The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper

90 mins | Family, Mystery | Jan. 11, 1976

Daffy Fernald loses her brother's toy rocket when it flies into a storm drain. She knows Alvin will be upset if he finds out, so she climbs into the dark tunnel to search for it. She spots a stranger, Ernie Nelson, and sees that he's carying a gun. She races home and tells Alvin, but the would-be inventor refuses to believe her.

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper

90 mins | Family, Mystery | Jan. 11, 1976

The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
Daffy Fernald loses her brother's toy rocket when it flies into a storm drain. She knows Alvin will be upset if he finds out, so she climbs into the dark tunnel to search for it. She spots a stranger, Ernie Nelson, and sees that he's carying a gun. She races home and tells Alvin, but the would-be inventor refuses to believe her.
Producers
Original title The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
Directors Tom Leetch
Writers Clifford B. Hicks

Cast

Jaclyn Smith

as Cathy Martin

John Colicos

as Moroni

Milton Frome

as Carnival Barker

Ted Gehring

as Officer Jim Moody

Jack Kruschen

as Abner Denby

John Lupton

as Mr. Fernald

Ronnie Schell

as Deputy Scruff

Hal Smith

as Carnival Barker

Ed McCready

as Carnival Barker

Ted Christy

as Carnival Goer (uncredited)

Vic Christy

as Carnival Goer (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

as Stiltwalker (uncredited)