American Dream (TV series)

American Dream
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ronald M. Cohen Barbara Corday Ken Hecht
Developed by	Barney Rosenzweig
Starring	George Barrow Stephen Macht Karen Carlson Hans Conried Michael Hershewe Timothy Owen Waldrip Andrea Smith
Opening theme	"Chasin' the American Dream" performed by Jim Gilstrap
Composers	David Spear Artie Butler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	William Blinn Jerry Thorpe Mace Neufeld
Producers	Barney Rosenzweig Ronald M. Cohen
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Blinn/Thorpe Productions Viacom Productions Mace Neufeld Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 26 (1981-04-26) – June 10, 1981 (1981-06-10)

American Dream is an American drama television series created by Ronald M. Cohen. The series stars George Barrow, Stephen Macht, Karen Carlson, Hans Conried, Michael Hershewe, Timothy Owen Waldrip and Andrea Smith. The series aired on ABC from April 26, 1981, to June 10, 1981. ^{[1] [2]}

The series concerned a father (Macht) who worried that his children were learning bigotry and superficial values in the suburbs. So moved his wife, Donna, and three children (teenage Casey and pre-teens Todd and Jenny) to multiracial urban Chicago. There, Donna's father, Sam, moved in.

Although ABC said the show would continue as a 1981-82 midseason replacement, it was pulled from the schedule with two of its initial seven episodes unaired.

The series was developed by Barney Rosenzweig and co-created by Barbara Corday. Both would go on to produce (Rosenzweig) and co-create (Corday) Cagney & Lacey for CBS the following season.

Cast

• Stephen Macht as Danny Novak
• Karen Carlson as Donna Novak
• Hans Conried as Abe Berlowitz
• George Barrow as Bill Swartz
• Michael Hershewe as Todd Novak
• Timothy Owen Waldrip as Casey Novak
• Andrea Smith as Jenny Novak
• John McIntire as Sam Whittier

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Mel Damski	Ronald M. Cohen and Barbara Corday & Ken Hecht	April 26, 1981 (1981-04-26)
2	"Crossing Patterns"	Ray Danton	William Blinn	April 27, 1981 (1981-04-27)
3	"Casey's Romance"	Larry Elikann	Teleplay by : Max Jack & William Blinn Story by : Max Jack	May 6, 1981 (1981-05-06)
4	"The Robbery"	Jerry Thorpe	Peter Lefcourt	June 3, 1981 (1981-06-03)
5	"Winners"	Jack Bender	Linda Elstad	June 10, 1981 (1981-06-10)
6	"A Blessing from Berlowitz"	N/A	William Blinn	Unaired
7	"The Bottom Line"	N/A	Peter Lefcourt	Unaired
8	"California Dreaming"	N/A	Ronald M. Cohen	Unaired

References

1. "American Dream Episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present - Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh. Random House Publishing. ISBN   9780307483201 . Retrieved August 13, 2017.

External links

• American Dream at IMDb