Never Too Young

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Never Too Young
Genre Soap opera
Teen Drama
Written byDavid Robert Kanter
Ron Sproat
Hendrik Vollaerts
Directed byBruce Minnix
Narrated byRoger Christian
ComposerRay Martin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes192
Production
Executive producer Larry Cohen
ProducersLarry Miller
Bruce Minnix
Running time2225 minutes
Production companiesConson Studios, Inc.
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 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]

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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 .

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