Dads (TV 1997)Director:Lee Shallat ChemelWriter:Mark Ganzel |
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Dads (TV 1997)Director:Lee Shallat ChemelWriter:Mark Ganzel |
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Steven Eckholdt | ... |
Tom
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| C. Thomas Howell | ... |
Tom
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| Adam Ferrara | ... |
Carl Sr.
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| Jane Sibbett | ... |
Melinda Nicholls
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Amitai Gross | ... |
Nicky
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Mercedes Kastner | ... |
(as Mercedes Villamil)
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Chelsea Parnell |
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| Scotty Leavenworth | ... |
Henry, Melinda's son
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| Rue McClanahan | ... |
Dr. Neuhauser
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Headrazz has the right idea. I got the tape like he did and I have to say it was one big waste of a half hour. The sitcom wasn't really bad, it was just totally uninteresting. It had archetype characters who were the typical lovable buffoons who can't do anything right but have a heart of gold and the maturity of 16 year old. The kids were heartbreakingly typical too, making wise-guy light hearted comments to there parents in a way that strikes me as trying way too hard to be cute. The plot is borrowed from countless other sitcoms too: three struggling dads trying to raise their kids and getting into all the old shenanigans. Even the teacher was the tough German matriarch who's motherly criticism to the dads even I could have written. All in all, I'm very glad this show never made it. It wasn't terrible but it was nothing new, nothing interesting, and nothing you wouldn't see on a different show. The only difference is the writers' angle of centering the show on three divorced dads: the immature playful dimwitted mechanic, the nervous sarcastic businessman, and the normal one. Kinda sounds like Joey and Chandler from friends with Mr Normal to balance it out.