MOTHER'S DAY WITH JOAN LUNDEN {SEGMENTS} (TV)
Summary
Segments from this talk show, hosted by Joan Lunden, about issues related to being a mother. In the first segment, Lunden begins the show with a "mom-alogue" about her three-year-old daughter noticing her father's penis while they were bathing together. Lunden wonders whether her daughter is too old to see her father nude, noting that now her husband bathes in swim trunks. In the next segment, Lunden speaks with super-model, wife of John DeLorean, and mother Cristina Ferrare. They touch on: her becoming an "instant" mother to DeLorean's adopted son, Zachary; having a difficult time relating to the "incorrigible" Zachary; finally becoming close to Zachary after taking a year off from work; having a baby of her own; putting her children first; and getting through the crisis of DeLorean's arrest for drug charges. In the next segment, Lunden speaks about the benefits of children having a close relationship with both parents. She then speaks with California Angels pitcher Tommy John, his wife Sally, their daughter Tammy, and their son Travis, who miraculously survived falling from a three-story window two years previous. The Johns discuss the incident and how they coped with the two weeks in which Travis remained in a coma, as well as his lengthy recovery period. The Johns also offer advice for families enduring similar situations. In the final segment, Lunden speaks with Ann Sweeney, mother of "the patchwork clan," eighteen multi-cultural children, many of which were adopted. Sweeney and her children talk about: being "bitten by the bug" of adoption; the adoption agency never being reluctant to give her so many children; how she and her husband handle it financially; how many bathrooms their house has; and how they watch television together, among other household conundrums. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: Lifetime
- DATE: November 30, 1982
- RUNNING TIME: 0:28:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:32937
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: She Made It Collection (Betty Cohen)
- SERIES RUN: Lifetime - TV series, 1983-1989
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joan Lunden … Host
- Cristina Ferrare … Guest
- Sally John … Guest
- Tammy John … Guest
- Tommy John … Guest
- Travis John … Guest
- Ann Sweeney … Guest
- John DeLorean
- Zachary DeLorean