Empty Nest 

"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 »

Stars:

Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations.

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | pediatrician | empty nest | doctor's office | coworker relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Harry's Nest

Filming Locations:

Hoag Presbyterian, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bear the Dog's brother, Julio, sometimes doubled for him as Dreyfuss. Julio was more energetic than Bear and would be used whenever Dreyfuss had to perform actions. Julio was the one running around with Richard Mulligan in the opening credits of the earlier seasons.

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Quotes

Dr. Harry Weston: When you name your daughter Rita, you should probably expect a slut.

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Connections

Referenced in Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want (2000)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Nice Series!

Widower Dr. Harry Weston, Richard Mulligan (London Suite), was a pediatrician with two daughters: Carol Weston, who was very neurotic, played by Dinah Manoff (Ordinary People). She was a little neurotic but very funny. Barbara Weston, the young daughter Kristy McNichol (Family) was the cute and sane one in the family. Doctor Weston was a wonderful dad. Dr. Weston's receptionist was Laverne, Park Overall (Undercover Blues) a very southern woman, who was always talking about her home town Hickory. She was adorable. Charley Dietz was the neighbor who was always running out of food and everything else and was always coming over to borrow something and eat their food. When David Leisure (The Brady Bunch Movie) played this part he was also making commercials for Isuzu, and he was a liar in the commercial. To some extent Carley had a bit of that edge and was a complete womanizer. The Westons lived next door to the Golden Girls, and sometimes one of them would come by and make guest appearances. One of them was Estelle Getty (Golden Girls) Sophia Petrillo, the little old lady who took her pocket book everywhere including to bed. As in every family show the Westons had a cute dog. This was a nice series. I have found memories of it.