In the Swim

In the Swim
Premiere date	October 30, 1982
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Bob Langhans
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"In the Swim" is the seventh episode (part one) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on October 30, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Bob Langhans, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Andy gives Chris his invitation to Lydia's pool party after he finds out Lydia didn't invite her because she got jealous of seeing Bartholomew and Chris talking alone.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Bartholomew	Jerry Houser
Chris	Lauren Anders
Lydia	Julie McWhirter Dees
Hornswoggle	Sidney Miller
Tina	LaShanda Dendy
Haggle	Geoffrey Gordon
Mick	Steve Hatzberg
Steve's father

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Oakville
      • Lydia's residence
• Africa (indirectly mentioned)
  • Sahara (mentioned)

Objects

• Andy's halo

Vehicles

• Lydia's limo

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 30, 1982 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• This is the first time Tina is without her older brother, Spence.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥