Parenthood (1990 TV series)

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Parenthood (1990 TV series) - Wikipedia

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Parenthood
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Alan Myerson Betty Thomas Allan Arkush Matia Karrell
Starring	Ed Begley Jr. Jayne Atkinson Max Elliott Slade Thora Birch Zachary La Voy Maryedith Burrell Bess Meyer David Arquette Leonardo DiCaprio Ken Ober Susan Gayle Norman Ivyann Schwan Mary Jackson Sheila MacRae William Windom
Opening theme	"I Love to See You Smile" performed by Randy Newman
Composer	Mason Daring
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ron Howard David Tyron King
Producer	Sascha Schneider
Editors	Joanne D'Antonio Briana London
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Imagine Television Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20) – August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11)
Related
Parenthood (1989 film) Parenthood (2010–2015)

Parenthood is an American sitcom television series based on the 1989 film of the same name. Executive produced by Ron Howard (who also co-wrote and directed the film), the series aired for one season on NBC from August 20, 1990, to August 11, 1991.^[1]

Parenthood was one of many failed movie-to-TV adaptations in the 1990–91 season, also including Baby Talk on ABC's TGIF (a follow-up to Look Who's Talking), Ferris Bueller on NBC and Uncle Buck on CBS.^[2]

Synopsis

The series delivered seriocomic vignettes on rearing children, revolving around four generations of a middle-class California family, the Buckmans (the movie took place in St. Louis, Missouri). The Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series.

The pilot episode was considered by USA Today and the New York Post as the best movie-to-TV spin-off since M*A*S*H.^[3]^[4] However, ratings for the series were low and Parenthood was canceled after 12 episodes.

The series is notable for featuring a number of people who at the time were unheard of but later became famous. One of the writers on the show was Joss Whedon. The cast featured Leonardo DiCaprio, David Arquette, and Thora Birch (billed simply as "Thora" here).

Cast and characters

Ed Begley Jr. as Gil Buckman (portrayed by Steve Martin in the film)
Jayne Atkinson as Karen Buckman (portrayed by Mary Steenburgen in the film)
Max Elliott Slade as Kevin Buckman (portrayed by Jasen Fisher in the film)
Thora Birch as Taylor Buckman (portrayed by Alisan Porter in the film)
Zachary La Voy as Justin Buckman (reprising his role in the film)
Maryedith Burrell as Helen Buckman Lampkin (portrayed by Dianne Wiest in the film)
Bess Meyer as Julie Lampkin Hawks (portrayed by Martha Plimpton in the film)
David Arquette as Tod Hawks (portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the film)
Leonardo DiCaprio as Garry Lampkin (portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the film)
Ken Ober as Nathan Merrick (portrayed by Rick Moranis in the film)
Susan Gayle Norman as Susan Buckman Merrick (portrayed by Harley Jane Kozak in the film)
Ivyann Schwan as Patty Merrick (reprising her role in the film)
Mary Jackson as Great Grandma Greenwell (portrayed by Helen Shaw in the film)
Sheila MacRae as Marilyn Buckman (portrayed by Eileen Ryan in the film)
William Windom as Frank Buckman (portrayed by Jason Robards in the film)
Alex Burrall as Cool Buckman (reprising his role in the film)

*Max Elliott Slade, who portrayed Kevin Buckman on the TV series also portrayed a younger version of Steve Martin's character in the film.

Episodes

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	Allan Arkush	Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel	August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20)	101
2	"My Dad Can Beat Up Your BMW"	Allan Arkush	David Tyron King	September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)	102
3	"The Plague"	Alan Myerson	Joss Whedon	September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)	103
4	"I Never Invested for My Father"	Betty Thomas	David Tyron King	October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)	104
5	"Love Stinks"	Allan Arkush	Russ Woody	October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)	105
6	"Cars & Cards"	Alan Myerson	Glen Merzer	October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)	106
7	"Hollow Halloween"	Allan Arkush	Jerry Lacy	October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)	107
8	"Small Surprises"	Matia Karrell	Joss Whedon	November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03)	108
9	"Take My Parents, Please"	Allan Arkush	Russ Woody	November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)	109
10	"Thanksgiving with a T that Rhymes with B that Stands for Basketball"	Betty Thomas	David Tyron King	November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)	110
11	"Gil vs. the Deck"	Matia Karrell	Allison M. Gibson	December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)	111
12	"Fun For Kids"	Allan Arkush	David Tyron King, Joss Whedon	August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11)	112

Syndication

The show was featured on the now-defunct cable network Trio in 2005 as part of their "Brilliant But Cancelled" series of shows that were cancelled before their time.

New series

A new television adaptation of the movie^[5] premiered on NBC in March 2010 and ran until January 2015. Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia played the parental roles, joined by Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Erika Christensen, Dax Shepard and Monica Potter.^[6]

References

^ "Parenthood Takes To Air". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
^ Carter, Bill. Carter, Bill (1990-12-17). "Heard About a Film That Became a Television Series?". newyorktimes.com.
^ Bianculli, David. "One Big Happy Family", New York Post, August 20, 1990.
^ Collins, Monica. ""Parenthood", Fun for Kids of All Ages", USA Today, August 20, 1990.
^ "NBC Order Pilot Of Parenthood @ Unreality Primetime". Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk. 2009-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
^ "Monica Potter Joins NBC's Parenthood". Movieweb.com. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-05-02.

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Media	Parenthood (1989 film) Parenthood (1990–1991 television series) Parenthood (2010–2015 television series)
Related	List of characters List of 2010–2015 television series episodes 1 2 "I Hear You, I See You" "No Good Deed" 3 4 5 6
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