Daddy Dearest | |
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Created by | Billy Van Zandt Jane Milmore Richard Dmitri Richard Lewis |
Starring | Don Rickles Richard Lewis Renée Taylor Barney Martin |
Composer | Ed Alton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Billy Van Zandt Jane Milmore Howard Klein |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Van Zandt/Milmore Productions 3 Arts Entertainment HBO Independent Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | September 5 – December 5, 1993 |
Daddy Dearestis an American television sitcom that aired on Fox, on Sunday nights from September 5 to December 5, 1993. [1]
The series revolved around Dr. Steven Mitchell, a psychologist who lived in Manhattan with his young son and, despite his constant insults and put downs, his father Al (Don Rickles), an obnoxious used car salesman who was recently separated from his wife Helen (Renée Taylor).
No. | yiuu | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Linda Day | Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore | September 5, 1993 |
2 | "Raging Bully" | Howard Storm | Mike Barker & Matthew Weitzman | September 12, 1993 |
3 | "Private Lives" | David Steinberg | Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble | September 19, 1993 |
4 | "Al vs. DMV" | Unknown | Unknown | September 26, 1993 |
5 | "You Bet Your Life" | Howard Storm | Howard Bendetson & Terrie Collins | October 3, 1993 |
6 | "Mother Love" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1993 |
7 | "Mount St. Helen's" | David Steinberg | Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore | October 17, 1993 |
8 | "The Tortoise and the Scare" | Linda Day | S : Brent Forrester S/T : Mike Barker & Matthew Weitzman | October 24, 1993 |
9 | "American We" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 1993 |
10 | "Thanks, But No Thanks" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1993 |
11 | "Offensive Care" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
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