Take My Tonsils -Please-

Take My Tonsils -Please-
Premiere date	December 4, 1982
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tom Ruegger
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Take My Tonsils -Please-" is the twelfth episode (part two) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on December 4, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Tom Ruegger, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Tina is afraid of having her tonsils removed, and when Andy sees her packing a suitcase, he believes she is running away from home.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Spence	Calvin Mason
Tina	LaShanda Dendy
Lydia	Julie McWhirter Dees
Mack	Steve Schatzberg
Hornswoggle	Sidney Miller
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Jeeves	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Oakville
      • Spence and Tina's residence
      • Oakville Department Store
      • Oak Street (mentioned)
    • Maple Street (mentioned)
    • Main Street (mentioned)
    • Hillside Avenue
    • Oakville Park
    • Hospital

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: December 4, 1982 on NBC

Errors

• Where are the parents in this show?
• The Oakville Department Store looks different to the way it looked in "The Royal Visitor."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥