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November 6, 1998

Created by

Frank & Doris Hursley

Executive Producer

Wendy Riche

Directed by

Joseph Behar

Written by

Robert Guza, Jr.

Michele Val Jean

Mary Ryan

Patrick Mulcahey

Stephen Demorest

Garin Wolf

Elizabeth Korte

&

Michelle Patrick

Sr. Supervising Producer

Julie Hanan Carruthers

Producers

Carol Scott

Lisa Levenson

Consulting Producer

Shelley Curtis

Coordinating Producer

Mary Vaghts

Consultant

Hope Harmel Smith

Associate Directors

Ron Cates

Christine R. Magarian

Howard Ritter

Stage Managers

Craig McManus

Kathy Ladd

Chris Walsh Reilly

Production Associates

Brooke Eaton

Jeffrey Rabin

Denise Van Cleave

Technical Directors

John Cochran

Jim Ralston

Story Coordinator

Denise Grahn

Casting Assistant

Mark Teschner, C.S.A.

Production Designer

Matthew C. Jacobs

Art Director

Daniel Proett

Costume Designers

Bob Miller, C.D.G.

Steve Howard

Nancy L. Konrardy

Original Music by

Marty Davich

Music Directors

R.C. Cates

Doug LeBow

Assistant to the Executive Producer

Felicia St. John

Assistant to the Head Writer

Amanda L. Beall

Videotaped at

ABC Television Center

Hollywood

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May 1998

Created by

Frank & Doris Hursley

Executive Producer

Wendy Riche

Directed by

Shelley Curtis

Written by

Robert Guza, Jr.

Michele Val Jean

Mary Ryan

Patrick Mulcahey

Stephen Demorest

Courtney Simon

Garin Wolf

Elizabeth Korte

&

Craig Heller

Sr. Supervising Producer

Julie Hanan Carruthers

Producers

Carol Scott

Lisa Levenson

Consulting Producer

Shelley Curtis

Coordinating Producer

Mary Vaghts

Consultant

Hope Harmel Smith

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February 26, 1998

Created by

Frank & Doris Hursley

Executive Producer

Wendy Riche

Directed by

Alan Pultz

Written by

Robert Guza, Jr.

Michele Val Jean

Janet Iacobuzio

Mary Ryan

Patrick Mulcahey

Stephen Demorest

Courtney Simon

Garin Wolf

Elizabeth Korte

&

Michelle Quinn

Sr. Supervising Producer

Julie Hanan Carruthers

Producers

Carol Scott

Hope Harmel Smith

Consulting Producer

Shelley Curtis

Coordinating Producer

Mary Vaghts

Associate Producer

Lisa Levenson

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