The Beniker Gang
"Dear Lola"
When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
"Dear Lola"
When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
Andrew McCarthy
Arthur Beniker
Jennifer Dundas
Cassie Beniker
Charles Fields
Edmund Beniker
Jeff Alan-Lee
James Beniker
Danny Pintauro
Ben Beniker
George Martin
Judge Pink
Will Patton
Forest Ranger
J.T. Walsh
Principal Stoddard
Mary Hamill
Edith Stamwick
When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
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