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Turnabout (1979–1979) — comedy · fantasy on NBC

The answer: Concluded March 30, 1979.
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Genre
Comedy · Fantasy
Network / streamer
NBC
Premiered
January 26, 1979
Ended
March 30, 1979
Runtime
~30 min per episode
1season
7episodes

About Turnabout

Turnabout ended on March 30, 1979, on NBC. The show had a single season consisting of seven episodes that aired from January 26 to March 30, 1979.

Turnabout was a comedy and fantasy series that aired in 1979. It was about a sports writer named Sam Alston and his wife Penny, a cosmetics executive, who each envied the other's life. After Penny buys a magical statue from a gypsy, they discover they have switched bodies. The series focused on their efforts to adjust to their new lives without revealing the switch, with Sam experiencing life as a woman and Penny as a man.

The cast included John Schuck as Sam Alston, Sharon Gless as Penny Alston, Richard Stahl as Jack Overmeyer, Bruce Kirby as Al Brennan, James Sikking as Geoffrey St. James, and Bobbi Jordan as Judy Overmeyer.

Turnabout episode schedule

7 aired

Aired · 7

DateEp.Title
March 30, 1979 S1·E7 Statutory Theft
March 23, 1979 S1·E6 Crass Reunion
March 9, 1979 S1·E5 Till Dad Do Us Part
February 16, 1979 S1·E4 Cry Me a Touchdown
February 9, 1979 S1·E3 We're a Little Late, Folks
February 2, 1979 S1·E2 Penny's Old Boyfriend
January 26, 1979 S1·E1 Turnabout

Turnabout cast