"Valerie" (1986) TV series 1986-1991

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Creator:

Charlie Hauck

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

1 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Valerie Hogan is what you call "super-mom." Valerie's husband, Michael is an airline pilot, so the job...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Jason Bateman	...	David Hogan (110 episodes, 1986-1991)
Luis Daniel Ponce	...	Willie Hogan (110 episodes, 1986-1991)
Jeremy Licht	...	Mark Hogan (109 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)

Also Known As:

"The Hogan Family" (USA) (new title)
"Valerie's Family" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (110 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Mono

Filming Locations:

565 North Cahuenga Avenue, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lorimar Telepictures

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".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ALF: We Are Family (#2.25)" (1988)

Soundtrack:

Through The Years

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.