Kate & Allie 

Two divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.

Creator:

Sherry Coben

Stars:

Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Frederick Koehler

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Susan Saint James	...	Kate McArdle 122 episodes, 1984-1989
Jane Curtin	...	Allie Lowell / ... 122 episodes, 1984-1989
Frederick Koehler	...	Chip Lowell 115 episodes, 1984-1989
Allison Smith	...	Jennie Lowell 115 episodes, 1984-1989
Ari Meyers	...	Emma McArdle / ... 90 episodes, 1984-1988

Storyline

When Allie Lowell divorces her husband and gets custody of their two children, she moves to New York City and moves in with her best friend, Kate McArdle, also divorced and raising a daughter. They form a unique kind of family unit in this comedy from the 1980s.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | character names as series title | friend | new york city | divorce | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Susan Saint James became pregnant during the show's fourth season, it was not written into the show because her character was single. She was filmed either with strategically placed props or by having her character Kate recovering from a broken leg. However, in a flashback episode that took place when Kate and Allie were younger and they were pregnant with their daughters on the show, St. James was allowed to show her pregnancy.

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Quotes

Allie Lowell: [after joke has been successfully pulled] And people say I'm not the fun one.

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Connections

Referenced in Life After Tomorrow (2006)

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Soundtracks

Theme Song
Performed by John Loeffler

User Reviews

Warm memories

I loved Kate and Allie.

I haven't seen it for years but I remember it being funny and smart, and the first show that had divorced women just getting on with things.

In '80s Britain if you were from a single parent household you were nothing but a criminal in the making! - this show was the tonic to all that stuff and nonsense, and I have very warm memories of settling down to my weekly slice of New York life.

• IMDb has a silly rule about having to have 10 lines of text before they'll allow you to post a comment, so now I have to ramble on although I've already made my point. So here you go. Ramble, ramble, ramble, ramble -

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kate & Allie

Filming Locations:

Simphony House Apartments 235 W 56th St New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates, Reeves Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (122 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3