The Six of Us

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The Six of Us
GenreDrama
Written by Carol Evan McKeand
Directed by Edward Parone
Starring Gail Strickland
Marco St. John
Music by Mark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Deanne Barkley
Nigel McKeand
Cinematography Howard Schwartz
Production company NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJune 13, 1982 (1982-06-13)

The Six of Us is a 1982 television film directed by Edward Parone and starring Gail Strickland and Marco St. John. It eventually served as a pilot film for the short-lived television series The Family Tree . The 1983 series was recast (except for the deaf actor Jonathan Hall Kovacs), and some characters' names were changed.

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Premise

A divorced woman with children marries a divorced man with children and consequently they must find a way to get along.

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