Karen's Song

Karen's Song
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Linda Marsh Margie Peters
Starring	Patty Duke Lewis Smith Teri Hatcher Lainie Kazan
Composer	Doug Timm
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (4 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	July 18 (1987-07-18) – September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)

Cast of Karen's Song

Karen's Song is an American sitcom starring Patty Duke that aired on Fox from July 18 to September 12, 1987. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Forty-year-old divorcee Karen Matthews (Patty Duke) cautiously begins dating 28-year-old Steven Foreman (Lewis Smith). Her daughter Laura (Teri Hatcher) is also a bit apprehensive about her mother's new relationship; however, Karen's friend Claire (Lainie Kazan) encourages her to continue dating the younger man.

Cast

• Patty Duke as publishing executive Karen Matthews
• Lewis Smith as caterer Steven Foreman
• Teri Hatcher as college student Laura Matthews
• Lainie Kazan as Claire Steiner

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"	Allan Smithee	Linda Marsh & Margie Peters	July 18, 1987 (1987-07-18)	7001
2	"Tonight's the Night"	J. D. Lobue	Unknown	July 25, 1987 (1987-07-25)	7002
3	"Happy Birthday"	Asaad Kelada	Unknown	August 1, 1987 (1987-08-01)	7003
4	"High Noon"	Unknown	Unknown	August 8, 1987 (1987-08-08)	7004
5	"Do You Want to Know a Secret?"	Asaad Kelada	Unknown	August 15, 1987 (1987-08-15)	7005
6	"You've Got a Friend"	Asaad Kelada	Unknown	August 22, 1987 (1987-08-22)	7006
7	"Don't Fence Me In"	Bonnie Franklin	Unknown	August 29, 1987 (1987-08-29)	7007
8	"My Boy Bill"	Valentine Mayer	Unknown	September 5, 1987 (1987-09-05)	7008
9	"Aloha Oe"	Jack Shea	Unknown	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)	7009
10	"Heart Attack (part 1)"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	7010
11	"Seems Like Old Times (part 2)"	Peter Baldwin	N/A	Unaired	7011
12	"Take This Job and Shove It"	Peter Baldwin	N/A	Unaired	7012
13	"It Was Fascination"	Bonnie Franklin	N/A	Unaired	7013

Reception

Noel Holston of the Star Tribune said the series is "predictable fare, blandly written and inconsistently cast". ^[3]

References

1. Hodges, Ann (July 18, 1987). "Fox reveals 2 new programs for prime-time Saturdays". Houston Chronicle . p. 3.
2. Laurence, Robert P. (July 18, 1987). "Fox spots a trend a bit late: New show casts Duke as an 'older woman'". The San Diego Union . pp. D.15.
3. Holston, Noel (July 18, 1987). "Fox may have new winner in 'Beans Baxter'". Star Tribune . pp. C.1.

External links

• Karen's Song at IMDb