Susan Dey in The Comeback Kid

In 1980, after taking two years away from the screen to have a baby, Susan Dey (to the delight of many, I'm sure) returned to television in the movie The Comeback Kid. The actress, who appeared to be healthy and happy, absolutely lit up the screen and had great chemistry with co-star John Ritter.

The 1976 film The Bad News Bears was a very popular movie and left in it's wake several sequels and a spinoff TV series. It also inspired imitations (rip-offs)...and one of these was The Comeback Kid. Various details are changed but the general premise is the same: irresponsible adult must interact with troubled children. John Ritter does a great job and brings his usual mix of humor and sentimentality to this project. Better yet, he has the gorgeous Susan Dey as his co-star and the pair did so well together that they re-teamed three years later for another TV movie (Sunset Limousine).

Nearly every time I watch a Susan Dey movie or show, I think to that this is thing where she looks the best. I thought that this time...but I've thought that many times before with many other projects of hers. Hey, maybe she does look her best in The Comeback Kid, or maybe it is something else. All that's really clear is that she looks terrific (take a look at the pics below).

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Here ares some images of Susan Dey in The Comeback Kid:

The last stand of Laurie Partridge's hair

One of the things (amongst so many fine attributes) that people really loved about Susan Dey's iconic Laurie Partridge character was her hair. Her long brunette hair was adored by many, but at some point Susan Dey changed her hairstyle never to return in quite the same way. So when did she last appear with her original hair? In the 1980 TV movie The Comeback Kid. The following year the actress took a stab at the big screen with Looker and went with a striking blonde hair color. And while Susan Dey has had success with several hairstyles and colors over the years, a lot of people will probably choose to remember her long brown hair the best.


Here is an image of Susan Dey from The Comeback Kid:

Clip of Susan Dey and John Ritter in The Comeback Kid

Here's a great clip from Susan Dey's 1980 "comeback" movie (she hadn't done any film/TV projects for two years prior to this), The Comeback Kid. This TV movie paired stars John Ritter and Susan Dey and they worked quite well together (in my opinion at least). Susan Dey and John Ritter would later re-team for the 1983 TV movie Sunset Limousine.

This clip from The Comeback Kid shows the initial meeting between the characters played by Susan Dey and John Ritter. We first see the pair do some jogging and later they have lunch together, all while John Ritter works his comedic magic and Susan Dey looks simply terrific.

Susan Dey and John Ritter

Susan Dey and John Ritter appeared in two TV movies together in the early 1980s.

First was The Comeback Kid which aired on ABC in 1980.

Susan Dey and John Ritter in The Comeback Kid

Next, Susan Dey and John Ritter did Sunset Limousine, a 1983 telefilm for CBS.

Susan Dey and John Ritter in Sunset Limousine

Unfortunately, The Comeback Kid hasn't been released on dvd yet. However, Sunset Limousine is available to own. Fans of either Susan Dey or John Ritter will most likely have fun with this lighthearted TV movie.

Here are some images of Susan Dey and John Ritter in Sunset Limousine: