Hornswoggle's Hoax

Hornswoggle's Hoax
Premiere date	October 2, 1982
Writer(s)	Robert Jayson and Paul Dini
Director(s)	George Gordon Bob Hathcock Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Ray Patterson (supervising) Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Hornswoggle's Hoax" is the third episode (part one) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on October 2, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Robert Jayson and Paul Dini, and directed by George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, and Gordon Hunt.

Hornswoggle disguises himself as Angelica to trick Andy into using his powers in front of his friends.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Chris	Lauren Anders
Spence	Calvin Mason
Whooper	N/A
Hornswoggle	Sidney Miller

Locations

• Heaven
• Earth
  • Oakville
    • Swamp
    • Oakville Zoo

Objects

• Andy's halo
• Birdwatchers' Guidebook

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 2, 1982 on NBC

Errors

• Can Andy not see the dark skin of Hornswoggle while he's wearing the Angelica mask?
• When Whooper pokes his head out of the box, the inside of the box flickers a darker brown.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning