:00:13
Ward, I'm very worried
about Beaver.
:00:16
Mom's favorite vase.
:00:18
She always says,
"Don't play ball in the house."
:00:21
Sit on it, Fonzie.
:00:22
Hey!.
:00:23
What about me, Mallory?
:00:25
What about my feelings?
:00:27
Hey, I knew everything
would be all right.
:00:30
Dyno-mite!.
:00:34
During the '70s, millions
huddled in front of their TVs
:00:38
to watch the frothy antics
of The Glimmer Gang.
:00:41
Little Dickie Roberts
formed the center of the show,
:00:43
and his crooked smile
:00:45
and casually tossed off
catch phrases
:00:47
became the fad of a nation
longing for escapism.
:00:50
This is his story.
:00:53
Peggy Roberts
had only one goal in life--
:00:56
to be in showbiz.
:00:57
And when she got pregnant,
:00:58
she felt like
it only slowed her down.
:01:00
Peggy never said for sure
who the father was,
:01:02
but the most persistent rumor
:01:04
concluded
that it was David Soul,
:01:06
the talented, hunky actor
from Starsky and Hutch.
:01:09
Don't give up on us, baby...
:01:12
And on July 2, 1967,
:01:14
Dickie Roberts
came into the world.
:01:16
Peggy began auditioning him
for acting parts almost daily.
:01:19
Here's Peggy Roberts
in a 1989 interview.
:01:22
When it came to auditions,
:01:23
I used to dress him up
for the part, whatever it was.
:01:26
I mean, if they wanted a cowboy,
:01:28
they got a cowboy.
:01:30
Even if they wanted a girl,
I'd give them one.
:01:33
Do you know that he once
auditioned
:01:35
for Pippi Longstocking?
:01:36
And he got the part.
:01:39
I felt so stupid
walking into an office
:01:41
holding the kid's hand.
:01:43
It was rough on me.
:01:46
Then, in 1972, when NBC
:01:48
created a show called
The Glimmer Gang,
:01:50
Dickie was cast immediately.
:01:51
The show became
an instant success
:01:53
and soon Dickie's picture
was plastered on magazines,
:01:56
Iunch boxes and board games.
:01:58
And his trademark catch phrase
was everywhere.