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Creator:
Susan Harris
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
8 October 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
"Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston... more
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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The Golden Girls: Estelle Getty's Emmy up for Auction, TV Academy Not Happy
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User Comments:
Not Entirely Empty! more (13 total)

Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (170 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Aired in a programming block with sister shows "The Golden Girls" (1985) and "Nurses" (1991). All three shows were created by Susan Harris and took place in Miami, Florida. On several occasions the shows featured interwoven story lines (such as a hurricane), in which characters from all three shows would interact. more
Quotes:
Charley Dietz: I don't wanna change my image at all. I'm happy with who I am.
Carol Weston: Mistake.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks (#2.11)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
LIFE GOES ON more

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Not Entirely Empty!, 21 March 2007
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Author: Sylvia Marciniak (sylviastel@aol.com) from United States

The show was a spin-off of Golden Girls about their neighbor, Dr. Harry Weston, a widower and doctor, who lived down the street with his beautiful dog, Dreyfuss. He gets frequent visitors like David Leisure who played the womanizing pilot, neighbor and friend. His daughters were played by Kristy McNichol and Dinah Manoff, both professional actresses with long histories. Of course, who could forget his nurse, Park Overall as Laverne. The show last seven seasons probably because it fell on after Golden Girls huge success. Richard Mulligan won awards for his performance and he was the heart and soul of the show's existence in my opinion. Marsha Warfield joined the cast late and there was some trouble especially with Kristy professionally and personally. Anyway the show was a lot better written than most of today's sitcoms. It dealt with lot of issues like death, relationships, etc. always with a good dose of laughter along the way. It was never the Golden Girls nor did it pretend to be and sometimes they would visit the show.

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