Insight Hang Tight, Willy Bill (Season 1, Episode 822)
TV Episode | Drama

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Hang Tight, Willy Bill (Season 1, Episode 822)

TV Episode | Drama

This is the story of an inner-city Black teenager who needs money desperately and must make hard choices about what he is willing to do to get it. Willy's mother works long hours, against the advice of her doctor, and she still can't meet ...See moreThis is the story of an inner-city Black teenager who needs money desperately and must make hard choices about what he is willing to do to get it. Willy's mother works long hours, against the advice of her doctor, and she still can't meet all the family's bills. When Willy volunteers to drop out of school and work, his mother won't allow it. On his own, Willy decides to keep his summer job and pretend that he is going to school. Shortly after school begins, Willy is laid off and he is left trying to find a job when has very few works skills. He meets a job counselor who teaches him the basics of job hunting. But when his mother collapses at work shortly afterward, Willy is tempted to take the easy way out and start dealing drugs in the neighborhood. Written by pj72 See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Todd Bridges Billy Timson Billy Timson See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
John Amos Josh Cameron Josh Cameron See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Rosalind Cash Lenore Timson Lenore Timson See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
Dain C. Turner Cappy Timson Cappy Timson See fewer	Tied in Knots (2008)
Chico Brooks Lump Lump See fewer	Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
Ric Mancini Mr. Cooper Mr. Cooper See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Johnny Brown Bert Johnson Bert Johnson See fewer	Good Times (1974)