Broadcast History:

First Telecast: January 4, 1984
Last Telecast: September 11, 1984

Jan 1984-Feb 1984, CBS Wed 8:00-8:30
Mar 1984-Apr 1984, CBS Sun 8:00-8:30
Jul 1984-Sep 1984, CBS Tue 8:30-9:00

Total number of episodes: 10

Cast:

Martin Mull as Martin Crane
Christian Brackett-Zika as Harold Crane
Megan Follows as Didi Crane
Robert Ridgeley as Cliff Hamilton
Judith-Marie Bergan as Candy Crane
Mie Hunt as Jane Funakubo
Hoyt Axton as Rip Steele
J. Alan Thomas as Jeff, the floor mananger

Executive Producer:

Steve Martin

Theme Song:

Sung by Martin Mull:

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Series Summary:

Comedian Steve Martin produced this comedy about a slightly offbeat family, which was turned down by one network (NBC) and then had a short and unsuccessful run on another (CBS). Martin Crane had just arrived in Seattle to take a job as a commentator for station KMRT-TV. His regular spot on the station's evening news was called "Domestic Life," and dealt with the humorous side of home and family life. He certainly had a lot to talk about! His wife Candy was a sucker for other people's problems, and vaguely dissatisfied with their own limited finances. Daughter Did was a typical, semicontrollable 15-year-old. Harold, their chubby ten-year-old son, talked like a businessman, had an office in his room, and had already netted thousands from wise investments. In some ways he was more mature than his parents, though he still wanted a hug and a kiss when he gave them a loan.

Martin's life was usually in an uproar both at home and at the station, where Cliff and Jane were fellow reporters and Rip Steele--an ex-cowboy star of "B" movies--was the colorful, guitar-strumming station owner.

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