Empty Nest (TV series)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Susan Harris |
| Directed by | Andy Cadiff Hal Cooper Dinah Manoff Doug Smart Steve Zuckerman |
| Starring |
Richard Mulligan Kristy McNichol (1988–1992) Dinah Manoff David Leisure Park Overall Paul Provenza (1992–1993) Lisa Rieffel (1992–1993) Marsha Warfield (1993–1995) Estelle Getty (1993–1995) |
| Theme music composer |
John Bettis George Tipton |
| Opening theme | "Life Goes On" performed by Billy Vera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 170 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hal Cooper Nina Feinberg Susan Harris Gary Jacobs Paul Junger Witt Rod Parker Tony Thomas Bob Tischler |
| Producer(s) |
Gil Junger Dennis Snee Steven Sullivan Ursula Ziegler |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Touchstone Television Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 8, 1988 – April 29, 1995 |
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| Related shows |
The Golden Girls Nurses |
Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from October 8, 1988 to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Richard Mulligan as recently widowed pediatrician Dr Harry Weston, whose two adult daughters return home to live with him.
For its first three seasons, Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs. It was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Touchstone Television.
Empty Nest was part of NBC's Saturday night block of programming, and during its first four seasons it aired at 9:30pm ET, directly following The Golden Girls.
An early version of the series initially appeared in the 1987 Golden Girls episode "Empty Nests" and was intended to act as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off, which was to begin during the fall 1987 TV season.
In the episode, George and Renee Corliss (played by Paul Dooley and Rita Moreno), were introduced as the Girls' neighbors, a middle-aged couple suffering from empty nest syndrome. Their teenage daughter Jenny (Jane Harnick), who had left for college, and Renee's brother Chuck (Geoffrey Lewis), also appeared. The Corlisses also had an annoying neighbor played by David Leisure (although in this version his character was named Oliver).
Ultimately, the series did not go ahead as planned and the premise was later extensively revamped with a new cast before Empty Nest debuted in 1988. The set of the Corlisses house, however, was exactly the same as the one that later became the Weston residence.
The show revolved around pediatrician Dr. Harry Weston (Richard Mulligan), whose life was turned upside down when his wife, Libby, died and two of his adult daughters moved back into the family home in Miami. Early episodes established that The Golden Girls were neighbors of the Westons. Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty all guest-starred as their Golden Girls characters, and Mulligan appeared occasionally on The Golden Girls. In later seasons, Getty would join Empty Nest's cast as a regular.
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