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| One to Grow On | |
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 Kim Fields on One to Grow On | |
| Starring | (Partial list) Byron Allen Jason Bateman Justine Bateman Kristine Blackburn Tempestt Bledsoe Thom Bray Todd Bridges René Enríquez Kim Fields Michael J. Fox Soleil Moon Frye Michael Gross Estelle Getty Kadeem Hardison Valerie Harper Jackee Harry David Hasselhoff Joel Higgins Cherie Johnson Perry King Michael Landon Nancy McKeon Richard Moll Mr. T Sarah Purcell Charlotte Rae Alphonso Ribeiro Rick Schroder Dwight Schultz Michael Talbott Malcolm-Jamal Warner Lisa Whelchel Betty White Jaleel White Tina Yothers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60–90 seconds[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 17, 1983 – September 2, 1989 |
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One to Grow On is an educational public service announcement that broadcast during NBC's Saturday morning line-up from 1983 to 1989, when the network ran cartoons. The name is taken from the custom of putting an extra candle on a birthday cake as "one to grow on". One to Grow On focused on ethical and personal safety dilemmas and attempted to teach viewers how to solve them. The public service announcement appeared immediately after the end credits of NBC cartoons, such as ABC did with Schoolhouse Rock! and CBS with In the News.
The public service announcements began with an animated sequence that leads into an animated TV on which an actor appears. After the actors introduced themselves (which, until 1986, was followed by a 30-second commercial), live-action sequences followed, in which a child faced an ethical dilemma. One to Grow On then cut back to the actor, who explained to the viewer how to solve the problem. The child then either had to own up to the consequences of the action or make an effort to rectify the situation. The actor ended the segment by saying, "And that's One to Grow On."
One to Grown On received an Emmy Award in 1987.[1] The programming segment was replaced by The More You Know in September 1989.
- ^ a b Hilmes, Michele; Henry, Michael Lowell (August 2007). NBC: America's Network. University of California Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-520-25081-9.