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Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
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Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

1983-01-17 · 97 min · ★ 5.0

Comedy · Family · TV Movie

An award winning high school football coach finds himself out of work, and switching roles with his wife for the summer when she goes back to work for the first time in 15 years.

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Directors
Bill Persky
Production companies
Blue Greene Productions, NBC
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paul Michael GlaserPaul Michael GlaserBob Peters
Dee WallaceDee WallacePat Peters
Peggy McCayPeggy McCayCynthia Peters
David DoyleDavid DoyleHerman Ohme
Ray BuktenicaRay BuktenicaFred
James GregoryJames GregoryDan Peters
Lynne MoodyLynne MoodyMarion
Rita TaggartRita TaggartMrs. Walt Johnson
Robert JayneRobert JayneRobert Peters
Joey LawrenceJoey LawrenceChris Peters
Paddi EdwardsPaddi EdwardsRae Susoeff
Mary TreenMary TreenMrs. Olsen
Catherine BergstromCatherine Bergstrom
Tamar HowardJenny Peters
Richard RoatEmcee
James Bowman
Ed Call
Sam Denoff
Buddy Farmer
Rosanna Huffman

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