"Empty Nest" (1988) TV series 1988-1995

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Creator:

Susan Harris

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

8 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

"Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston...

Plot Keywords:

Empty Nest | Pediatrician | Medical | Spin Off | Florida

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Richard Mulligan	...	Dr. Harry Weston (170 episodes, 1988-1995)
Dinah Manoff	...	Carol Weston (170 episodes, 1988-1995)
David Leisure	...	Charley Dietz (170 episodes, 1988-1995)
Park Overall	...	Laverne Todd (170 episodes, 1988-1995)
Kristy McNichol	...	Barbara Weston (100 episodes, 1988-1995)

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions

Trivia:

Kristy McNichol quit the series after the show's fifth season. She only returned to act in the final episode.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Carol Weston: I am sick!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Nurses: The Bridges of Dade Country (#3.7)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

LIFE GOES ON

This one is long overdue a revival!

After seeing Dinah Manoff in 'Grease', I instantly wanted to see more of this adorable and underused actress, so I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this sitcom, then airing quite late at night on Channel Four. I was hooked. Here was a rare treat - a harmless comedy series that was actually funny, with well-drawn and believable characters. The televisual equivalent of comfort food, Empty Nest always went down well at the end of a hard day. My favourite episode is the one where Charlie is sick, and Carol has to take care of him - a situation worsened by the fact that they can't stand each other! I laughed out loud when Charlie said "do me a puppet show"! (You had to be there.) Another classic was the precocious kid who developed a crush on Dr Weston's nurse, which he transferred to Carol at the end of the episode - another laugh out loud moment. This one needs to be revived pretty damn soon, it'd blow 'Friends' right out of the water!