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  Episode Information  
Title: The Runaway
Episode Number: 1
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 1
Production Number: 0102
Original Airdate: Thursday August 05th, 1976
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Episode Crew
Director: Dennis Steinmetz
Writer: Alan Eisenstock
Larry Mintz
  Episode Summary  
Raj's plans to attend a party are ruined when Mama needs a babysitter for Dee.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
Debbi MorganplayedDianeRecurring (first appearance)
Helen Martin (1)playedMillieRecurring (first appearance)
Theodore WilsonplayedMr. WilsonRecurring (first appearance)
Alycia GardnerplayedGirl 
James A. Watson, Jr.playedPolice Officer Ray Cleamons 
Lila PerryplayedBetty Wilson 
Tracee LylesplayedMrs. Wilson 
  Episode Notes  
Mama goes to work in this episode although it's not established exactly what she does. Raj refers to Mama as "help." It isn't until the second episode that we learn Mama is a maid.
 
Ray Cleamons, the police officer, appears to be Dwayne's older brother. Ray calls Dwayne "little brother" and the guys are on a familiar, first name basis with Ray.
 
Shirley Hemphill is not listed in the opening credits with the stars. She appears in the credits at the end of the episode. Hemphill wouldn't be listed in the opening credits until the second season.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Dee: "Ooo, are you gonna git it! You really gonna git it! Mama's gonna give it to you!"
 
Dee: "... they'll do my life story on TV and Cicely Tyson will play me as an old child."
 
Mama: "Shut up befo' I beat your behind!"
 
  Episode Goofs  
In the first scene, Dwayne is drinking an orange soda and Raj is drinking a cola. After Shirley pours a glass of water over Rerun's head, Dwayne's orange soda magically becomes a cola and Raj's cola becomes a red beverage. After Diane speaks to Dwayne, the drinks magically return to their original states.
 
  Cultural References  
The Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince; the Bump, the Hustle, and the Waltz
 
Dee: "... they'll do my life story on TV and Cicely Tyson will play me as an old child."

Cicely Tyson was a distinguished black actress celebrated for her film roles in Sounder (1972) and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
 
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