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The Secret World of the Very Young (TV Movie 1984) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sterling Johnson

Writing Credits  

David Axlerod
Joe S. Landon ... (as Joe Landon) and
Carole Raschella
Michael Raschella

Cast (in credits order)  

John Ritter ... Self - Host
Shelley Duvall
Ruth Gordon ... Mary
Geri Jewell ... Self
Emmanuel Lewis
Joan Lunden ... Self
Annette O'Toole
Nancy Morgan ... Self (as Nancy Morgan Ritter)
Tom Smothers ... Self (as the Smothers Brothers)
Dick Smothers ... Self (as the Smothers Brothers)
Sally Struthers
Mr. T ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sahli Cavallaro Sahli Cavallaro ... Self (as Dr. Sahli A. Cavallaro)
Richard A. Gardner ... Self (as Richard A. Gardner)
Thomas Gordon Thomas Gordon ... Self (as Dr. Tom Gordon)
Virginia E. Pomeranz Virginia E. Pomeranz ... Self (as Dr. Virginia E. Pomeranz)
Carly Ritter ... Self
Jason Ritter ... Self
Maurice Sendak ... Self
Brian Sutton-Smith Brian Sutton-Smith ... (as Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith)
Taylor Groene Taylor Groene ... Hopping Boy (uncredited)
David Mendenhall ... Max (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jules Bacal ... executive producer (as Joe Bacal)
Dan Bohr ... associate producer
Jeff Brown ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Tom Griffin ... executive producer
Mark Massari ... producer
Anne Newman-Mantee ... associate producer
Giovanna Nigro-Chacon ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Bill Phelps ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Joanne Roberts ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Jeff Switzer ... associate producer: documentary and story films
Steve Zink ... segment producer (segment "producer")

Music by 

Don Dannemann
Norris O'Neill

Editing by 

Jim Burgess
Paul Fisher

Production Design by 

Nao Matsukata ... (documentary and story films)

Production Management 

Beth Anthony ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Donald Hauer ... first assistant director: Los Angeles (as Don Hauer)
Bruce Nalepinski ... first assistant director: New York
Peter Pastorelli ... second assistant director: New York
Dennis M. White ... second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Dennis White)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Richard Henry ... camera operator: documentary and story films
Shelly Johnson ... camera operator
Bob Kaufman ... video engineer (as Robert Kaufman)
Liz Liefier ... steadicam
Chuck Lofthouse ... lighting director
Bill Philbin ... camera operator
Tom Rowe ... camera operator
Mark Trottenberg ... camera operator: documentary and story films
Alicia Weber ... camera operator: documentary and story films
Carmi Zlotnik ... videotape operator (as Carmi Zlotnic)

Casting Department 

Lisa Gladstone ... casting: documentary and story films
Karen Vice ... casting: Reuben Cannon & Associates

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ann Latham Cudworth ... costumes: documentary and story films (as Ann Cudworth)

Editorial Department 

John Michel ... vieotape editor

Location Management 

Scott Schaffer ... location assistant

Music Department 

Juli Christman ... performer
Don Dannemann ... title song
Tommy Goodman ... composer: songs
Barry Harman ... lyricist
Norris O'Neill ... title song
G. Ross Parker ... title song
Lou Rawls ... performer: "It's Awful Sad to Lose a Friend"
Ben Vereen ... performer: "Play Is the Work that Children Do"

Additional Crew 

Jay Bacal ... creative consultant
Karen Bacal ... production coordinator: documentary and story films
Sherry Bard ... production assistant
Sahli Cavallaro ... educational consultant (as Dr. Sahli Cavallaro)
Sabrina Dearborn ... production coordinator: documentary and story films
Barbara Fowles ... educational consultant (as Dr. Barbara Fowles-Mates)
Richard A. Gardner ... guest advisor (as Dr. Richard A. Gardner)
Thomas Gordon ... guest advisor (as Dr. Thomas Gordon)
Art Heller ... business affairs
Karen Kasaba ... production assistant
Tom Kyle ... technical director
Tom Lee ... production coordinator: documentary and story films
Irwin Lehrhoff ... educational consultant (as Dr. Irwin Lehrhoff)
Eben Massari ... production assistant
Virginia E. Pomeranz ... guest advisor (as Dr. Virginia E. Pomeranz)
Robert L. Selman ... educational consultant (as Dr. Robert Selman)
Maurice Sendak ... guest advisor
Rosemary Serluca ... production assistant
Joe Strike ... production assistant (as Joseph L. Streich)
Brian Sutton-Smith ... guest advisor (as Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith)
Carole Weitzman ... production coordinator

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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