| Genre: | Comedy Romance Sport |
| Director: | Peter Levin |
| Starring: | John Ritter Susan Dey Doug McKeon Jeremy Licht Patrick Swayze |
| Theme Music Composer: | Barry De Vorzon |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Louis Rudolph |
| Editor: | David Newhouse |
| Cinematography: | Ric Waite |
| Runtime: | 97 min. |
| Company: | ABC Circle Films |
| Network: | ABC |
The Comeback Kid is a 1980 American made-for-television romantic comedy sports film starring John Ritter, Susan Dey and Doug McKeon which was broadcast on ABC on April 11, 1980. The film features many actors well known from their TV appearances: Ritter (Three's Company), Dey (The Partridge Family), Gregory (Barney Miller), Licht (Valerie/The Hogan Family), Lembeck (One Day at a Time), McKeon (On Golden Pond), and Kim Fields (The Facts of Life). It also stars Patrick Swayze in an early minor role.
Bubba Newman, a minor league baseball player, decides to quit the sport and do something else with his life because he feels "down and out." He renews his outlook on life when he becomes a coach for a group of underprivileged kids and finds romance. Then, one of the youngsters gets hit by a car while racing to meet Bubba when he returns to the team. The kid's death ultimately brings the group and their coach even closer.