Family TV Show

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Television Show Summary

The ‘70s TV show Family aired on ABC. It was produced by Aaron Spelling, Mike Nichols, and Leonard Goldberg.

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TV Show Plot For Family

Doug and Kate Lawrence, a happily married couple, were portrayed by James Broderick and Sada Thompson. The Lawrences resided in Pasadena, California. Doug was a lawyer, while Kate was a housewife. Their three kids were Nancy (Meredith Baxter), Willie (Gary Frank), and Buddy (Kristy McNichol).

The idea of the show was to portray an average American family, warts and all. In the first episode of the series, a pregnant Nancy walks in on her husband having sex with one of her friends. Other topics explored included Kate trying to come to terms with the fact that she might have breast cancer, and Buddy dealing with boys’ advances. Several episodes dealt with Buddy’s emerging sexuality; on several occasions, she would have to decide whether or not to have sex, and she always decided to wait – even when it came to the advances of guest star Leif Garrett, who at the time was an American teen idol.

Cast of Family TV Show

Doug Lawrence – James Broderick
Kate Lawrence – Sada Thompson
Nancy – Meredith Baxter
Willie – Gary Frank
Buddy – Kristy McNichol

Trivia for the TV Show Family

Family was the subject of a long running lawsuit when writer Jeri Emmet Laird claimed that Spelling had stolen her idea for the series. The lawsuit was eventually resolved in Spelling’s favor.

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70's TV Show Trivia:

The TV Show Family was televised from 03/09/1976 to 06/25/1980, on the ABC network.

Family TV Show Emmy Awards:

Gary Frank won best Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1976-77.

Kristy McNichol won best Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1976-77.

Sada Thompson won best Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1977-78.

Kristy McNichol won best Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1978-79.

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