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4.9/10 TV Directed by Alex March First episode date 26 January 1979 Number of episodes 7 | 6.8/10 IMDb Country of origin USA Final episode date 30 March 1979 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring John SchuckSharon Gless Composer(s) Jack ElliottAllyn Ferguson Cast Sharon Gless, John Schuck, James Sikking, Richard Stahl, Bruce Kirby Similar Faraday & Company, House Calls, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, The Last Convertible, Holmes & Yoyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnabout is an American television situation comedy that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith (which had already been developed into the 1940 movie, Turnabout). The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies, similar to the plot of Freaky Friday. The series lasted seven episodes.
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Plot
Sports writer Sam Alston (John Schuck) and his cosmetics-executive wife Penny (Sharon Gless) each envy the other's life. One day, Penny buys a small statue from a gypsy which turns out to have the magical power to grant wishes. The next morning, Sam and Penny each discover that they have switched bodies. Once they realize that the switch is not going to simply wear off, they both try to adjust without letting anyone know about it: Sam discovers what it is like to live as a woman and Penny as a man.
TV-movie
Four episodes of the series — "Turnabout", "Penny's Old Boyfriend", "Till Dad Do Us Part", and "Statutory Theft" — were compiled into a single TV-movie titled Magic Statue.