Random -
An inept angel (played by Jimmy Brogan) who, in order to
earn his wings, was assigned to a Chicago woman and her
newly adopted family of nieces and nephews after they lost
their parents in a plane crash on the sitcom OUT OF THE
BLUE/ABC/1979. Random's charges included Dixie Carter as Aunt
Marion; Clark Brandon as Chris Richards, 16; Olivia Brash as
Laura Richards, 13; Tammy Lauren as Stacey Richards, 10;
Jason Keller as Jason Richards, 8; Shane Keller as Shane
Richards, 8. Posing as a high school teacher, Random
lived in the Richard's home as rent-paying boarder and used
his magical powers to teach the kids lessons on life. The
kids, in turn, kept Random's real identify a secret from their
aunt and Gladys the black housekeeper (Hannah Dan). Random
reported his progress to a heavenly supervisor named Boss
Angel (Eileen Heckart). TRIVIA NOTE: Mork of Ork (Robin
Williams) is an old friend of Random the Angel. Apparently,
the planet Ork is located near heaven. In a crossover from the
series MORK & MINDY, Mork visits Random on the show's first
episode "Random's Arrival."
