"Just the Ten of Us" (1988) TV series 1988-1990

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Dan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

26 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Coach Lubbock, his wife, and their 8 kids move to Eureka, CA for a job as a coach. Little did coach know when he got there...

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Nun | Catholic School | Priest | Family Relationships

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Bill Kirchenbauer	...	Coach Graham T. Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Deborah Harmon	...	Elizabeth Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Heather Langenkamp	...	Marie Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Jamie Luner	...	Cindy Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Brooke Theiss	...	Wendy Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
JoAnn Willette	...	Constance "Connie" Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Heidi Zeigler	...	Sherry Lubbock (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Matt Shakman	...	Graham 'J.R.' Lubbock Jr. / ... (47 episodes, 1988-1990)
Frank Bonner	...	Father Robert Hargis (45 episodes, 1988-1990)

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (47 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Matt Shakman, who played horror buff J.R., was constantly wearing A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) clothing and referencing the films. Heather Langenkamp, JoAnn Willette and Brooke Theiss, who played his sisters, appeared in Elm Street films. Theiss did hers between seasons of "Just the Ten of Us."

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The opening sequence is intended to portray the family's cross-country move from New York City to California. However, in the St. Louis shot, the camera is facing south with the Gateway Arch in the center. As the vehicle moves toward the camera, it pans left and reveals more of the Mississippi River...which clearly shows the family driving east of St. Louis, not west.

Quotes:

Constance "Connie" Lubbock: I'd rather shave my legs with a chainsaw.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Joey: Joey and the Sex Tape (#2.8)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Swept Away

Still one of my favourites...

I love this show... I only started watching because Heather Langenkamp was in it and I was (and am) a fan of hers from the Nightmare days, but then I realized that I truly enjoyed every episode.

I miss the show a lot...it was the only funny thing on that insipid TGIF line-up and once it was gone, ABC couldn't find a replacement that would stay for longer than a season...should have tipped them off to not bow to Miller-Boyette.

The humour was right on, if you were not too uptight to catch it or to laugh at yourself if you found it too close to home, and every episode was endearing and fun.

"Car in the Pool" is my favourite with "Highway to Heaven" coming in next, and "Heartbreaker" and "Radio Days"...*etc, etc, etc*