A New Kind of Family

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A New Kind of Family
Genre Sitcom
Written by Bob Illes
James R. Stein
Directed by James Burrows
Bob Claver
Herbert Kenwith
Jeremiah Morris
Alan Myerson
Starring Eileen Brennan
Rob Lowe
Telma Hopkins
ComposersDan Foliart
Howard Pearl
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducersNick Arnold
Bob Illes
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyGordon-Eisner Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1979 (1979-09-16) 
January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05)

A New Kind of Family is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1979 to January 1980. The series stars Eileen Brennan, Rob Lowe and Telma Hopkins. It is not related to the ABC series Family .

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Synopsis

Eileen Brennan stars as Kit Flanagan, a widowed mother of three who shares a home with a divorced woman, Abby Stone (Gwynne Gilford), and her daughter Jill in an effort to save money.

Halfway during the series' first season, it was pulled from the schedule and re-tooled in an effort to boost ratings. The characters of Abby and Jill Stone were written out and new characters, Jess and Jojo Ashton (played by Telma Hopkins and Janet Jackson respectively), were added to the series. Despite the cast change, the show was cancelled in January 1980. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"I Do"UnknownUnknownSeptember 16, 1979 (1979-09-16)
2"Are You Sure Barnum and Bailey Started Like This?"UnknownUnknownSeptember 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)
3"The Hero"UnknownUnknownSeptember 30, 1979 (1979-09-30)
4"The Break-Up"UnknownUnknownOctober 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)
5"Invasion of Privacy"UnknownUnknownOctober 14, 1979 (1979-10-14)
6"Andy's New Dad"UnknownUnknownOctober 21, 1979 (1979-10-21)
7"Thank You for a Lovely Evening"UnknownUnknownDecember 15, 1979 (1979-12-15)
8"Is There a Gun in the House?"UnknownUnknownDecember 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)
9"Fair Weather Friend"UnknownUnknownDecember 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
10"No Smoking, Please"UnknownUnknownJanuary 5, 1980 (1980-01-05)

Award nominations

YearAwardResultCategoryRecipient
1980 Emmy Award Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a SeriesNominated Marco Zappia (editor) (For "I Do")

References

  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (October 17, 2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 972–973. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4.