
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989-09-14 · 60 min · ★ 8.0
Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.
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- Directors
- Joanna Lee
- Production companies
- ABC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Don MurrayJack Karpinsky
Loretta SwitWanda Karpinsky
Wil WheatonNick Karpinsky
Christian JacobsDanny
Sadie StrattonLois
Judith JonesKaren
Fran BennettNurse Etting
Liam SullivanDoctor
Ken MedlockCoach
Lew GalloTeacher
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