Free to Be… You and Me

61%% | Mar 11, 1974 | Animation, Family, TV Movie, Documentary

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

Featured Cast

Betty Miles
Story
Bruce Hart
Writer

Cast

Marlo Thomas
Self - Host
Mel Brooks
Baby Boy (voice)
Billy De Wolfe
The Principal (voice)
Roberta Flack
Self / Young Girl
Michael Jackson
Self / Young Boy

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