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Some of the most beloved child stars from the 1970s and ’80s reunited for a special get-together that was years in the making. In a post to Facebook<\/a> on May 3, Erin Murphy,<\/strong> the former child actress who played Tabitha on the classic TV sitcom<\/a>Bewitched, shared a photo from a luncheon she attended with several other former child stars.<\/p>\n \u201cSitting at the \u2018kid\u2019s table.\u2019\u201d Murphy, 61, captioned the snap. \u201cYou might recognize a few familiar faces.\u201d<\/p>\n The photo featured \u00a0Murphy sitting alongside Sandy Schwartz, Mason Reese, Scott Schwartz, Johnny Whitaker, Steven Wishnoff, <\/strong>and Moosie Drier<\/strong> at an outdoor luncheon in California.<\/p>\n Whitaker, 66, who is best known for the classic sitcom series Family Affair and the \u201870s Saturday<\/a> morning series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, also shared the photo<\/a> with the caption, \u201cThought some of you might be interested that I had a great luncheon today with some of my childhood besties. XCA 2026 May 2 Lunch Crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHope it won’t take 6 years for another one,\u201d the actor added.<\/p>\n Reese, the beloved pint-sized pitchman who starred in the iconic Underwood Deviled Ham and Post Raisin Bran commercials of the 1970s, also wrote<\/a>, \u201cWhat a fantastic lunch with some of my XCA TV family. \u00a0\u2026 A lot of entertainment royalty in this pic! Great conversation, laughs, and peeps! Thanks so much for getting together with me!\ud83e\udd17”<\/p>\n The lunch reunion featured familiar faces from both the big and small screen.<\/p>\n As a child actor, Drier played \u00a0Howie Borden on the Bob Newhart Show and appeared on shows such as The Waltons, Apple’s Way, and Police Story.<\/p>\n Fans know Scott Schwartz for his roles in the early 1980s movies<\/a>The Toy andA Christmas Story<\/a>. He once posed<\/a> with his brother Sandy alongside Fantasy Island star Herve Villechaize.<\/p>\n And Wishnoff is the creator and writer of the award-winning web series Life Interrupted<\/a>, which starred \u00a0Murphy, Reese, and fellow \u201870s stars such as\u00a0Alison Arngrim <\/strong>(Little House on the Prairie), Dawn Wells <\/strong>(Gilligan\u2019s Island), and \u00a0Robbie Rist <\/strong>(The Brady Bunch).<\/p>\n RELATED: Erin Murphy Poses Like Her \u2018Bewitched\u2019 Mom and the Resemblance Is Wild<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n As for the special ex-child stars club, Murphy once told\u00a0Fox News<\/a> that they all have a shared experience that no one else can relate to. \u201cThere is such a small segment of the population who\u2019ve had those experiences about, you know, going on auditions and working 12-hour days and kind of being famous, so everyone knew who we were,\u201d she said in a 2024 interview. \u201cSo, when you meet someone who\u2019s a former kid actor, you immediately are bonded to them because it\u2019s a life experience that most people don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe kind of have this secret group that we\u2019re all in, so I\u2019m friends with all of them,\u201d the Bewitched alum added of fellow classic TV child stars. \u201cAnd if you name a kid actor from, you know, the \u201850s, \u201860s, \u201870s, \u201980, \u201890s, I would probably say that I know them.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac<\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on May 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nWho else was there?<\/h2>\n