Family: The Athlete (1979)
Season 4, Episode 15
10/10
The Athlete
29 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, Tombstone) appears in this episode as Jake, a high school basketball star who is in the same hospital where Buddy is volunteering. Buddy and Jake quickly become close but Jake gets terrible news. Buddy wants to help Jake, but he wants to be left alone.

Meanwhile, Annie wants to become class president, so naturally she gets a monkey to play a toy piano. Doug thinks it is a great idea, but Kate is not so sure.

This is a great episode with some terrific acting from Biehn. I also enjoyed the ridiculous election storyline, even if the monkey bit felt a little like a "jump the shark" moment.
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