Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestPaper Moon is a short-lived situation comedy which aired on ABC during the fall of 1974, starring Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster in the roles of Moses Pray and his presumed daughter, Addie. The series is based on the 1973 Peter Bogdanovich film of the same name starring Ryan O'Neal and real-life daughter Tatum O'Neal, which was based on Joe David Brown's 1971 novel entitled Addie Pray.
Acting
Twelve-year-old Foster already commanding every scene.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jodie Foster's first series regular role at age twelve, filmed concurrently with her breakthrough in Taxi Driver.
The series arrived during the brief 1970s trend of turning acclaimed films into sitcoms—M*A*S*H succeeded; Paper Moon, less so.
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