The Family Man (1990 TV series)
| The Family Man | |
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The Family Man opening title
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | William Bickley Michael Warren |
| Written by | William Bickley Michael Warren Martha Williamson Brian Bird John Steven Owen Chuck Tately Kevin White Pamela Wick Susan Cridland Wick |
| Directed by |
Richard Correll Mark Linn-Baker Judy Pioli |
| Starring |
Gregory Harrison John Buchanan Scott Weinger Matthew Brooks Ashleigh Blair Sterling Al Molinaro Gail Edwards Josh Byrne Edward Winter Peter Parros Adam Biesk Nancy Everhard |
| Theme music composer |
Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay |
| Composer(s) | Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay Steven Chesne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett William Bickley Michael Warren Ross Brown |
| Producer(s) |
Martha Williamson James O'Keefe Chuck Tately Kevin White Joe Fisch Myron Lee Nash |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
| Production company(s) | Catalina Television Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 11, 1990 – July 17, 1991 |
The Family Man is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 11, 1990 to July 17, 1991. The series, starring Gregory Harrison, was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren, who also served as executive producers with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. Martha Williamson served as supervising producer, with Ross Brown as co-executive producer. In addition to being produced by Lorimar Television and Miller-Boyett Productions, the show was also under the Catalina Television marque (Harrison's production company).
Lasting for 22 episodes, The Family Man originally aired on Saturday nights at 8 p.m. alongside the established Miller-Boyett series The Hogan Family, which had moved to CBS from NBC.
The Family Man was the first television starring vehicle for Harrison since leaving his most popular role of Dr. "Gonzo" Gates on Trapper John, M.D. in 1986, just before that series ended. Harrison assumed this series directly from Lorimar Television after having played the featured role of businessman Michael Sharpe in the ninth and final season of the CBS drama Falcon Crest, another Lorimar show.
Harrison played Los Angeles fire captain Jack Taylor, a recent widower holding his family together as both a mother and a father, along with the inept help of his father-in-law, Joe Alberghetti (Al Molinaro, also in a return to series TV after many years off, and in his third sitcom for Miller and Boyett). Joe's stay with the family after his daughter Teri's death was only supposed to be temporary, but by the end of the pilot, after Jack and his kids showed how much they needed him in their lives, he decided to permanently move out from New York City. Jack's four children were 16-year-old Jeff (John Buchanan), headstrong and athletic; 14-year-old Steve (Scott Weinger), who, despite being the resident troublemaker, was still trying to find a positive self-image; 11-year-old Brian (Matthew Brooks), who had the hardest time dealing with the death of his mother; and the wise-beyond-her-years 6-year-old, Allison (Ashleigh Blair Sterling), who really could do no wrong.
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