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{{Infobox television |
{{Infobox television |
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| image =Harry and the Hendersons (sitcom logo).png |
| image = Harry and the Hendersons (sitcom logo).png |
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| genre = Sitcom |
| genre = Sitcom |
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| writer = [[Sam Denoff]]<br>[[Bob Fraser (TV producer)|Bob Fraser]]<br>Sheree Guitar<br>Harriet B. Helberg<br>[[Sandy Helberg]]<br>Alan Moskowitz<br>Daryl G. Nickens<br>[[Lin Oliver]]<br>Mike Scott |
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| director = [[Don Amendolia]]<br>[[Scott Baio]]<br>Lee Bernhardi<br>[[Frank Bonner]]<br>Alan Cooke<br>Bruce Davison<br>[[Tony Dow]]<br>[[Richard Kline]]<br>Nick Havinga<br>[[Dwayne Hickman]]<br>Lee Lochhead<br>[[Howard Murray]]<br>[[Donna Pescow]]<br>[[James Widdoes]] |
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| starring = [[Bruce Davison]]<br>[[Molly Cheek]]<br>Carol-Ann Plante<br>[[Zachary Bostrom]]<br>[[Kevin Peter Hall]]<br>Dawan Scott<br>[[Brian Steele]] |
| starring = [[Bruce Davison]]<br>[[Molly Cheek]]<br>Carol-Ann Plante<br>[[Zachary Bostrom]]<br>[[Kevin Peter Hall]]<br>Dawan Scott<br>[[Brian Steele]] |
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| theme_music_composer = |
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| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] |
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] |
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| runtime = 22–24 minutes |
| runtime = 22–24 minutes |
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| company = [[ |
| company = [[Amblin Television]] |
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| distributor = [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution|MCA TV]] (1991–1998)<br>[[The Program Exchange]] (1998–2016)<br>[[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] (2016–present) |
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| channel = [[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] |
| channel = [[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] |
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1991|01|13}} |
| first_aired = {{Start date|1991|01|13}} |
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| related = ''[[Harry and the Hendersons]]'' |
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| ⚫ | '''''Harry and the Hendersons''''' is an American [[sitcom]] based on the [[Harry and the Hendersons|film of the same name]], produced by [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Television]] for [[Universal Television]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Harry' Spinoff Is 'Alf' For The '90s|work= Sun Sentinel|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-01-20/entertainment/9101040378_1_harry-spinoff-hendersons|access-date= 2010-10-12|archive-date= 2012-05-16|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516191901/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-01-20/entertainment/9101040378_1_harry-spinoff-hendersons|url-status= dead}}</ref> It aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] from January 13, 1991, to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. It is about a family who adopts a [[Bigfoot]] called Harry.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Harry and the Hendersons |magazine= Entertainment Weekly|date=1991-03-01|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313461,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080111115151/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313461,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 11, 2008|access-date=2010-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= TV REVIEW : Insipid Remake of 'Hendersons' |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=1991-01-12|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-12-ca-7040-story.html|access-date=2011-01-01|first=Irv|last=Letofsky}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''''Harry and the Hendersons''''' is an American [[sitcom]] based on the [[Harry and the Hendersons|film of the same name]], produced by [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin Television]] for [[Universal Television]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Harry' Spinoff Is 'Alf' For The '90s|work= Sun Sentinel|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-01-20/entertainment/9101040378_1_harry-spinoff-hendersons|access-date= 2010-10-12|archive-date= 2012-05-16|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516191901/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-01-20/entertainment/9101040378_1_harry-spinoff-hendersons|url-status= dead}}</ref> It aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] from January 13, 1991, to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. It is about a family who adopts a [[Bigfoot]] called Harry.<ref>{{cite |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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[[Bruce Davison]] and [[Molly Cheek]] played the parents (in the film, they were played by [[John Lithgow]] and [[Melinda Dillon]] respectively) with Carol-Ann Plante and [[Zachary Bostrom]] as the children (in the film, they were played by [[Margaret Langrick]] and Joshua Rudoy respectively). [[Kevin Peter Hall]] played the role of Harry in both the film and TV series, until his death late in the production of the first season. He was replaced first by Dawan Scott and then by [[Brian Steele]] in the third season (Steele had filled in for Scott in the Harry costume for numerous scenes during season two, before taking over the role full-time). Harry's vocal effects were provided by [[Patrick Pinney]], where the vocal effects were previously provided by [[Fred Newman (actor)|Fred Newman]] in the film. |
[[Bruce Davison]] and [[Molly Cheek]] played the parents George and Nancy (in the film, they were played by [[John Lithgow]] and [[Melinda Dillon]] respectively) with Carol-Ann Plante and [[Zachary Bostrom]] as the children Sarah and Ernie (in the film, they were played by [[Margaret Langrick]] and Joshua Rudoy respectively). [[Kevin Peter Hall]] played the role of Harry in both the film and TV series, until his death late in the production of the first season. He was replaced first by Dawan Scott and then by [[Brian Steele]] in the third season (Steele had filled in for Scott in the Harry costume for numerous scenes during season two, before taking over the role full-time). Harry's vocal effects were provided by [[Patrick Pinney]], where the vocal effects were previously provided by [[Fred Newman (actor)|Fred Newman]] in the film. |
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In the series, George and Nancy were an upwardly mobile two-career couple, with the former working for a sporting goods company. George eventually launched his own magazine, ''The Better Life'', late in the second season. Initially helping the Hendersons with Harry's care, and Sasquatch research, was Walter Potter, a biologist working for the Department of Animal Control. Also seen early on were the Glicks, neighbors of the Hendersons; Samantha was a pretty, young single mother and reporter, and Tiffany was her precocious little girl, a classmate of Ernie's who had an obvious crush on him. Samantha, Tiffany, and Walter were all written out after the first season, but the aspect of having a girl next door who chased after Ernie was retained through a new character, Darcy Payne, for the 1991–92 season. Darcy was more annoying than her predecessor, and spent all her waking hours trying to make the Hendersons' young son hers. However, she did catch on to the fact that the family was hiding a bigfoot, and had several close encounters with Harry; fortunately, Darcy disappeared from the show before she could have exposed the secret about him. Nancy's younger brother Brett, a photographer, moved in with the Hendersons in the second season, and was also sworn to secrecy about Harry. When George began ''The Better Life'' in the spring of 1992, Brett was hired as the publication's chief photographer and a financial beneficiary. |
In the series, George and Nancy were an upwardly mobile two-career couple, with the former working for a sporting goods company. George eventually launched his own magazine, ''The Better Life'', late in the second season. Initially helping the Hendersons with Harry's care, and Sasquatch research, was Walter Potter, a biologist working for the Department of Animal Control. Also seen early on were the Glicks, neighbors of the Hendersons; Samantha was a pretty, young single mother and reporter, and Tiffany was her precocious little girl, a classmate of Ernie's who had an obvious crush on him. Samantha, Tiffany, and Walter were all written out after the first season, but the aspect of having a girl next door who chased after Ernie was retained through a new character, Darcy Payne, for the 1991–92 season. Darcy was more annoying than her predecessor, and spent all her waking hours trying to make the Hendersons' young son hers. However, she did catch on to the fact that the family was hiding a bigfoot, and had several close encounters with Harry; fortunately, Darcy disappeared from the show before she could have exposed the secret about him. Nancy's younger brother Brett, a photographer, moved in with the Hendersons in the second season, and was also sworn to secrecy about Harry. When George began ''The Better Life'' in the spring of 1992, Brett was hired as the publication's chief photographer and a financial beneficiary. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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===Harry=== |
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* [[Kevin Peter Hall]] |
* [[Kevin Peter Hall]] (1991) |
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* Dawan Scott |
* Dawan Scott (1991–1992) |
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* [[Brian Steele]] |
* [[Brian Steele]] (1992–1993) |
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* N. Brock Winkless IV as Harry (face performer, 1991–1993) |
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* N. Brock Winkless IV (face performer, 1991–1993) |
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* [[Patrick Pinney]] (vocal effects, 1991–1993) |
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===Humans=== |
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* [[Bruce Davison]] as George Henderson |
* [[Bruce Davison]] as George Henderson |
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* [[Molly Cheek]] as Nancy Henderson |
* [[Molly Cheek]] as Nancy Henderson |
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== Episodes == |
== Episodes == |
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{{Series overview |
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| start1 = {{Start date|1991|1|13}} |
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| end1 = {{End date|1991|5|26}} |
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| start2 = {{Start date|1991|9|29}} |
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| start3 = {{Start date|1992|9|18}} |
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| end3 = {{End date|1993|6|18}} |
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=== Season 1 (1991) === |
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{{Episode list |
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|EpisodeNumber=1 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=4 |
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|Title=Harry Goes Home: Part 1 |
|Title=Harry Goes Home: Part 1 |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Tony Dow]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|3}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|3}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=5 |
|EpisodeNumber2=5 |
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|Title=Whose Forest Is It Anyway?: Part 2 |
|Title=Whose Forest Is It Anyway?: Part 2 |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Tony Dow |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|10}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|10}} |
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|ShortSummary= |
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|Title=The Father-Son Game |
|Title=The Father-Son Game |
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|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy=R. |
|WrittenBy=[[R.J. Colleary]] |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|17}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|2|17}} |
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|EpisodeNumber=7 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=7 |
|EpisodeNumber2=7 |
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|Title= |
|Title=Bagging the Big One |
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|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy=Daryl Nickens & Mike Scott |
|WrittenBy=Daryl Nickens & Mike Scott |
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|EpisodeNumber2=8 |
|EpisodeNumber2=8 |
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|Title=Harry the Hero |
|Title=Harry the Hero |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Tony Dow |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Laura Levine |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|3}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|3}} |
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|EpisodeNumber=9 |
|EpisodeNumber=9 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=9 |
|EpisodeNumber2=9 |
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|Title=Roots, the |
|Title=Roots, the Herb |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Alan Cooke |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Erza D. Rappaport & J.D. Rappaport |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|10}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|10}} |
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|ShortSummary= |
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|EpisodeNumber2=10 |
|EpisodeNumber2=10 |
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|Title=The Mentor |
|Title=The Mentor |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|17}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|17}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=11 |
|EpisodeNumber2=11 |
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|Title=The Bodyguard |
|Title=The Bodyguard |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Don Amendolia]] |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler| t= Barry Bleach & Lynne Kadish}} |
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|WrittenBy= |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|24}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|3|24}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=12 |
|EpisodeNumber2=12 |
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|Title=Harry and the Homeless Man |
|Title=Harry and the Homeless Man |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Tony Dow |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Gerry Matthews |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|7}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|7}} |
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|Title=Harry Goes Ape |
|Title=Harry Goes Ape |
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|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy=Michael Poryes |
|WrittenBy=[[Michael Poryes]] |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|21}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|4|21}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=16 |
|EpisodeNumber2=16 |
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|Title=Harry and the Masked Wrestler |
|Title=Harry and the Masked Wrestler |
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|DirectedBy=Richard Kline |
|DirectedBy=[[Richard Kline]] |
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|WrittenBy=John Boni |
|WrittenBy=John Boni |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|12}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|12}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=17 |
|EpisodeNumber2=17 |
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|Title=When Harry Met Sammy |
|Title=When Harry Met Sammy |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Bernhardi |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=R.J. Colleary |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|19}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|19}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=18 |
|EpisodeNumber2=18 |
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|Title=Harry and the Cheerleaders |
|Title=Harry and the Cheerleaders |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Bernhardi |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|26}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|26}} |
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===Season 2 |
===Season 2 (1991–92)=== |
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|EpisodeNumber=19 |
|EpisodeNumber=19 |
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|EpisodeNumber2=1 |
|EpisodeNumber2=1 |
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|Title=Retrospective |
|Title=Retrospective |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Frank Bonner]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|29}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|29}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=2 |
|EpisodeNumber2=2 |
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|Title=The Terror of the Trees |
|Title=The Terror of the Trees |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[James Widdoes]] |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= [[R.J. Colleary]]|t= Paul J. Raley}} |
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|WrittenBy= |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|6}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|6}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=3 |
|EpisodeNumber2=3 |
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|Title=Sarah Sings the Blues |
|Title=Sarah Sings the Blues |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|13}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|13}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=4 |
|EpisodeNumber2=4 |
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|Title=Mom |
|Title=Mom |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Bruce Davison]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Colman Dekay & James L. Freedman |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|20}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|20}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=5 |
|EpisodeNumber2=5 |
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|Title=The Ransom of Bigfoot |
|Title=The Ransom of Bigfoot |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Bernhardi |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=David Wiemers & Ken Koonce |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|27}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|27}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=6 |
|EpisodeNumber2=6 |
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|Title=Halloween |
|Title=Halloween |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Scott Baio]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Diana "Jennie" Ayers & Susan Sebastian |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|3}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|3}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=7 |
|EpisodeNumber2=7 |
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|Title=Brett Hits Home |
|Title=Brett Hits Home |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=R.J. Colleary |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|10}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|10}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=8 |
|EpisodeNumber2=8 |
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|Title=George's White Light |
|Title=George's White Light |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|17}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|17}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=9 |
|EpisodeNumber2=9 |
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|Title=Working Stiffs |
|Title=Working Stiffs |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Tony Dow]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|24}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|24}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=10 |
|EpisodeNumber2=10 |
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|Title=Love Mask |
|Title=Love Mask |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Tony Dow |
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|WrittenBy=Tom Biener & [[Bob Fraser (TV producer)|Bob Fraser]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|12}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|12}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=11 |
|EpisodeNumber2=11 |
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|Title=The Blue Parrot |
|Title=The Blue Parrot |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Dwayne Hickman]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Shari Scharfer & Julie Strassman |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|19}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|19}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=12 |
|EpisodeNumber2=12 |
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|Title=Winning |
|Title=Winning |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=R.J. Colleary |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|26}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|26}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=13 |
|EpisodeNumber2=13 |
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|Title='Til Theft Do Us Part |
|Title='Til Theft Do Us Part |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Colman DeKay & James L. Freedman |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|2}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|2}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=14 |
|EpisodeNumber2=14 |
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|Title=The Genius |
|Title=The Genius |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Carol Croland |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|9}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|9}} |
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|EpisodeNumber2=15 |
|EpisodeNumber2=15 |
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|Title=Wild Things |
|Title=Wild Things |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Bobby Bosse |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Robin J. Stein |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|16}} |
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|16}} |
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|WrittenBy=Bruce Rush |
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|Title=Moonlighting |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Alan Moskowitz|t= Laura Levine}} |
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|Title=The Green Eyed Bigfoot |
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|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy=Lauren Eve Anderson |
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|Title=The Itchologist |
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|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Ezra D. Rappaport & J.D. Rappaport|t= Alan Moskowitz}} |
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|Title=Selling Out |
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|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy=Matt Ember |
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|Title=The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot |
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|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy=R.J. Colleary |
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|Title=The Busybody |
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|DirectedBy=[[Richard Kline|Richard T. Kline]] |
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|WrittenBy=Mark Amato |
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|Title=I Got Your Birthday Right Here |
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|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy=Sheree Guitar |
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===Season 3 (1992–93)=== |
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|EpisodeNumber2=1 |
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|Title=Yo Richie! |
|Title=Yo Richie! |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Howard Murray]] |
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|WrittenBy=[[Marc Wilmore]] |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|18}} |
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|Title=The Candidate |
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|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|25}} |
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|Title=The Bride and the Gloom |
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|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= R.J. Colleary|t= Matt Ember & Ray DeLaurentis}} |
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|Title=Born Again |
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|DirectedBy=Bruce Davison |
|DirectedBy=[[Bruce Davison]] |
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|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|30}} |
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|Title=The Old Bigfoot |
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|DirectedBy=[[Frank Bonner]] |
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|WrittenBy=[[R.J. Colleary]] |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|6}} |
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|Title=The Outing |
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|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy=R.J. Colleary |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|13}} |
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|Title=Harry Henderson, National Treasure |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|20}} |
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|Title=Retrospective Two |
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|DirectedBy=Frank Bonner |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz & R.J. Colleary |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|2}} |
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|Title=Blood Is Thicker Than Karma |
|Title=Blood Is Thicker Than Karma |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Ray DeLaurentis |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|22}} |
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|Title=Pitch, Pitch, Pitch |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Sheree Guitar |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|29}} |
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|Title=Harry the Mascot |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Robin J. Stein |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|5}} |
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|Title=The Big Kiss Off |
|Title=The Big Kiss Off |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|12}} |
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|Title=The Frenchman |
|Title=The Frenchman |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Bruce A. Rush |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|19}} |
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|Title=Laid Up |
|Title=Laid Up |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=[[Donna Pescow]] |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Don Hart |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|26}} |
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|Title=Harrywood Babylon |
|Title=Harrywood Babylon |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Colman DeKay & James L. Freedman |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|3|5}} |
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|Title=Witness: Part 1 |
|Title=Witness: Part 1 |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= John Zuur Platten & Tony Cabalu|t= R.J. Colleary}} |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|3|12}} |
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|Title=Harry the Hostage: Part 2 |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= John Zuur Platten & Tony Cabalu|t= R.J. Colleary}} |
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|Title=Exterminator |
|Title=Exterminator |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Howard Murray |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Si Rose |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|3|26}} |
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|Title=Beauty and the Beast |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Bruce Davison |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= [[Sandy Helberg]]|t= Robin J. Stein}} |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|2}} |
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|Title=Big Feet, Small Minds |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Matt Ember |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|9}} |
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|Title=Surf's Down |
|Title=Surf's Down |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|16}} |
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|Title=Follow Your Art |
|Title=Follow Your Art |
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|DirectedBy= |
|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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|WrittenBy= |
|WrittenBy=Sheree Guitar |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|23}} |
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|Title=The Three Facts of Brett |
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|DirectedBy= |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= R.J. Colleary|t= Tony Cabalu & John Zuur Platten}} |
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|Title=Ernie Confidential |
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|DirectedBy=[[Richard Kline]] |
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|WrittenBy=Robin J. Stein & Ray DeLaurentis |
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|14}} |
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|Title=Uncle Mack Comes Back |
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|DirectedBy=Nick Havinga |
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|WrittenBy=Alan Moskowitz |
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|Title=The Long Goodbyes: Part 1 |
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|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Lin Oliver & R.J. Colleary|t= R.J. Colleary}} |
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|DirectedBy=Lee Lochhead |
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The series' theme song was "[[Your Feet's Too Big]]", performed by [[Leon Redbone]]. |
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| Harry and the Hendersons | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Bruce Davison Molly Cheek Carol-Ann Plante Zachary Bostrom Kevin Peter Hall Dawan Scott Brian Steele |
| Opening theme | "Your Feet's Too Big" performed by Leon Redbone |
| Composer | Todd Hayen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lin Oliver |
| Producers | Jill Lopez Danton Sheree Guitar |
| Cinematography | Robert Caramico |
| Editor | Andy Zall |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company | Amblin Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | first-run syndication |
| Release | January 13, 1991 – June 18, 1993 |
| Related | |
| Harry and the Hendersons | |
Harry and the Hendersons is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Television for Universal Television.[1] It aired in syndication from January 13, 1991, to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. It is about a family who adopts a Bigfoot called Harry.[2][3]
Synopsis
[edit]Bruce Davison and Molly Cheek played the parents George and Nancy (in the film, they were played by John Lithgow and Melinda Dillon respectively) with Carol-Ann Plante and Zachary Bostrom as the children Sarah and Ernie (in the film, they were played by Margaret Langrick and Joshua Rudoy respectively). Kevin Peter Hall played the role of Harry in both the film and TV series, until his death late in the production of the first season. He was replaced first by Dawan Scott and then by Brian Steele in the third season (Steele had filled in for Scott in the Harry costume for numerous scenes during season two, before taking over the role full-time). Harry's vocal effects were provided by Patrick Pinney, where the vocal effects were previously provided by Fred Newman in the film.
In the series, George and Nancy were an upwardly mobile two-career couple, with the former working for a sporting goods company. George eventually launched his own magazine, The Better Life, late in the second season. Initially helping the Hendersons with Harry's care, and Sasquatch research, was Walter Potter, a biologist working for the Department of Animal Control. Also seen early on were the Glicks, neighbors of the Hendersons; Samantha was a pretty, young single mother and reporter, and Tiffany was her precocious little girl, a classmate of Ernie's who had an obvious crush on him. Samantha, Tiffany, and Walter were all written out after the first season, but the aspect of having a girl next door who chased after Ernie was retained through a new character, Darcy Payne, for the 1991–92 season. Darcy was more annoying than her predecessor, and spent all her waking hours trying to make the Hendersons' young son hers. However, she did catch on to the fact that the family was hiding a bigfoot, and had several close encounters with Harry; fortunately, Darcy disappeared from the show before she could have exposed the secret about him. Nancy's younger brother Brett, a photographer, moved in with the Hendersons in the second season, and was also sworn to secrecy about Harry. When George began The Better Life in the spring of 1992, Brett was hired as the publication's chief photographer and a financial beneficiary.
The following year brought many changes, as in the season premiere Harry's existence was accidentally exposed. Just as the Hendersons feared he would be captured by the government and possibly killed, he was rather embraced by the public and received overnight regional fame. For a while, Harry had to adjust to a high-profile life full of exhibition and additional scientific studies, but at the same time the entire family got used to resting more comfortably now that they did not have to hide the big creature from view anymore. Hilton, a friend of Ernie's and the son of a local police chief, joined the cast in the third season.
The TV series credits contains an artistic representation of key scenes from the film.
Cast
[edit]Harry
[edit]- Kevin Peter Hall (1991)
- Dawan Scott (1991–1992)
- Brian Steele (1992–1993)
- N. Brock Winkless IV (face performer, 1991–1993)
- Patrick Pinney (vocal effects, 1991–1993)
Humans
[edit]- Bruce Davison as George Henderson
- Molly Cheek as Nancy Henderson
- Carol-Ann Plante as Sarah Henderson
- Zachary Bostrom as Ernie Henderson
- Gigi Rice as Samantha Glick (1991)
- Cassie Cole as Tiffany Glick (1991)
- David Coburn as Walter Potter (1991)
- Noah Blake as Brett Douglas (1991–1993)
- Courtney Peldon as Darcy Payne (1991–1992)
- Mark Dakota Robinson as Hilton Woods, Jr. (1992–1993)
- Jared Henderson as Himself (1992)
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 18 | January 13, 1991 | May 26, 1991 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 29, 1991 | May 17, 1992 | |
| 3 | 30 | September 18, 1992 | June 18, 1993 | |
Season 1 (1991)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Arrival" | Frank Bonner | Story by : Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz Teleplay by : Alan Moskowitz | January 13, 1991 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Day After" | Alan Cooke | John Boni | January 20, 1991 |
| 3 | 3 | "Cool" | Frank Bonner | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz | January 27, 1991 |
| 4 | 4 | "Harry Goes Home: Part 1" | Tony Dow | Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler | February 3, 1991 |
| 5 | 5 | "Whose Forest Is It Anyway?: Part 2" | Tony Dow | Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler | February 10, 1991 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Father-Son Game" | Frank Bonner | R.J. Colleary | February 17, 1991 |
| 7 | 7 | "Bagging the Big One" | Frank Bonner | Daryl Nickens & Mike Scott | February 24, 1991 |
| 8 | 8 | "Harry the Hero" | Tony Dow | Laura Levine | March 3, 1991 |
| 9 | 9 | "Roots, the Herb" | Alan Cooke | Erza D. Rappaport & J.D. Rappaport | March 10, 1991 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Mentor" | Frank Bonner | Alan Moskowitz | March 17, 1991 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Bodyguard" | Don Amendolia | Story by : Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler Teleplay by : Barry Bleach & Lynne Kadish | March 24, 1991 |
| 12 | 12 | "Harry and the Homeless Man" | Tony Dow | Gerry Matthews | April 7, 1991 |
| 13 | 13 | "Harry Goes Ape" | Frank Bonner | Michael Poryes | April 21, 1991 |
| 14 | 14 | "Pet Psychic" | Frank Bonner | Julie Moskowitz & Gary Stephens | April 28, 1991 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Bigfoot That Ate Seattle" | Don Amendolia | Alan Moskowitz | May 5, 1991 |
| 16 | 16 | "Harry and the Masked Wrestler" | Richard Kline | John Boni | May 12, 1991 |
| 17 | 17 | "When Harry Met Sammy" | Lee Bernhardi | R.J. Colleary | May 19, 1991 |
| 18 | 18 | "Harry and the Cheerleaders" | Lee Bernhardi | Sam Denoff & Marc Sheffler | May 26, 1991 |
Season 2 (1991–92)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Retrospective" | Frank Bonner | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz | September 29, 1991 |
| 20 | 2 | "The Terror of the Trees" | James Widdoes | Story by : R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : Paul J. Raley | October 6, 1991 |
| 21 | 3 | "Sarah Sings the Blues" | Frank Bonner | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz | October 13, 1991 |
| 22 | 4 | "Mom" | Bruce Davison | Colman Dekay & James L. Freedman | October 20, 1991 |
| 23 | 5 | "The Ransom of Bigfoot" | Lee Bernhardi | David Wiemers & Ken Koonce | October 27, 1991 |
| 24 | 6 | "Halloween" | Scott Baio | Diana "Jennie" Ayers & Susan Sebastian | November 3, 1991 |
| 25 | 7 | "Brett Hits Home" | Nick Havinga | R.J. Colleary | November 10, 1991 |
| 26 | 8 | "George's White Light" | Nick Havinga | Lin Oliver | November 17, 1991 |
| 27 | 9 | "Working Stiffs" | Tony Dow | Alan Moskowitz | November 24, 1991 |
| 28 | 10 | "Love Mask" | Tony Dow | Tom Biener & Bob Fraser | January 12, 1992 |
| 29 | 11 | "The Blue Parrot" | Dwayne Hickman | Shari Scharfer & Julie Strassman | January 19, 1992 |
| 30 | 12 | "Winning" | Nick Havinga | R.J. Colleary | January 26, 1992 |
| 31 | 13 | "'Til Theft Do Us Part" | Nick Havinga | Colman DeKay & James L. Freedman | February 2, 1992 |
| 32 | 14 | "The Genius" | Lee Lochhead | Carol Croland | February 9, 1992 |
| 33 | 15 | "Wild Things" | Bobby Bosse | Robin J. Stein | February 16, 1992 |
| 34 | 16 | "Fatherhood" | Howard Murray | Bruce Rush | February 23, 1992 |
| 35 | 17 | "Sarah Spills the Bigfoot Beans" | Dwayne Hickman | Robin J. Stein | March 1, 1992 |
| 36 | 18 | "Moonlighting" | Nick Havinga | Story by : Alan Moskowitz Teleplay by : Laura Levine | March 22, 1992 |
| 37 | 19 | "The Green Eyed Bigfoot" | Howard Murray | Lauren Eve Anderson | March 29, 1992 |
| 38 | 20 | "The Itchologist" | Howard Murray | Story by : Ezra D. Rappaport & J.D. Rappaport Teleplay by : Alan Moskowitz | April 5, 1992 |
| 39 | 21 | "Selling Out" | Lee Lochhead | Matt Ember | April 26, 1992 |
| 40 | 22 | "The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot" | Lee Lochhead | R.J. Colleary | May 3, 1992 |
| 41 | 23 | "The Busybody" | Richard T. Kline | Mark Amato | May 10, 1992 |
| 42 | 24 | "I Got Your Birthday Right Here" | Howard Murray | Sheree Guitar | May 17, 1992 |
Season 3 (1992–93)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "Yo Richie!" | Howard Murray | Marc Wilmore | September 18, 1992 |
| 44 | 2 | "The Candidate" | Lee Lochhead | Alan Moskowitz | September 25, 1992 |
| 45 | 3 | "The Bride and the Gloom" | Lee Lochhead | Story by : R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : Matt Ember & Ray DeLaurentis | October 2, 1992 |
| 46 | 4 | "Born Again" | Bruce Davison | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz | October 30, 1992 |
| 47 | 5 | "The Old Bigfoot" | Frank Bonner | R.J. Colleary | November 6, 1992 |
| 48 | 6 | "The Outing" | Nick Havinga | R.J. Colleary | November 13, 1992 |
| 49 | 7 | "Harry Henderson, National Treasure" | Howard Murray | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz | November 20, 1992 |
| 50 | 8 | "Retrospective Two" | Frank Bonner | Lin Oliver & Alan Moskowitz & R.J. Colleary | January 2, 1993 |
| 51 | 9 | "Blood Is Thicker Than Karma" | Lee Lochhead | Ray DeLaurentis | January 22, 1993 |
| 52 | 10 | "Pitch, Pitch, Pitch" | Lee Lochhead | Sheree Guitar | January 29, 1993 |
| 53 | 11 | "Harry the Mascot" | Howard Murray | Robin J. Stein | February 5, 1993 |
| 54 | 12 | "The Big Kiss Off" | Nick Havinga | Alan Moskowitz | February 12, 1993 |
| 55 | 13 | "The Frenchman" | Nick Havinga | Bruce A. Rush | February 19, 1993 |
| 56 | 14 | "Laid Up" | Donna Pescow | Don Hart | February 26, 1993 |
| 57 | 15 | "Harrywood Babylon" | Howard Murray | Colman DeKay & James L. Freedman | March 5, 1993 |
| 58 | 16 | "Witness: Part 1" | Nick Havinga | Story by : John Zuur Platten & Tony Cabalu Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary | March 12, 1993 |
| 59 | 17 | "Harry the Hostage: Part 2" | Nick Havinga | Story by : John Zuur Platten & Tony Cabalu Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary | March 19, 1993 |
| 60 | 18 | "Exterminator" | Howard Murray | Si Rose | March 26, 1993 |
| 61 | 19 | "Beauty and the Beast" | Bruce Davison | Story by : Sandy Helberg Teleplay by : Robin J. Stein | April 2, 1993 |
| 62 | 20 | "Big Feet, Small Minds" | Lee Lochhead | Matt Ember | April 9, 1993 |
| 63 | 21 | "Surf's Down" | Nick Havinga | Alan Moskowitz | April 16, 1993 |
| 64 | 22 | "Follow Your Art" | Lee Lochhead | Sheree Guitar | April 23, 1993 |
| 65 | 23 | "Them Bones" | Lee Lochhead | R. J. Colleary | April 30, 1993 |
| 66 | 24 | "The Three Facts of Brett" | Lee Lochhead | Story by : R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : Tony Cabalu & John Zuur Platten | May 7, 1993 |
| 67 | 25 | "Ernie Confidential" | Richard Kline | Robin J. Stein & Ray DeLaurentis | May 14, 1993 |
| 68 | 26 | "Uncle Mack Comes Back" | Nick Havinga | Alan Moskowitz | May 21, 1993 |
| 69 | 27 | "Skin Deep" | Lee Lochhead | Sheree Guitar | May 28, 1993 |
| 70 | 28 | "Retrospective Three" | Howard Murray | Story by : Lin Oliver & R. J. Colleary Teleplay by : Lin Oliver | June 4, 1993 |
| 71 | 29 | "The Long Goodbyes: Part 1" | Howard Murray | Story by : Lin Oliver & R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary | June 11, 1993 |
| 72 | 30 | "The Long Goodbyes: Part 2" | Lee Lochhead | Story by : Lin Oliver & R.J. Colleary Teleplay by : Lin Oliver | June 18, 1993 |
Production
[edit]Among the series' directors were series star Bruce Davison, Scott Baio, Frank Bonner, Tony Dow, Richard Kline, Dwayne Hickman, and Donna Pescow.
The series' theme song was "Your Feet's Too Big", performed by Leon Redbone.
Reruns aired on digital subchannel Retro Television Network from August 2008 until their distribution agreement with NBCUniversal ended in June 2011.
Broadcast stations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harry' Spinoff Is 'Alf' For The '90s". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Harry and the Hendersons". Entertainment Weekly. 1991-03-01. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ Letofsky, Irv (1991-01-12). "TV REVIEW : Insipid Remake of 'Hendersons'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Retro: Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Sunday, September 27, 1992". Radio Discussions. January 9, 2017.
- ^ "RETRO: Anchorage, Alaska (June 27, 1992)". Radio Discussions. January 12, 2008.
- ^ "Retro: North Carolina, 9/14/91". Radio Discussions. August 25, 2005.
- ^ "Retro: Baltimore and Washington, DC...Saturday 9/14/91". Radio Discussions. February 20, 2006.
- ^ "RETRO: WESTERN ILLINOIS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993". Radio Discussions. April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Retro: Boston, MA: Saturday: October 16, 1993". Radio Discussions. April 6, 2019.
- ^ Harry & The Hendersons Promo - Fox 29 on YouTube
- ^ "Retro: Point Pleasant, WV, Sunday, November 8, 1992". Radio Discussions. July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Retro: Arkansas, 9/11/93". Radio Discussions. February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Retro: Tampa Bay, Sunday, August 23, 1992". Radio Discussions. May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Retro: Oxnard/Los Angeles, Saturday, July 31, 1993". Radio Discussions. September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Retro: Southeastern New England, Saturday, June 19, 1993". Radio Discussions. March 18, 2017.
- ^ Commercial Harry and the Hendersons OKC FOX 25 Teaser on YouTube
- ^ "Retro: Tampa/Orlando, Saturday, August 22, 1992". Radio Discussions. August 26, 2017.
- ^ "Who aired what where: Lesser-known syndicated shows". Radio Discussions. January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Retro: Kingman, AZ, Sunday, May 3, 1992". Radio Discussions. October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Retro: Spokane, Washington — Sunday, December 22, 1991". Radio Discussions. February 27, 2019.
- ^ "Retro: St. Louis/Paducah/Evansville - Saturday, May 23, 1992". Radio Discussions. June 28, 2013.
- ^ "Retro: New London, CT, Saturday, June 8, 1991". Radio Discussions. May 7, 2017.
External links
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- Live action television shows based on films
- Television series about families
- Television series by Universal Television
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- Cryptozoological television series
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