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American television sitcom

This article equitable about the TV series. Energy the Argentine film, see Bare Nest (film). For the imaginary phenomenon, see Empty nest syndrome.

Empty Nest is an American verify sitcom that aired for vii seasons on NBC from Oct 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995.

The series, which was created as a spin-off claim The Golden Girls by innovator and producer Susan Harris, asterisked Richard Mulligan as recently widowed pediatrician Dr. Harry Weston, whose two adult daughters return living quarters to live with him. Justness series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Criterion Television.^[3][4]

History

An early version of greatness series initially appeared in blue blood the gentry 1987 Golden Girls episode "Empty Nests" which was intended industrial action act as a backdoor initial for the spin-off, which was to begin during the hunch 1987 TV season.

In magnanimity episode, George and Renee Corliss (played by Paul Dooley present-day Rita Moreno), were introduced reorganization the Girls' neighbors, a middle-aged couple suffering from empty rupture syndrome. Their teenage daughter Designer (Jane Harnick), who had weigh up for college, and Renee's monk Chuck (Geoffrey Lewis), also developed.

The Corlisses also had almighty annoying neighbor played by King Leisure (although in this shock his character was named Oliver).

Rita Moreno later criticized description Empty Nest pilot, calling station a "very, very bad show."^[5] She explained that the calligraphy desperately needed rewrites from author Susan Harris, but she was very sick the week fence shooting so it was stay poised to other writers to secure.

According to Moreno, "every allocate they kept changing my variety, to the extent that past as a consequence o the time we got come upon do it in front pattern an audience I couldn't look back Line 1 because the attitudes had changed so many days. That was the most abusive experience...we must have done, Wild would guess, about 15 takes in front of an audience."^[5]

Ultimately, the series did not move about ahead as planned and integrity premise was later extensively revamped with a new cast heretofore Empty Nest debuted in 1988.

The set of the Corlisses' house, however, was exactly excellence same as the one deviate later became the Weston dwellingplace.

Premise

The show's story revolves approximately Miamipediatrician Dr. Harry Weston, whose life is turned upside slip when his wife, Libby, dies and two of his of age daughters move back into significance family home.

Early episodes headquarters that the Golden Girls code are neighbors of the Westons. Original Golden Girls actors, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty Chalk-white and Estelle Getty all guest-star as their Golden Girls code, and Mulligan appears occasionally tallness The Golden Girls.

In class show, eldest daughter Carol laboratory analysis a highly-strung recent divorcée, determine middle daughter Barbara is dialect trig tough undercover police officer. Ethics two sisters frequently bicker bracket vie for the attention staff their father, whom they telephone call "Daddy", while their father requently expresses regret at never obtaining had a son.

The Westons' large dog Dreyfuss also extremely features as a member indifference the household.

In 1992, Kristy McNichol, who played Barbara, residue the show, and Lisa Rieffel joined the cast as interpretation third Weston daughter, Emily. Contain character had previously not antediluvian shown onscreen, but had archaic mentioned as being away dispute college.

Rieffel left after reminder season, and for the show's final two seasons only first daughter Carol remained of blue blood the gentry Weston children. Kristy McNichol mutual for the series finale make happen 1995.

Another main character denunciation the Westons' neighbor and playmate, Charley Dietz (David Leisure), elegant womanizing cruise ship employee who frequently enters the house unsought and takes food or assembles sexist comments.

Charley has simple father-son relationship with Harry leading a love-hate relationship with Chorus.

Harry Weston's job is choice major focus for the agricultural show. For the first five seasons, he works at a asylum, where he is assisted hunk wisecracking Southern nurse Laverne, influenced throughout the series by Go red in the face Overall.

Laverne and Harry part shown to be good business. In season six, Harry retires, eventually going to work propound a struggling inner-city medical sanatorium run by the tough-talking Dr. Maxine Douglas. Nurse Laverne, acquiring been fired by Dr. Weston's replacement, comes to work regarding as well.

Another character who appears is Carol's boyfriend, Apostle, an artist who is practically as eccentric as she crack.

Patrick convinces the Westons nearby let him use their void garage as his new image studio and, when his connection with Carol becomes serious, dirt eventually moves into the household. Carol and Patrick's romantic gladness is short-lived, and they get around up at the beginning sell season six. Carol then finds she is pregnant with Patrick's child, and chooses to acquaint with the baby, Scotty, on show own.

Estelle Getty reprised amass Golden Girls character Sophia Petrillo during Empty Nest's final cardinal seasons (after the cancellation have a high regard for The Golden Palace). In magnanimity show, it is explained make certain Sophia has moved back smash into the nearby Shady Pines isolation home.

Cast

Notable guest stars

Episodes

Main article: List of Empty Nest episodes

Production notes

In 1991, Empty Nest spawned its own spinoff, Nurses, tidy sitcom about a group earthly nurses working in the aforementioned hospital as Dr.

Weston. Decency three series (Empty Nest, The Golden Girls and Nurses) delineated one of the few historical in American television history dump three shows from the hire producer, all taking place of great consequence the same city and correctly set up with the signs knowing each other from ethics very beginning, aired on interpretation same network in one shadows.

On at least two occasions, Harris wrote storylines which trip through all three series style fictional crossovers.

Richard Mulligan near Dinah Manoff (who depict holy man Harry and daughter Carol start Empty Nest) had previously comed as onscreen father-in-law and daughter-in-law characters in the show Soap, created by the same origination team.

Jay Johnson, who locked away appeared on Soap as Mulligan's son, also made a company appearance.

Theme song

The show's topic song is "Life Goes On", written by John Bettis abstruse George Tipton and performed antisocial Billy Vera. For the foremost three seasons, the song anticipation presented in a slower, ultra melancholy yet comical arrangement.

Goodness original opening titles sequence shows Harry Weston taking Dreyfuss characterize a walk around town, crash still images of the bottle up regular cast members shown makeover they are credited.

When prestige third season began, a original opening sequence debuted, made disappear of footage from the series' episodes and showing each accustomed the regular cast members.

For the final four seasons high-mindedness theme song is presented cranium a higher, more upbeat stance with female backup singers, flourishing the same title sequence extrinsic in the third season.

Crossovers

The following is a list be fond of Empty Nest episodes featuring noting from The Golden Girls unheard of Nurses.

Season One

Episode 4: "Fatal Attraction" – Blanche Devereaux pass up The Golden Girls

Episode 10: "Libby's Gift" – Sophia Petrillo deseed The Golden Girls

Episode 14: "Strange Bedfellows" – Rose Nylund escaping The Golden Girls

Episode 17: "Dumped" – Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls

Season Two

Episode 6: "Rambo of Neiman Marcus" – Gules Nylund from The Golden Girls

Season Four

Episode 8: "Windy" – Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls

Episode 20: "Dr.

Weston come to rest Mr. Hyde" – Rose Nylund from The Golden Girls

Season Five

Episode 20: "Love and Marriage" – Jack Trenton from Nurses

Season Six

Episode 2: "Bye-Bye, Baby... Hello: Hint 1" – Casey MacAfee deseed Nurses

Episode 7: "Mother Dearest" – Casey MacAfee from Nurses

Syndication

The rooms was unsuccessful when it was first syndicated, running in within walking distance syndication from September 1993 breathe new life into September 2000, shortly before goodness death of star Richard Stew.

During this time, Empty Nest aired on TBS from Sept 9 to December 6, 1996, and on WGN from Sep 9, 1996, to March 26, 1999, with both stations promenade the series as part several the regular syndication run (both TBS and WGN were superstations).^[7][8][9]

In the subsequent decade, the rooms did not air on English television.

Hallmark Channel, which further licenses the rights to The Golden Girls, picked up position rights to the show confine early 2011 and aired blow a fuse from February 26 to June 26 of that year, on the contrary eventually removed it altogether.

Upon its launch on April 15, 2015, the new digital sub-channel Laff began airing the stack and continued until March 30, 2018.

In Canada, the programme was rerun on CBC Force during the 1990s.

In Italia, the series aired on Rai Uno (or Rai 1) on the bottom of the name Il cane di papà ^[it] (Daddy's Dog) during rank 1990s.

In the UK, illustriousness series was shown on Aqueduct 4 during the 1990s.

Awards

In 1989, Richard Mulligan won both an Emmy Award and great Golden Globe Award for Unqualified Lead Actor in a Jocularity Series.

The series received on the rocks number of other Emmy very last Golden Globe Award nominations honor the years, especially for Stew and for Park Overall, who was nominated three times cooperation a Golden Globe Award.

See also

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