# The Gary Coleman Show

The Gary Coleman Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired on NBC during the 1982–1983 season. The series featured Gary Coleman as the voice of Andy LeBeau, an apprentice angel, who was dispatched back to Earth to earn his wings by helping others.
The show featured the voices of Gary Coleman, Lauren Anders, Jennifer Darling, Julie McWhirter Dees, Geoffrey Gordon, LaShana Dendy, Jerry Houser, Calvin Mason, Sidney Miller and Steve Schatzberg.

## Synopsis

The character of Andy LeBeau was a spin-off character from Coleman's television film The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982).
In each episode, Andy was dispatched to help a child in need and resolve his problem by his supervisor and fellow angel, Angelica. The antagonist in each episode was Hornswoggle, a demon that only Andy could see, who tried to make Andy's mission more difficult, usually by getting him to make the wrong choice or by otherwise complicating the mission. It was up to Andy to correct whatever mistakes he made and foil Hornswoggle's plans.

## Cast

* Gary Coleman – Andy LeBeau
* Lauren Anders – Chris
* Jennifer Darling – Angelica
* Julie McWhirter Dees – Lydia
* Geoffrey Gordon – Haggle
* LaShana Dendy – Tina
* Jerry Houser – Bartholomew
* Calvin Mason – Spence
* Sidney Miller – Hornswoggle
* Steve Schatzberg – Mack

### Additional voices

* Rick Dees
* Patrick Fraley
* Billie Hayes
* Casey Kasem – Announcer (uncredited)
* Danny Mann
* Zelda Rubinstein
* Eric Suter
* Janet Waldo
* Frank Welker

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Fouled Up Fossils" | Cliff Roberts | September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) |
| 1 | "Going, Going, Gone" | Cliff Roberts | September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) |
| 2 | "You Oughtta' Be In Pictures" | Dianne Dixon | September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) |
| 2 | "Derby Daze" | Martin Werner | September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) |
| 3 | "Hornswoggle's Hoax" | Robert Jayson & Paul Dini | October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02) |
| 3 | "Calamity Canine" | Peter L. Dixon | October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02) |
| 4 | "Cupid Andy" | John Bates | October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09) |
| 4 | "Space Odd-Essey" | Janis Diamond | October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09) |
| 5 | "Hornswoggle's New Leaf" | Paul Dini | October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) |
| 5 | "Keep On Movin' On" | Mark Shiney | October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) |
| 6 | "Mansion Madness" | Dianne Dixon | October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23) |
| 6 | "Wuthering Kites" | David Villaire | October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23) |
| 7 | "In the Swim" | Bob Langhans | October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) |
| 7 | "Put Up or Fix Up" | David Villaire | October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) |
| 8 | "Haggle and Double Haggle" | Larry Parr | November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06) |
| 8 | "The Royal Visitor" | Sandy Fries | November 6, 1982 (1982-11-06) |
| 9 | "The Future Tense" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13) |
| 9 | "Dr. Livingston, I Presume" | Dianne Dixon | November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13) |
| 10 | "Haggle's Luck" | John T. Graham | November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20) |
| 10 | "Head in the Clouds" | Tom Ruegger | November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20) |
| 11 | "Teacher's Pest" | John T. Graham | November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) |
| 11 | "Andy Sings the Blues" | Janis Diamond & Allan Heldfond | November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) |
| 12 | "Easy Money" | Bob Langhans | December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) |
| 12 | "Take My Tonsils -Please-" | Tom Ruegger | December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) |
| 13 | "The Prettiest Girl in Oakville" | Mark Shiney | December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) |
| 13 | "Mack's Snow Job" | Sandy Fries | December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) |

## Later years

The Gary Coleman Show went into syndication when it aired on Cartoon Network in the 1990s and briefly on Boomerang in 2000. Due to Coleman's troubled problems since late 1998, it moved to Adult Swim in 2006. Its broadcast became much less frequent until it was never seen in reruns again. This program has yet to be released on the Boomerang app after regarding his negative reputation. As of 2023, no DVD release of this show is announced by Warner Bros. Discovery.