| NBC | Season Premiere Date: August 20, 1990 |
Starring:
William Windom, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Begley Jr.
Summary:
Based on the 1989 Steve Martin film, Parenthood is about grandparents Frank and Marilyn Buckman, their children, and their children's children.
Genre(s):
Comedy
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E12. Fun for Kids
Air Date: August 11, 1991
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S1:E11. Gil vs. the Deck
Air Date: December 16, 1990
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S1:E10. Thanksgiving with a T that Rhymes with B that Stands for Basketball
Air Date: November 19, 1990
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
I lost count of the laugh-out-loud lines in tonight's special one-hour
premiere that makes you wish for an hour every week. [20 Aug 1990, p.C1]
Jun 7, 2013
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
A rich blend of generations that has more of the juice of life and truth to it in an hour than a thousand formula sitcoms squeezed for everything they've got. [20 Aug 1990, p.D1]
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
In what may be the most enjoyable transition from hit movie to TV series since M#A#S#H, Parenthood is for all those who yearn to see thirtysomething played for laughs. [20 Aug 1990, p.3D]
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Tonight's first episode is highly recommended for Ed Begley Jr. fans who may have wondered what Dr. Victor Ehrlich has been doing since "St. Elsewhere." [20 Aug 1990, p.9]
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Begley is, as always, an agile, skilled comic actor. But William Windom steals the show any time he's near the screen, no small feat for an overweight old man surrounded by small children. [20 Aug 1990, p.E-1]
May 13, 2014
Season 1 Review:
At an hour in length, Parenthood seems like a prolonged, and rather melancholy, sitcom. There are too many characters, and it's hard to keep the relationships straight. Replacing the irreplaceable Steve Martin as the father of a 10-year-old problem child -- and a man who remains something of a problem child himself -- is the capable but unexciting Ed Begley Jr. [20 Aug 1990, p.B1]
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: August 20, 1990
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S1:E12. Fun for Kids
Air Date: August 11, 1991
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S1:E11. Gil vs. the Deck
Air Date: December 16, 1990
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S1:E10. Thanksgiving with a T that Rhymes with B that Stands for ...
Air Date: November 19, 1990
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S1:E9. Take My Parents, Please
Air Date: November 10, 1990
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S1:E8. Small Surprises
Air Date: November 3, 1990
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S1:E7. Hollow Halloween
Air Date: October 27, 1990
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S1:E6. Cards and Cars
Air Date: October 20, 1990
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S1:E5. Love Stinks
Air Date: October 13, 1990
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S1:E4. I Never Invested for My Father
Air Date: October 6, 1990
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S1:E3. The Plague
Air Date: September 29, 1990
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S1:E2. My Dad Can Beat Up Your BMW
Air Date: September 22, 1990
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S1:E1. Pilot
Air Date: August 20, 1990
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Season 1 Overview