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FAMILY UPSIDE DOWN TV movie starting Fred Astaire

Once-spry retiree Ted Long (Fred Astaire) suffers a debilitating heart attack that leaves him incapable of caring for himself. Unable to rely on his wife, Emma (Helen Hayes), herself suffering from deteriorating health, Ted grows increasingly dependent on his adult children for his basic needs. Familial bonds are tested when Ted and Emma decide to move in with their son, Mike (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), rather than face the prospect of living in a retirement home.

The song "Hello, My Baby" ("Hello, My Baby, Hello, My Honey, Hello My Ragtime Gal... Etc., Best remembered to modern audiences from the singing frog in the Warner Brothers Cartoon) Was the Elderly Couple's (Ted and Emma's) theme song which recurs throughout the film.

Initial release: April 9, 1978

Director: David Lowell Rich Art director: E. Preston Ames Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film

Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special.

Note: I admit to copy and pasting review from another source (I believe IMDB reviews/Google search). Apart from the Song reference, which I wrote on my own and remember from seeing the film on Television.