Larry..) Hello Larry
(Hello Larry..) Well..Hello Larry!
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