It's been 40 years since the musical special "Free to Be... You and Me" aired on ABC in March 1974. The made-for-TV version of the book and album starred Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack, among other stars. The pair sang the song "When We Grow Up."
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It's been 40 years since the musical special "Free to Be... You and Me" aired on ABC in March 1974. The made-for-TV version of the book and album starred Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack, among other stars. The pair sang the song "When We Grow Up."
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Onetime football player Rosey Grier sang "It's All Right to Cry" in "Free to Be... You and Me," which went on to win Emmy and Peabody awards.
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Onetime football player Rosey Grier sang "It's All Right to Cry" in "Free to Be... You and Me," which went on to win Emmy and Peabody awards.
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Kris Kristofferson was among the stars to lend his voice to "Free to Be... You and Me." Others included Alan Alda, Carol Channing, Shirley Jones and Mel Brooks. Kristofferson is shown with actress Marlo Thomas, who created "Free to Be... You and Me."
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Kris Kristofferson was among the stars to lend his voice to "Free to Be... You and Me." Others included Alan Alda, Carol Channing, Shirley Jones and Mel Brooks. Kristofferson is shown with actress Marlo Thomas, who created "Free to Be... You and Me."
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Harry Belafonte and Thomas appeared in Groucho Marx costumes in the 1974 special "Free to Be... You and Me." The pair performed the song "Parents are People."
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Harry Belafonte and Thomas appeared in Groucho Marx costumes in the 1974 special "Free to Be... You and Me." The pair performed the song "Parents are People."
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In the song "Parents are People," Harry Belafonte sings that "Daddies are people, people with children ... busy with children and things that they do."
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In the song "Parents are People," Harry Belafonte sings that "Daddies are people, people with children ... busy with children and things that they do."
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In the song "Parents are People," Marlo Thomas sings about the roles mothers have: "Some mommies drive taxis or sing on TV, yeah, mommies can be almost anything they want to be."
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In the song "Parents are People," Marlo Thomas sings about the roles mothers have: "Some mommies drive taxis or sing on TV, yeah, mommies can be almost anything they want to be."
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