Derby Daze

Derby Daze
Premiere date	September 25, 1982
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Martin Werner
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Derby Daze" is the second episode (part two) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on September 25, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Martin Werner, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Andy helps the klutzy Bartholomew build a cart to enter the soapbox derby to win a date with Lydia.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Mack	Steve Schatzberg
Bartholomew	Jerry Houser
Lydia	Julie McWhirter Dees
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Chris	N/A
Haggle	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Oakville
      • Bartholomew's residence

Objects

• Andy's halo

Vehicles

• Soapbox cars

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, and musical supervised by Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 25, 1982 on NBC

Errors

• Since Lydia doesn't have any interest in Bartholomew, it's unclear why she wanted him to win in the first place.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥