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Empty Nest 

TV-PG | | Comedy, Family | TV Series (1988–1995)
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170 episodes
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"Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston, and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol Weston, who have come back to ... See full summary »

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Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure | See full cast & crew »
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Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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 121 episodes, 1988-1995
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Storyline

"Empty Nest" is set in Miami and tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston, and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol Weston, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages. Much of the humour is derived from Barbara and Carols' ongoing attempts, and failure, to find the perfect partner, and once again leave the "nest". There is also the skirt-chasing next door neighbour, Charlie Dietz and Harry's southern nurse, Laverne Todd, unique for her unbelievable Hickory stories. Written by Campbelc <campbelc@ozemail.com.au>

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nurse | pediatrician | empty nest | doctor's office | coworker relationship | See All (21) »

Genres:

Comedy | Family

Certificate:

TV-PG | See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Harry's Nest See more »

Filming Locations:

Hoag Presbyterian, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, Touchstone Television See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(170 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

After the cancellation of The Golden Palace (1992), Estelle Getty joined the cast of this show, reprising her character of Sophia Petrillo for two seasons. See more »

Quotes

Carol Weston: My biggest fear is that there is no such thing as PMS and that this is who I really am.
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Barbara Hershey/Jeff Cesario/Dr. Henry Stenhouse (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

LIFE GOES ON
Written by George Aliceson Tipton and John Bettis
Performed by Billy Vera and The Beaters
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User Reviews

Great Show for all types
18 January 2003 | by Rat Man – See all my reviews

It's difficult to find great comedy without being to risky for some people. Shows such as Seinfeld, Golden Girls, and Empty Nest can always light a smile on anybody.

I really liked David Leisure's character on this show "Charlie". He would just walk in the neighbors house grab a beer and off he went. He was so stupid and inept, he was funny.

Park Overall and Marsha Warfield added character to the show as well.

It did what TV supposed to do, make you laugh and forget about your problems.

Richard Mulligans passing was a great loss.
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