Maggie (1981 American TV series)

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Maggie
GenreSitcom
Created byErma Bombeck
Starring Miriam Flynn
James Hampton
Doris Roberts
Margie Impert
Judith-Marie Bergan
Billy Jayne
Christian Jacobs
ComposerPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersTom Whedon
Erma Bombeck
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesErma Bombeck Productions
Marble Arch Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 24, 1981 (1981-10-24) 
May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)

Maggie is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 24, 1981, to May 21, 1982.

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Premise

Miriam Flynn stars as Maggie Weston, a Dayton, Ohio, housewife. Based on the humorous books of Erma Bombeck, this sitcom portrayed the life of a harried housewife, Maggie Weston, as she coped with her husband and her three children in the suburbs outside of Dayton, Ohio. L.J. was the 16-year-old son of the Westons who was referred to but never seen or heard on the program because he was always in the bathroom. Doris Roberts co-starred as Loretta, Maggie's friend and hairdresser.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The School Conference" John Tracy Erma BombeckOctober 24, 1981 (1981-10-24)
2"A Tooth for a Tooth"John TracyBill Davenport & Tom Whedon October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31)
3"Career"John TracyErma BombeckNovember 7, 1981 (1981-11-07)
4"Bruce's Birthday Party"John TracyKorby SiamisNovember 14, 1981 (1981-11-14)
5"Marriage Encounter"John TracyErma BombeckApril 30, 1982 (1982-04-30)
6"Alienation of Affection"John TracyErma BombeckMay 7, 1982 (1982-05-07)
7"Mark's Shrink"John TracyKaryl MillerMay 14, 1982 (1982-05-14)
8"Maggie the Poet"John TracyErma BombeckMay 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)

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