Valerie (1986–1991)

Valerie Hogan is what you call "super-mom." Valerie's husband, Michael is an airline pilot, so the job of raising their three boys is left mostly to Valerie. There's girl-hungry David, ... See full summary »

Creator:

Charlie Hauck

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Jeremy Licht, Luis Daniel Ponce

2 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jason Bateman	...	David Hogan (110 episodes, 1986-1991)
Jeremy Licht	...	Mark Hogan (110 episodes, 1986-1991)
Luis Daniel Ponce	...	Willie Hogan (110 episodes, 1986-1991)
Josh Taylor	...	Michael Hogan (101 episodes, 1986-1991)
Edie McClurg	...	Mrs. Patty Poole (88 episodes, 1986-1991)
Sandy Duncan	...	Sandy Hogan (78 episodes, 1987-1991)
Steve Witting	...	Burt (48 episodes, 1987-1991)

Storyline

Valerie Hogan is what you call "super-mom." Valerie's husband, Michael is an airline pilot, so the job of raising their three boys is left mostly to Valerie. There's girl-hungry David, Wille who's always getting into trouble, and brainy Mark. Mark and Wille are fraternal twins. Each week, Valerie encounters different experiences of what it is like to be a mother to three boys.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hogan Family

Filming Locations:

840 Bellefontaine Place, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Telepictures, Lorimar Television, Miller/Boyett Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (110 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brandon Tartikoff wrote that when Valerie Harper left the show and the title was changed to "The Hogan Family", the staff privately called it "Throw Momma from the Series".

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Connections

Referenced in ALF: We Are Family (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Through The Years"
Written by Charles Fox & Stephen Geyer
Performed by Roberta Flack

User Reviews

It was never the same without Harper!

This show really belonged to Valerie Harper, no offense to her replacement Sandy Duncan. Harper left the show under uncertain circumstances. Regardless, the show and network wrote her off sadly. While on, she was the mother to three boys and a pilot husband who was often absent. The cast was first rate including Edie McClurg as a neighbor, Christine Ebersole as her snobby unmarried sister-in-law, and the boys played by Jason Bateman, Jeremy Licht, and Danny Ponce. Ponce and Licht played fraternal twins who were as opposite as night and day. They touched on some issues like AIDS and homosexuality and other issues in this series but the show never fully recovered from the blow of Harper's absence.