Never Too Young

Never Too Young
Genre	Soap opera Teen Drama
Written by	David Robert Kanter Ron Sproat Hendrik Vollaerts
Directed by	Bruce Minnix
Narrated by	Roger Christian
Composer	Ray Martin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	192
Production
Executive producer	Larry Cohen
Producers	Larry Miller Bruce Minnix
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production companies	Conson Studios, Inc.
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 27, 1965 (1965-09-27) – June 24, 1966 (1966-06-24)

Never Too Young is an American daytime serial that aired on ABC from September 27, 1965 to June 24, 1966 and was the first soap opera geared towards a teen audience.^[1] The show premiered on ABC on the same day as The Nurses.^[2]

Synopsis

The series, which featured Tony Dow of Leave It to Beaver and Tommy Rettig of Lassie fame, was set in Malibu, California.^[3] Never Too Young chronicled the lives of a group of teens and their parents.^[4] Stories were told from the point of view of Alfy (David Watson), the owner of the local beach hangout, "The High Dive".^[5]

The series featured several musical guests who performed at The High Dive, including: The Castaways, The Sunrays, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Rivers, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mel Carter, Freddie Cannon, Ramsey Lewis Trio and The Girls.

The show's theme song was composed by Ray Martin and Edyth Britton.

The series was replaced by the ABC gothic soap opera Dark Shadows.

Cast

• Merry Anders.....Aunt Alice
• Michael Blodgett.....Tad
• Jan Clayton......Mrs. Porter
• Pat Connelly.....Barbara
• Tony Dow.....Chet
• Joy Harmon.....Chet's girlfriend
• Robin Grace......Joy
• John Lupton.....Frank
• Dack Rambo.....Tim
• Tommy Rettig......Jo Jo
• Carol Sydes.....Susan
• David Watson.....Alfy
• Patrice Wymore.....Rhoda

References

1. Terrace, Vincent (2007). Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings. McFarland & Co. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7864-2498-6.
2. Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 164–165. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
3. "Never Too Young on ABC". TV Guide. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
4. Spigel, Lynn; Mann, Denise (1992). Private Screenings: Television and the Female Consumer. U of Minnesota Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-8166-2053-9.
5. Terrace, Vincent (1979). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1947-1979: 1947-1979. A. S. Barnes. p. 711.

External links

• Never Too Young at IMDb