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The Young Runaways (1978)

Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Anne FrancisAnne FrancisMarian Lockhart
  • Photo of Robert WebberRobert WebberFred Lockhart
  • Photo of Gary CollinsGary CollinsLt. Ray Phillips
  • Photo of Pat DelanyPat DelanyKatherine Phillips
  • Photo of Alicia FleerAlicia FleerRosebud Doyle
  • Photo of Tommy CrebbsTommy CrebbsJoseph T. Doyle
  • Photo of Richard BakalyanRichard BakalyanJocko
  • Photo of Walter BarnesWalter BarnesSgt. Abel
  • Photo of Lucille BensonLucille BensonGrandma Hopkins
  • Photo of Chip CourtlandChip CourtlandEric

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