This phase of Goodfellow's career began with her third Daniel Petrie film, a TV-movie remake of William Wyler's classic film "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), entitled "Returning Home" (1975). Goodfellow acted the role of Peggy Stephenson, the part played by Teresa Wright in the earlier work. "Returning Home" was actually intended as a 90-minute pilot for a projected television series, but that plan never panned out. Then later in 1975, Goodfellow performed the minor role of a Brooklyn woman who just barely escapes an attempted rape/murder in the TV-movie "Death Scream", based on the Kitty Genovese murder case of 1964. But there were still no offers for her to perform leading parts in feature-films. According to a reporter for her hometown daily newspaper, who conducted an interview with the young actress's father in 1976, "the roles have not been coming for Ms. Goodfellow." Nevertheless, she made a guest appearance in the television series "Police Woman" in a segment dealing with spousal abuse. In addition, she co-starred alongside Ed Lauter in a two-part episode of "Police Story" in early 1976. It was at this time, however, that the actress was expecting a child, and some of the offers she did begin receiving from the studios were too physically demanding for one in her condition. According to Ms. Goodfellow's father, his daughter had even "tried out for several ‘pregnant parts’ but found it was nearly impossible for a woman who is actually pregnant to play such roles.” Later in 1976, she gave birth to a son, Daniel Steed Faircloth.