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The Runaways | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | William Robert Yates |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Richard Markowitz |
Composer | Ralph Kessler |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Mark Rodgers |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Quinn Martin Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | April 27, 1978 – September 4, 1979 |
The Runaways is an American drama television series. The series stars Michael Biehn, Alan Feinstein, Patti Cohoon-Friedman, James Callahan, Karen Machon and Robert Reed. The series aired from April 27, 1978, to September 4, 1979, on NBC. [1]
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "No Prince for My Cinderella" | William Wiard | William Robert Yates | April 27, 1978 |
2 | 2 | ||||
3 | 3 | "Melinda and the Pinball Wizard" | Unknown | Unknown | May 4, 1978 |
4 | 4 | "Lies We Live With" | Unknown | Unknown | May 11, 1978 |
5 | 5 | "Too Young to Love" | Unknown | Unknown | May 18, 1978 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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6 | 1 | "Dark Side of the Road" | Unknown | Unknown | May 29, 1979 |
7 | 2 | "Wrong Way Street" | Unknown | Unknown | June 5, 1979 |
8 | 3 | "Land of Honey" | Unknown | Unknown | June 12, 1979 |
9 | 4 | "Screams in the Night" | Unknown | Unknown | June 19, 1979 |
10 | 5 | "Dreams of My Father" | Unknown | Unknown | June 26, 1979 |
11 | 6 | "The Breaking Point" | Unknown | Unknown | July 3, 1979 |
12 | 7 | "Throwaway Child" | Michael Preece | D.C. Fontana | July 10, 1979 |
13 | 8 | "The Reunion" | Unknown | Unknown | July 24, 1979 |
14 | 9 | "They'll Never Forgive Me" | Unknown | Unknown | July 24, 1979 |
15 | 10 | "Street of Terror: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | August 7, 1979 |
16 | 11 | "Street of Terror: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | August 14, 1979 |
17 | 12 | "False Images" | Unknown | Unknown | August 21, 1979 |
18 | 13 | "48 Hours to Live" | Unknown | Unknown | September 4, 1979 |
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