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References
- ↑ Brant, Marley (2006). Happier days: Paramount Television's classic sitcoms, 1974-1984. Random House. p. 192. ISBN 0-8230-8933-9.
- ↑ Bark, Ed (October 12, 1985). "TOUGHLOVE' A USEFUL MOVIE ON DRUG ABUSE". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (January 15, 1988). "review:For Keeps (1988)". The New York Times . Retrieved December 28, 2011.
