Major Dad
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The cast of Major Dad.
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | John G. Stephens Richard C. Okie |
| Developed by | Earl Pomerantz |
| Starring |
Gerald McRaney Shanna Reed Beverly Archer Jon Cypher Nicole Dubuc Chelsea Hertford Matt Mulhern Marisa Ryan |
| Composer(s) | Roger Steinman Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Rick Hawkins Gerald McRaney Richard C. Okie Earl Pomerantz |
| Producer(s) | Jim Evering Barry Gold Janet Leahy Liz Sage Todd Stephens |
| Editor(s) | Skip Collector John William Heath Augie Hess |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | S.B.B. Productions Spanish Trail Productions Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17, 1989 – April 16, 1993 |
Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens, developed by Earl Pomerantz, that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly. The cast also includes Beverly Archer, Matt Mulhern, Jon Cypher, Marisa Ryan, Nicole Dubuc, and Chelsea Hertford.
The first season is set at the fictional Camp Singleton (meant to represent Camp Pendleton), where hard-charging United States Marine Corps Major John D. “Mac” MacGillis is commander of the infantry training school's acquisition division. MacGillis's life is changed when he falls in love with a liberal journalist, Polly Cooper. The show follows Mac in his work life, where he deals with Lt. Eugene Holowachuk (Matt Mulhern), Sgt. Byron James (Marlon Archey), and Merilee Gunderson (Whitney Kershaw), as well as his home life, as he learns to live with Polly's three daughters, Elizabeth, Robin, and Casey.
At the beginning of the second season, the MacGillis family moves to Camp Hollister (based on Marine Corps Base Quantico), where Mac must adapt to the role of staff secretary (or, “staff weenie”) and the crazy antics of Commanding General Marcus C. Craig, Aide-de-Camp 1st Lt. Eugene Holowachuk (who transferred with Major MacGillis from Camp Singleton), and Gunnery Sgt. Alva "Gunny" Bricker.
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