The Comeback Kid
5.7
“The only error Bubba made was falling in love.”
A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.
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Cast
28 people
John Ritter
Bubba Newman
Known for
It
Problem Child
Susan Dey
Megan Barrett
Known for
L.A. Law
Looker
Doug McKeon
Michael
Known for
Mischief
On Golden Pond
James Gregory
Scotty
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Jeremy Licht
Paul
Also in
The Hogan Family
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Dick O'Neill
Phil
Known for
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Jerk
Rod Gist
Ray Carver
Known for
Cutter's Way
The Jazz Singer
Michael Lembeck
Tony
Known for
One Day at a Time
The Boys in Company C
Patrick Swayze
Chuck
Known for
Ghost
Point Break
Angela Aames
Sherry
Known for
The Lost Empire
Chopping Mall
Tan Adams
Shirley
Also in
Taxi
The Facts of Life
Kevin King Cooper
Tank
Also in
Little Spies
Little Lulu
Peter Levin Director · Joe S. Landon Writer Barry De Vorzon Composer
United States release April 11, 1980 · Produced in United States
Production
ABC Circle Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 11, 1980
TV · ABC
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