The Runaways (American TV series)

The Runaways is a forgotten American hour-long drama that aired 18 episodes on NBC television from from April 27, 1978, to September 4, 1979.

The program stars Alan Feinstein as Steve Arizzio, a clinical psychologist and former juvenile officer. Along with his girlfriend and two associates, both of whom were previously runaways, Arizzio searched for runaway teenagers in danger.

One notable episode, "Throwaway Child", featured Maureen McCormick ("Marcia" from The Brady Bunch) as (in a bit of irony) "Jan". Jan was a teenage girl, the much younger of two daughters born to a wealthy couple. The couple doted on the older daughter but ignored Jan completely (as her birth was unplanned and seemingly unwanted), causing her to run off with a minor league baseball player. Only when Jan called her older sister did anyone attempt to find Jan; the older sister ultimately becomes Jan's legal guardian (dumping her selfish fiance in the process) to provide her the love and affection she had been seeking.