Family - Exits and Entrances (Part 2)

Kate's old friend (Rachel Roberts), now a famous actress, is so impressed with Buddy's school-play performance that she offers her a role.

[@Thatgirl1965]

Kate Lawrence was the bomb. Class and elegance full-stop! I loved their beautiful home and backyard, too!

[@sofiadougherty6430]

I am enjoying Family so much. Kate always knows best!

[@ellykaye6633]

Holy narcissistic, emotional blackmail, Batman! They really knew how to hit on some deep subjects! Love this show!

[@robinshepard4571]

This is the best of times Brings back so many great memories 💞 I ❤ Family

[@jaydahome-teillarddeyry6200]

Who needs enemies when you have a friend like that?

[@cynthiaadams5595]

I love this Show FAMILYj! It’s like going back in time to my teens. 😊

[@ASARCUS]

I really love this episode because it shows all the talent of Kristy McNichol for me, she was one of the most talented actresses of her time

[@terrylong9968]

I totally agree I have been a fan of hers for years

[@cinzialista6311]

Me too... she is one of the good talented and nice actress on tv I still watch Family tv series with her!

[@ASARCUS]

@@rodneysexton1034 Kristy has often said "actually,Buddy is really me. i come in the morning and i play actually myself just rattling off lines that make sense for the script." I see a lot of myself in "Buddy"

[@ASARCUS]

@@rodneysexton1034 yes i know -Kristy has a photographic memory -she reads a script once and that's it. btw here is a little video i made : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5iYmKGKpMtgrKs

[@rodneysexton1034]

Did Kristy cry at work?

[@spiritmatter1553]

“Who cares about this old coat?” I love this show.

[@ASARCUS]

if you've ever seen Kristy's performance in "Only when I laugh" or "Summer of my German Soldier", you know how good she was as an actress

[@kahlodiego5299]

"Summer of my German Soldier" was great.

[@lgempet2869]

Yes, Kristy was an incredible actress!!👍🏻

[@vivianpowell1732]

Roger Ebert considered Kristy McNichol's performance in "Only When I Laugh" to be far and away the best in the film, one which starred such renowned actors as Marsha Mason, Joan Hackett, and James Coco. Her character Polly was very much like Buddy Lawrence, but with a mother who was a far cry from Kate.

[@cedricliggins7528]

Only when I laugh was a really good great movie and film

[@junebriggs7946]

I loved summer of my German Soldier

[@helenglover8643]

Gosh I think this was one of the best so far.

[@kimberlyeyler1031]

She’s a great mom

[@MsTexas73]

I love how Kate brings Angela back to the real world with the dialogue they have even down to calling her by her shortened named “Angie”.

[@XxowendanxX]

Angie is a pain in the ass

[@rodneysexton1034]

Buddy brings Angela down by deciding to stay home with her family. I love this show.

[@MsTexas73]

RODNEY SEXTON Me too.

[@rodneysexton1034]

I am glad. This show is solid gold.

[@pezmezsez9565]

The theater was at my high school. It was the smaller Thespian theater, not the auditorium. Good memories and where I fell in love with the play Pygmalion.

[@girlgeniusnyc272]

No matter which path you choose, there will be times when you have regrets. Angie sees the peaceful domestic life Kate has. Kate wonders "what if" she had an amazing career. It doesn't mean you made the "wrong" choice, you just suddenly realize that you made sacrifices to be on the path you chose.

[@karenreynolds349]

I thought Kate had more backbone than that!!!!!!!

[@chevydude658]

There was a standing rule at our home that we NEVER embarrassed our parents or put them in the hot seat. We also never slammed doors and yelled and smarted off to our parents. Buddy's level of disrespect was totally unacceptable at our house. She would have found herself in a world of self induced trouble. Yeah...yeah...yeah...It was just a show. There are some really great things about this show but the way the kids talk to their parents wasn't one of them.

[@shelley6477]

ChevyDude65 ChevyDude65 she seems like an angel to me compared to kids today who actually curse out their parents in public-

[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

Haha, me too. The 70s was the golden age of "treat children like equals and allow discussion and debate on EVERYTHING". Yeah, not even remotely happening in my house.

[@chevydude658]

@@Davey7358 hahahahahahaha!!!! I LOVE how you cap on poor little Annie! I was sitting here chuckling to myself because it just tickles me.....cuz it's TRUE.

[@lgempet2869]

I’ve always thought so too.....all the kids are REALLY spoiled, but Buddy’s smarting-off, ritual silent treatments, leaving the house w/o telling her parents where she’s going at that young age, etc., are totally unacceptable & it would never happen in my household- NOT A CHANCE!!

[@ShawnBen]

No one's parents in the real world put up with impossible teenage brats! Buddy's behavior is beyond disrespectful. Angela's behavior is despicable.

[@terrylong9968]

Thanks for posting this great 'Buddy'episode. I loved it!

[@ShawnBen]

Doug is right this time! Kate and Angela are jealous of each other! Buddy is being used!

[@sarahreid3467]

This episode reflects the film 'The Turning Point' 1977 with Shirley MacLaine (mother) and Anne Bancroft (famous ballet dancer). Buddy's marriage to Lizzie reflected the film 'Love Story'..1970. . Kristy McNichol is a really good actress and very believable.

[@tanyastebbing9763]

I love that film, great comment.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

You mean Willie's marriage, & you're right, there are great parallels in both movies relative to the episodes mentioned.

[@sarahreid3467]

@@user-mj8nf2vp7q Yes, I mean Willie's Thanks

[@claudiabottom4086]

I’m glad Doug took a stand

[@MariaWelsh-lu6fg]

This was pretty hard to watch at times. Went through a slight similar experience on a much smaller level. Hard to talk about still. Healing is needed anytime for everyone😞🙏

[@gregman1715]

AOTHER GREAT SHOW👍👍👍👍👍

[@karenedmiston4721]

It can be so annoying when you're tape cassette jams.

[@lynn1464]

13:30 everything Angela said I think it's true about Kate being jealous she gave up her own career for her children. And Buddy has a chance to have a career. Thanks for uploading I really like this episode what a nice ending.

[@jazzycafe5707]

A chance at a career at 14? She has no proper schooling for her "craft", no prior training or work experience, and no agent: It's not as if she is booking a contracted tv series with SAG benefits and legl protections as the real life Kristy was able to as a union actress. "Buddy" had no guarantee of any bookings after being on the road with Angela, and she certainly didn't have any entities that would look out for her saftey and best interests while under Angela's care. Angelahas no boundaries and no discernment as evidenced by her cruel words & disrespecting her friend's parenting choices, her actions already rendered her unfit.. Angela showed showed she was more concerned about her own selfish whims and instant gratification vs. long term developement & welfare of her best friend's child, and said best friend's relationship with the child. That speaks volumes about Angela's character, and as someone who has worked in various areas of fine and performing arts I wouldn't trust someone like Angela any further than I could throw her when it comes to being a mature, rational mentor for a child. Theater life is tremendously hedonistic and hard enough for many adults ro handle; a child like Buddy was not ready for that environment without proper structure and guidance in place; I would bet money by age 16, selfish, flighty women like Angela would have been pawning menteès like Buddy off to God knows how many men of influence for Buddy's "career" moves- all under the guise of "romanticism" and learning to become a "woman": we know this example (and worse!) at that time for many of Kristy Nichols's' teenaged peers during that era in real life , having disasterous effects on their lives in later years No way should Kate (or any real life parent) release her daughter to the likes of a black widow spider like Angela.

[@ShawnBen]

@@jazzycafe5707 I couldn't have said that better.

[@ShawnBen]

Kate should have never been a housewife. In earlier episodes especially the first season she was never happy and filled with rage and regret! Kate should have always had a career.

[@XxowendanxX]

@@ShawnBen she was a big lummox

[@lb1262dt]

Hello!! I'm just oving these family episodes!! And I see you uploaded some new episodes. Could you uploaded some of the 2nd Season if your able to. There are two episodes from the 2nd season that I really wanna see. "Someone's watching" & "Coming and goings, are two episodes that I would really like to see. Thanks again for uploading. Looking forward to even more episodes.🤚😊😊🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️😎✌️.

[@colletelynch648]

This episode reminds me a lot of the movie The Turning Point with Shirley MacLaine and Ann Bancrofr which came out a couple of years before this.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

As a parent of a child who really wants to act that understand where Kate is coming from I my soul tell my daughter to wait and hold her skills go to college but if my daughter had a quicker way to get in the business like Kate does her friend is in the business then maybe I would let her do it because I know that's guaranteed even if it's just for that play and then she has to go back to school but I would let her go cuz it's no auditions she got the part in definitely she should just do a Summer run

[@Jonsey-lm5sv]

Hmmm, the writers of this episode seemed to have liberally borrowed the plot of the movie “The Turning Point’ (1977), except that was about ballet instead of acting. Just an observation. I didn’t check the dates...perhaps this came out first(?).

[@snopesshop1903]

It’s the first thing I thought of, ten minutes in

[@girlgeniusnyc272]

They also borrowed from "Love Story" and "The Apartment" :)

[@XxowendanxX]

They borrowed the plot of Cape Fear when Sosa from Scarface stalked Doug and the family.

[@BarberBobDetecting]

This series had a number of episodes reminiscent of earlier films. The “Cape Fear” episode was most egregious.

[@carollancaster2389]

“The Turning Point” did come out in 1977..that’s correct.

[@patriciamartinez5836]

Love Rachael Roberts

[@Thursdayization]

Angela is a demon in disguise

[@lesliejohnson1549]

Kate is no joke.

[@peterdurkin8980]

This Darling crap. Goes a long way

[@scottb_9855]

What's with all the Kristy McNichol hate? It reads like a bunch of homophobic ranting. She was an incredible actress; Mike Nichols who is one of the best and most prolific directors of the stage plus silver and small screens had the presence of mind to see enough by casting her in this plum role at the tender age of 14. The realism she brought to the character of Buddy is unprecedented and most certainly deserving of both Emmys she won for it. No other actress from that period could have tackled such a complex part better. Then she brought her appeal to equally memorable roles in successful films like LITTLE DARLINGS and NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA. Shame on you people for saying such terrible things about an actress who was full of heart, talent, insecurity and what would later be diagnosed as mental illness. The snarky backhanded "tomboy"/"Buddy" comments don't help the case for any of you jerks who are actually reading this comment in her defense which someone must do since she has been out of the public eye for nearly three decades. Seeing what you've all got to say, can't say I blame her. She deserved all the love received during this time period, and it should be ongoing. She could have given Jodie Foster a run for her money had she not fallen prey to an evil force so much larger than herself.

[@ASARCUS]

BRAVO !! well said

[@rodneysexton1034]

Well said pal! I too am a huge Kristy fan!

[@kellycaviness4850]

Buddy was such a wonderful character and Kristy Mcnichol played the role wonderfully. I just love her and the character of Buddy

[@leannesmith5818]

Agree if kristy continued acting she could have been so huge, she would have won Oscar's, Jodie is brilliant as well but they are 2 totally different actresses, love them both

[@MsDoxma]

Kate - you should have told Buddy to major in theater in college! Duh.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

Acclaimed British actress Rachel Roberts (Angela), died from suicide aged 53, less than two years after appearing in this episode. On November 26, 1980 she swallowed barbiturates and lye, which propelled her body through a decorative plate glass screen at her home in Studio City, CA. Roberts, an Academy Award nominee & two time BAFTA award winner; was survived by her ex-husband, British actor & Oscar winner Sir Rex Harrison.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Oh my God. I did not know that. So sad.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Damn! And I did not know she was married to Rex Harrison.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Lye? Lord.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@reneebraxton1032 ...I suppose she was very determined to end things. Although a fine actress, she was a LEGENDARY alcoholic, and had been on a failed mission to win back Rex Harrison. They had a tumultuous marriage and an acrimonious divorce. Her diary/memoirs were published posthumously.

[@reneebraxton1032]

@@user-mj8nf2vp7q Thank you for the info. So many sad stories in the entertainment industry. But there are a lot of good stories too!

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I would have said she just can't go on tour she can only do the Los Angeles appearances until she's out of school that's it take it or leave it and she would have had to understand that and neither worked harder to get out of school earlier or just accept them terms and so would Miss Missy and her manager or the director of the play would have had to understand that

[@joycepino5346]

Buddy just turn 16 she's too young to go out on her own. She has high school to finish first. Willie doesn't make enough money to move out. Nancy doesn't work to put herself through law school.

[@sandyfranklin1123]

The “perks” that come with being “a star” are offset by negatives of being pursued by the press to a degree that your life is no longer your own! And it’s also usually short-lived and dependent on your looks, connections, or the availability of roles. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be!!

[@sustainfem]

Buddy looked so pretty in the makeup. Been loving these episodes, thanks!

[@michaelleary9233]

I can't believe Emmy Sheldon would buy a used bike.

[@sarahteoh1693]

True it is a show. Jeff 's behavior towards Doug is also not acceptable when he told Doug that he cannot tell him what to do. Jeff should show Doug some respect as he is Nancy's father.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I see these people have a problem with letting their kids go he didn't even want Nancy to move out into her own place which would have kept Willie in the house thank goodness the mother put her foot down there was like no she want to go let it go and she did and it was a good thing he got upset when we really wanted to go to Mexico if these people really need lives

[@ShawnBen]

This has to do with Timmie their deceased son.

[@cedricliggins7528]

They're not the perfect parents. The show reflects how life is really like in the suburbs. This isn't the 1950s

[@XxowendanxX]

Willie, 41 years old and single, rang in 2000 in the guest house, trying to pick up teenage girls in an AOL chat room. ASL, everyone??

[@trainer1158]

The irony of this episode, considering Kristy’s real life of being thrown in to an adult world of performing at a young age. I’m sure the irony wasn’t lost on her.

[@ABSCrunchFit28]

I swear that is Bill Bixby as the producer.....

[@outbackgypsy7140]

😊😊

[@fernandasantiago3]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@claudiabottom4086]

Her friend Angela is a pain.

[@LindaPongetti]

That lady is toxic and gross.

[@cedricliggins7528]

Kate has some of the prettiest sexiest green eyes!!

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

...I'm not sure about Kate's, which appear to be brown, but Angela's green-hazel eyes are stunning.

[@claudiabottom4086]

I’m sure Angela will see to her tutoring

[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

Master thespian Kristy McNichol. Um, ok.

[@SnazzyDetritus]

she's a mother-scratchin' Streep! lol

[@XxowendanxX]

There were rumors of that but she finally admitted to it in 2012

[@Ali-gb7mf]

What difference does that make? Who cares? Love is love.

[@ericjennings853]

Well if your going to be a successful actress opportunities like this that Buddy got are rare the parents are stupid for not encouraging her to take it cause she will end up being nothing anyway just like Willie

[@joycepino5346]

The parent's are right. Buddy just turned 16 in season 4. She's still in high school. She can't sign a cintract until she's 18. She was finally old enough to visit her mom when she was in the hospital for a check up.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

I real life Kristy mc Nicholas dropped out of Hollywood. The stress of being a kid actor wasn't good for her. Thr irony

[@lisarussell8874]

Why the hell wouldn't Kate tell doug everything that horrible woman said.

[@greenonions5296]

Ridiculous acting like Kate "gave up" being a star, or settled for a family forgoing her "plan" to be a famous concert pianist, when it wasn't guaranteed she would have made it.

[@XxowendanxX]

She really packed on the pounds after that

[@joycepino5346]

All through the series Kate wanted to be a music teacher she even went to college to finish her credits.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

She is really grimy that old lady if she wanted to do that she might as well would have called him to go see her performance that would have been a lot better than her sneaking her to a hotel room to see this man that was very unprofessional he should have introduced himself at her performance well she should introduce him to Kate and everybody at the performance

[@laurabentzinger200]

Angela is a bad friend for sure " and in I flew " well that's about right she's a witch.dougs right

[@kaleahcollins4567]

See the lady should have told her off jump she should have told him not to leave and told him to tell her the same thing that he just said out of his own mouth would have had help not really cuz she going to still feel the same way but at least she knows there's no funny business I'm surprised she didn't give her a Joan Collins slap

[@hardsam68]

Very sad to think Rachel died so sadly not long after this

[@SnazzyDetritus]

It's crazy how she took barbiturates, drank lye, and fell through a decorative glass partition. THAT is one dramatic suicide. What an awful and painful way to leave the world.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

He's wrong for that he should at least let her do the Los Angeles ones she can't leave the state but she could do the Los Angeles plays what's the harm in that so what she's every night at the theater then they go to the theater every night there are Guardians they have dinner and a show and then take her home what's the big deal

[@XxowendanxX]

Just keep her away from San Francisco

[@beckigreen]

Quinn Cummings sounded like she needed her adenoids removed.

[@kahlodiego5299]

She always sounded adorable.

[@YTfancol]

She probably did 😁

[@XxowendanxX]

I'd be inclined to disagree if only I knew what adenoids are.

[@cedricliggins7528]

How cruel

[@Jaqcarrera]

"What were you doing in here?" Oh sitting on your bed with a far away look being dramatic and shit.

[@sarahteoh1693]

Buddy was very rude to her parents.

[@snopesshop1903]

Angela is scary AF

[@ShawnBen]

Angela is hard on the eyes to look at!

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@ShawnBen True, she was no great beauty (a bit hard looking), but in the final scene between her and Kate she looked attractive.

[@XxowendanxX]

She is a British version of Audrey

[@peterdurkin8980]

Acting can be empty are times I suppose

[@llgz4215]

child torture

[@peterdurkin8980]

Willie. The brown noser

[@peterdurkin1499]

Same old crap.. Parents don't want to be embarassed

[@XxowendanxX]

It's too late for that. They already had Willie.