The Balloon

The Balloon
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Premiere date	September 20, 1975
Run time	20:31
Starring	Andrew Parks Pamelyn Ferdin Jack E. Haley June Lockhart Henry Jones Don Messick Frank Cady
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"The Balloon" is the fifteenth episode of These Are the Days season one. It aired on September 20, 1975 on ABC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

During a feud between Jeff and his friend, Homer, about who owns the land, they get stuck in Jeff's balloon inventions, with the only way out being for them to stop their argument.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jeff Day	Henry Jones
Ben Day	Andrew Parks
Danny Day	Jack E. Haley
Jonas	Don Messick
Homer Smith	Frank Cady
Martha Day	June Lockhart
Kathy Day	Pamelyn Ferdin
Doc Seller

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Great Plains
      • Elmsville
        • Day residence
        • Logan's Bluff
        • Beaver Creek
• The Moon

Objects

• Nothing of importance

Vehicles

• Henrietta
• Jeff's DIY hot air balloons

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 20, 1975 on ABC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢