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He landed his first leading role in a series with "I Had Three Wives" (CBS, 1985), playing a private investigator who receives help from a trio of ex-wives (Shanna Reed, Teri Copley and Maggie Cooper).
- 1 2 Lee Margulies (April 14, 1985). "Dramas". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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[Bixby] directed several episodes of ABC's "Rich Man, Poor Man" as well as "Three on a Date," "Another Pair of Aces" and "I Had 3 Wives."
- ↑ Morgan Gendel (June 7, 1985). "Cbs Takes Shine To Late Nights". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ↑ From the Writers Guild of America, West catalog: "Signatory Project Confirmation". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2017-06-23. Note – Search: "I Had Three Wives".
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ↑ Howard Rosenberg (August 21, 1985). "Some Shows Prove You Can't Go Home Again". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ↑ Howard Rosenberg (September 9, 1985). "1 Dramas and Two Comedies". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2017-06-23.
...as did two other short-run series, "I Had Three Wives" and the news magazine "West 57th." By earning weak ratings, both may have damaged their chances of returning later on a permanent basis.
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