Family Rules (American TV series)

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Family Rules
Genre Sitcom
Created byRussell Marcus
Starring
ComposerCraig Stuart Garfinkle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersRussell Marcus
Brian Henson
Margaret Loesch
Running time30 minutes
Production company Jim Henson Productions
Original release
Network UPN
ReleaseMarch 9 (1999-03-09) 
April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)

Family Rules is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN [1] from March 9 to April 13, 1999. [2]

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Synopsis

The series centered on Nate Harrison, a widowered basketball coach at Morgan College in Baltimore, Maryland, who was raising his four daughters – 16-year-old Hope, 15-year-old Ann, 14-year-old C.J., and 11-year-old Lucy.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [3]
1"Ann's Big Night"Iris DugowLyn Greene & Richard LevineMarch 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)102
2"The Gap" Kim Friedman Jeffrey C. ShermanMarch 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)106
3"The Pilot"UnknownRussell MarcusMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)101
4"Party Girl"UnknownUnknownMarch 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)105
5"Change Partners"UnknownUnknownApril 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)103
6"Bunny Von Bulow"UnknownUnknownApril 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)104

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References

  1. Jicha, Tom (March 9, 1999). "Family Rules: Meant to be broken?". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 392. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  3. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Family Rules : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-07.