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Hello Mother, Goodbye!
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Hello Mother, Goodbye!

1974-05-15 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5

Comedy

In this unsold 1974 television pilot, a successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order company, much to his mother's consternation.

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MGM Television
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United States of America
Status
Pilot

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Bette DavisBette DavisMother
Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsSon

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