Such a Fine Line

Episode aired Mar 17, 1980
TV-PG
49m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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A 14 year old student falls madly in love with Kate. Jeff returns to Pasadena with an unlikely career.A 14 year old student falls madly in love with Kate. Jeff returns to Pasadena with an unlikely career.A 14 year old student falls madly in love with Kate. Jeff returns to Pasadena with an unlikely career.

Director
- James Broderick
Writers
- Gina Goldman
- Jay Presson Allen
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- James Broderick
Writers
- Gina Goldman
- Jay Presson Allen
Stars

3User reviews

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Trivia
Michael J Fox makes a guest appearance as the awkward 14-year-old who has a crush on Sada Thompson's character. Meredith Baxter, Sada Thompson's daughter on 'Family', would later play Michael J Fox's mother on the show 'Family Ties'.

Goofs
Willie quoted Humphrey Bogart from the Maltese Falcon and said it was John Wayne.

Connections
References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Soundtracks
Side By Side
Sung by Willie and Jeff

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Featured review

9/10

Such a Fine Line

Jeff returns to Pasadena. He has been living in Hawaii and managing a rock band. Willie lets him stay in the guest house. A man shows up in the middle of the night looking for Jeff, and apparently Jeff owes the man a lot of money. Doug doesn't trust Jeff, and Willie must decide if he should help out his friend.

Meanwhile, 14 year old Richard Topol (Michael J. Fox) has an intense crush on Kate, because of course he does. Kate tries to get rid of him, but he won't budge. How can Kate get rid of her admirer gently?

This is a great episode dealing with friendship, drugs and schoolboy crushes. It's worth watching for Michael J. Fox alone, but the whole episode is entertaining.