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Television series about widowhood
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The list Television series about widowhood includes
Sanford and Son, Full House, The Andy Griffith Show, Six Feet Under and Good Times.
The list consists of 65 members
and 5 sublists.
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Sanford and Son
American television series
Overview: Sanford and Son is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, which initially aired on BBC1 in ...
Release date: 14 January 1972Genre: ComedyDirector: Peter Baldwin, Alan RafkinProducer: Bud Yorkin, Norman C. HoppsWriter: Ray Galton, Alan SimpsonThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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Full House
American television series
Overview: Full House is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey ...
Release date: 22 September 1987Director: Joel Zwick, John TracyProducer: Jeff Franklin, Robert L. BoyettWriter: Jeff Franklin, Dennis RinslerAfter the sudden death of his wife, a young father enlists the help of his brother-in-law and his childhood friend to help him raise his three young children ... 0
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Who's the Boss?
American television sitcom 1984-1992
Overview: Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992, with a total of 196 half-hour episodes s ...
Release date: 20 September 1984Director: Asaad Kelada, Tony SingletaryProducer: Martin Cohan, Blake HunterWriter: Martin Cohan, Blake HunterTony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids ... 0
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The Rifleman
American Western television program
Overview: The Rifleman is an American Western television series starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork ...
Release date: 30 September 1958Genre: Family, WesternDirector: Joseph H. Lewis, Arnold LavenProducer: Arthur Gardner, Jules V. LevyWriter: Ed Adamson, Skippy AdelmanThe adventures of a Wild West rancher wielding a customized rapid fire Winchester rifle and his son. 0
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The Nanny
US 1990s television series
Overview: The Nanny is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens who becomes the nanny ...
Release date: 3 November 1993Genre: Comedy, Family, RomanceDirector: Dorothy Lyman, Lee Shallat ChemelCast: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane, Nicholle Tom, Benjamin SalisburyProducer: Fran Drescher, Peter Marc JacobsonWriter: Fran Drescher, Prudence FraserAfter being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich British widower. As ... 0
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The Andy Griffith Show
American sitcom (1960–1968)
Overview: The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black ...
Release date: 3 October 1960Genre: Comedy, FamilyDirector: Bob Sweeney, Lee PhilipsProducer: Sheldon Leonard, Aaron RubenWriter: Sheldon Leonard, Aaron RubenWidower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent ... 0
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Six Feet Under
American drama television series
Overview: Six Feet Under is an American drama television series created and produced by Alan Ball for the premium television network HBO. The series premiered on June 3, 2001, and ended on August 21, 2005, after ...
Release date: 3 June 2001Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Alan Ball, Daniel AttiasCast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Mathew St. PatrickProducer: Alan Ball, David JanollariWriter: Alan Ball, Craig WrightA drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home. 0
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Petticoat Junction
American television series 1963-1970
Overview: Petticoat Junction is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three ...
Release date: 24 September 1963Genre: ComedyDirector: Ralph Levy, Charles BartonProducer: Guy Scarpitta, Paul HenningWriter: Paul Henning, Dick ConwayThe misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville. 0
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Good Times
American television show
Overview: Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman ...
Release date: 8 February 1974Genre: ComedyDirector: Gerren Keith, Herbert KenwithProducer: Allan Manings, Norman PaulWriter: Mike Evans, Norman LearA poor Afro-American family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects. 0
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8 Simple Rules
American sitcom
Overview: 8 Simple Rules (originally 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter) is an American television sitcom originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy ...
Release date: 17 September 2002Genre: Comedy, DramaDirector: James Widdoes, Lynn M. McCrackenProducer: Michael Bostick, Tom ShadyacWriter: Tracy Gamble, W. Bruce CameronThe Hennessy clan -- mother Cate, daughters Bridget and Kerry, and son Rory -- look to one another for guidance and support after the death of Paul, the ... 0
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Fuller House
American television series
Overview: Fuller House is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin and produced by Warner Bros. Television Group that aired as a Netflix original series as the sequel to the ABC television series Full House ...
Director: Richard Correll, Dave CoulierCast: Jodie Sweetin, Fox Messitt, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, Michael Campion, Elias HargerProducer: Steve Baldikoski, Bryan BeharWriter: Jeff Franklin, Eydie FayeIn a continuation of 0
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Roseanne
American sitcom
Overview: Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show ...
Release date: 18 October 1988Genre: Drama, Comedy, FamilyDirector: Gail Mancuso, Andrew D. WeymanProducer: Tom Werner, Marcy CarseyWriter: Roseanne Barr, Matt WilliamsThe story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law. 0
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Empty Nest
American television sitcom
Overview: Empty Nest is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and p ...
Release date: 8 October 1988Genre: Comedy, FamilyDirector: Steve Zuckerman, Hal CooperProducer: Paul Junger Witt, Tony ThomasWriter: Susan Harris, Pat Dougherty"Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston... 0
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Eight Is Enough
American comedy-drama television series (1977–1981)
Overview: Eight Is Enough is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 15, 1977, to May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a r ...
Release date: 15 March 1977Genre: Family, Drama, ComedyDirector: Harry Harris, Irving J. MooreProducer: Philip Capice, Lee RichWriter: William Blinn, Thomas BradenThis comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. 0
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Archie Bunker's Place
American television series 1979-1983
Overview: Archie Bunker's Place is an American television sitcom produced as a continuation of All in the Family. It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979 to April 4, 1983. While not as popular as its predecessor ...
Release date: 23 September 1979Genre: ComedyDirector: Gary Shimokawa, Joe GannonCast: Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin, Jason Wingreen, Bill Quinn, Abraham AlvarezProducer: Joe Gannon, Ken StumpWriter: Johnny Speight, Patt SheaThe further misadventures of Archie Bunker, now the owner of a local pub, and his regulars. 0
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Alice
American sitcom television series
Overview: Alice is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin ...
Release date: 31 August 1976Genre: ComedyDirector: Marc Daniels, William AsherProducer: Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn DavisWriter: Robert Getchell, Bob FisherA greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character... 0
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Valerie
American television series
Overview: The Hogan Family (originally titled Valerie and later Valerie's Family: The Hogans) is an American sitcom television series that began airing on NBC on March 1, 1986, and finished its run on CBS on July ...
Release date: 1 March 1986Genre: Family, ComedyDirector: Howard Storm, Richard CorrellProducer: Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. MillerWriter: Richard Cogan, Chip KeyesValerie Hogan is what you call "super-mom." Valerie's husband, Michael is an airline pilot, so the job... 0
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The Lucy Show
American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–1968
Overview: The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the fourth season (1965–1966) divides ...
Release date: 1 October 1962Genre: ComedyDirector: Jack Donohue, Maury ThompsonProducer: Tommy Thompson, Elliott LewisWriter: Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn DavisThe wacky misadventures of a forever scheming woman, her reluctant best friend and her cantankerous boss. 0
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The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
American sitcom
Overview: The Ghost & Mrs. Muir is an American sitcom based on the 1947 film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 novel by R. A. Dick. It premiered in September 1968 on NBC. After NBC cancelled the series ...Release date: 21 September 1968Genre: ComedyDirector: Lee Philips, Gary NelsonProducer: Lew Gallo, Stanley RubinWriter: R.A. Dick, Jean HollowayLovely young widow Carolyn Muir, her two young children, and the maid discover that the New England... 0
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The Farmer's Daughter
American TV series or program
Overview: The Farmer's Daughter is an American sitcom, loosely based on the 1947 film, that was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC from September 20, 1963, to April 22, 1966. It was sponsored by ...
Release date: 20 September 1963Genre: ComedyDirector: William D. Russell, Bob ClaverCast: Inger Stevens, William Windom, Cathleen Nesbitt, Mickey Sholdar, Rory O'Brien, Philip CoolidgeProducer: Harry Ackerman, Peter KortnerWriter: Tom Adair, James B. Allardice 0
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