10 Average Questions about Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Answer: The Glimmer Gang

Dickie landed the part for "The Glimmer Gang" when he was five years old. The series ran for six successful seasons until it was cancelled. Dickie's career waned after that.

Answer: Valet

Dickie parked cars at Morton's restaurant and was also writing an autobiography. He wished to wait until his career was back on track but sold it and used the money to hire the Finney family to let him live with them.

Answer: Emmanuel Lewis

Dickie took part in celebrity boxing. Emmanuel Lewis, the diminutive former child actor who starred as Webster, was Dickie's opponent. He defeated Dickie during the match.

Answer: Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner was producing a movie entitled "Mr. Blake's Backyard". The movie was about a perfectly normal young man. Because Dickie grew up in the spotlight, he didn't have a normal childhood. Dickie decided to research the part by moving in with a family to see what a normal life was like.

Answer: Stranger Danger

Dickie moved in with the Finney family. They consisted of George, his wife, Grace, and their two children, Sam and Sally. The kids immediately called Dickie "Stranger Danger" because of his eccentric behavior and language. Dickie later became a father figure to the kids due to their often absent father.

Answer: Gertrude

Mrs. Gertrude was the Finneys' next door neighbor. She was mean to Grace and Dickie encouraged her to stand up to the woman. Mrs. Gertrude and her family moved out of the house after the Finneys' dog, Popeye, chewed up their dead pet rabbit and Dickie and the kids put it back in its cage.

Answer: Barbie

Barbie was an attractive teenage girl who moved in the house the Gertrude family moved out of. Sam met her while he and his friends were teaching Dickie how to ride a bike. Sam later asked her to a movie and she accepted.

Answer: Candy Land

Dickie stated that the only memory of his father was playing "Candy Land". That Christmas, the family gave him that as a present in return for everything he did for them.

Answer: Yes

Dickie got the part in the movie "Mr. Blake's Backyard". He was en route to Hawaii to start shooting when he realized it wasn't what he wanted after all. He went back to the Finney house and married the newly divorced Grace and became a father figure to Sam and Sally.

He also became a producer for a new sitcom and his new family were crew members while his friends, mainly fellow child actors, got guest starring roles on the show.

Answer: Child Actors On Your Television

The video was directed by Marion Ross and Florence Henderson, two of the most loved television mothers. The video consisted of several child actors, including Barry Williams, Danny Bonaduce, Gary Coleman, Charlene Tilton and Erin Moran. They were all singing about the trials and tribulations of becoming child actors and what happens when they grow up.