Marlo Thomas, Alan Alda, Mel Brooks

Like Schoolhouse Rock, Marlo Thomas's 1970s children's TV show, Free to Be… You and Me met with immediate success and became a treasured piece of entertainment over the years. Based on...( read more  read more... ) her award-winning album of songs, skits, and comedy, Free to Be explores the infinite possibilities of childhood. Fans know most of the skits in the 45-minute show verbatim, and it's easy to see why right from the beginning with an infectious title track followed by a puppet sketch featuring Thomas and Mel Brooks as newborns. Top talent appears on both sides of the camera, including Alan Alda who directs and performs a cartoon about a boy who wants a doll. However, the presentation does show its age at times: a teenage Michael Jackson singing (with Roberta Flack) on how he's not going to change when he grows up. For all ages. --Doug Thomas

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Unrated, 45 min.

Directed by: Bill Davis (VI), Len Steckler, Fred Wolf

Release Date: March 11, 1974

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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001

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  • May 28, 2008
    This brings back memories.
  • August 19, 2009
    I always was a Michael Jackson psycho!!
  • June 20, 2007
    I remember reading the book on this. However I love this more cause it has some my favorite actors. Like Alan Alda.
  • April 30, 2007
    Great message-timeless!
  • April 24, 2007
    I never heard of it before till this day actually.
  • January 2, 2007
    Socialist singing in the playground, and tales of children getting eaten for cutting in line - who doesn't want to see that?
  • January 2, 2007
    This contains "It's Allright To Cry."
  • May 30, 2006
    This was must-viewing for school kids in the 70s.

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  • johnnylicious
    August 19, 2009
    I always was a michael Jackson psycho and truelover. This is really my favoureite. I remember how he fantasies to be in the movies.
  • johnnylicious
    August 19, 2009
    I always was a michael Jackson psycho and truelover. This is really my favoureite. I remember how he fantasies to be in the movies.

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