Parenthood (1990 TV series)
| Parenthood | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by |
Alan Myerson Betty Thomas Allan Arkush Matia Karrell |
| Starring |
David Arquette Jayne Atkinson Ed Begley, Jr. Thora Birch Maryedith Burrell Leonardo DiCaprio Mary Jackson Zachary La Voy Sheila MacRae Bess Meyer Susan Norman Ken Ober Ivyann Schwan Max Elliott Slade William Windom |
| Opening theme | "I Love to See You Smile" performed by Randy Newman |
| Composer(s) | Mason Daring |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ron Howard David Tyron King |
| Producer(s) | Sascha Schneider |
| Editor(s) | Joanne D'Antonio Briana London |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Imagine Television Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | August 20, 1990 – August 11, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Parenthood (1989 film) |
| Followed by | Parenthood (2010) |
Parenthood is an American sitcom based on the 1989 film of the same name. Executive produced by Ron Howard (who also directed the film), the series aired for one season on NBC.
Parenthood was one of many failed movie-to-TV adaptations in the 1990-91 season, also including Baby Talk (a follow up to Look Who's Talking), Ferris Bueller and Uncle Buck.
The series delivered seriocomic vignettes on rearing children, revolving around four generations of a middle-class California (the movie however, took place in St. Louis, Missouri) family, the Buckmans. The Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series.
The pilot episode was considered by USA Today and New York Post as the best movie-to-TV spinoff since M*A*S*H. 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).
*Max Elliott Slade, who portrayed Kevin Buckman on the TV series also portrayed a younger version of Steve Martin's character in the film.
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.
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