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The Cop and the Kid

19751 seasonTV series

Policeman Charles "Kootch" Kuzinski, a hardened bachelor with a domineering mother, finds his life irrevocably changed when he becomes the unlikely guardian of streetwise orphan Lucas.

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Cast

Charles DurningOfficer Frank Murphy
Tierre TurnerLucas Adams
Patsy KellyBrigid Murphy
Arlene Golonka
Sharon Spelman
William Pierson
Thalmus Rasulala
Terry Carter
Lucille Benson
Jan Murray

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Created by: Jerry Davis
First aired: December 4, 1975
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Status: Canceled
Network: NBC
Original language: English

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