Against the Odds (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Against the Odds
Created by	Cy Schneider
Starring	Bill Bixby Virginia Capers Peter Brooks
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bob Klein Bruce Littlejohn
Producer(s)	Marcus Keys
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	July 4, 1982 (1982-07-04) – 1984 (1984)

Against the Odds is an American documentary television series targeted to children and adolescents, that was produced and originally broadcast by Nickelodeon from 1982 through 1984. The series, hosted by Bill Bixby and narrated by Philip Proctor, profiled inspirational stories of people throughout history.

Geraldine Laybourne, then-program manager and later president of Nickelodeon, noted that her young son described the show as "a series of little tragedies" that famous people overcame on their journey to what made them so well known.

The series is unrelated to the US military battlefield history series of the same name that was originally broadcast on the American Heroes Channel from 2014 through 2016.

Profiles

Against the Odds profiled several notable historical figures including: