The Runaways (TV series)

This article is about the 1978 drama series. For the 2017 Marvel series, see Runaways (TV series). For other uses, see Runaway (disambiguation).

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]

The Runaways
Genre	Drama
Created by	William Robert Yates
Starring	Michael Biehn Alan Feinstein Patti Cohoon-Friedman James Callahan Karen Machon Robert Reed
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	William Robert Yates Quinn Martin
Producer	Mark Rodgers
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Quinn Martin Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 27, 1978 (1978-04-27) – September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)

Synopsis

A team headed by a psychologist looks for runaway teens in order to help them.

Cast

• Michael Biehn as Mark Johnson
• Alan Feinstein as Steve Arizzio
• Patti Cohoon-Friedman as Debbie Shaw
• James Callahan as Sergeant Hal Grady
• Karen Machon as Karen Wingate
• Robert Reed as David McKay
• Ruth Cox as Susan Donovan
• Wayne Coy as Runaway Boy (pilot)

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	4		April 27, 1978 (1978-04-27)	May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18)
2	13		May 29, 1979 (1979-05-29)	September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)

Season 1 (1978)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"No Prince for My Cinderella"	William Wiard	William Robert Yates	April 27, 1978 (1978-04-27)
2	2
3	3	"Melinda and the Pinball Wizard"	Unknown	Unknown	May 4, 1978 (1978-05-04)
4	4	"Lies We Live With"	Unknown	Unknown	May 11, 1978 (1978-05-11)
5	5	"Too Young to Love"	Unknown	Unknown	May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18)

Season 2 (1979)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
6	1	"Dark Side of the Road"	Unknown	Unknown	May 29, 1979 (1979-05-29)
7	2	"Wrong Way Street"	Unknown	Unknown	June 5, 1979 (1979-06-05)
8	3	"Land of Honey"	Unknown	Unknown	June 12, 1979 (1979-06-12)
9	4	"Screams in the Night"	Unknown	Unknown	June 19, 1979 (1979-06-19)
10	5	"Dreams of My Father"	Unknown	Unknown	June 26, 1979 (1979-06-26)
11	6	"The Breaking Point"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 1979 (1979-07-03)
12	7	"Throwaway Child"	Michael Preece	D.C. Fontana	July 10, 1979 (1979-07-10)
13	8	"The Reunion"	Unknown	Unknown	July 24, 1979 (1979-07-24)
14	9	"They'll Never Forgive Me"	Unknown	Unknown	July 24, 1979 (1979-07-24)
15	10	"Street of Terror: Part 1"	Unknown	Unknown	August 7, 1979 (1979-08-07)
16	11	"Street of Terror: Part 2"	Unknown	Unknown	August 14, 1979 (1979-08-14)
17	12	"False Images"	Unknown	Unknown	August 21, 1979 (1979-08-21)
18	13	"48 Hours to Live"	Unknown	Unknown	September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04)