Racial relations in pre-civil rights era America was the inspiration for this series. It focused on two young boys who were the best of friends. One was black, the other was white. Their relationship was fine as long as they were young, but as they aged, the racial divide in America began to drive them apart. Only 11 episodes were produced, so the arc of the story line was never fully realized. The show never found its audience, though people still remember it fondly.
It was produced by Norman Lear. Below is a clip, uploaded by TVLEGENDS, of him discussing the show and speculating on why it wasn't a success.
There's very little available from this show. It was never released on DVD and online video of it is practically non-existant. The top clip is the opening credits, featured in a compilation of credit sequences from 1980 uploaded by bobtwcatlanta.
Obscurity factor: 10 (not well remembered, hard to find)
I'm enjoying checking out these obscure TV shows, Ben. Have you ever heard of Irene Cara's sitcom pilot from 1981?
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That's a good one! Thanks for sharing it. Don't be surprised if you see it here eventually - with credit, of course...
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