The 5 Mrs. Buchanans 

Four sisters-in-law struggle to deal with small town life and their overbearing mother-in-law.

Creators:

Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten

Stars:

Judith Ivey, Beth Broderick, Harriet Sansom Harris

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Judith Ivey	...	Alexandria 'Alex' Buchanan 17 episodes, 1994-1995
Beth Broderick	...	Delilah Buchanan 17 episodes, 1994-1995
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Vivian Buchanan 17 episodes, 1994-1995
Charlotte Ross	...	Bree Buchanan 17 episodes, 1994-1995
Eileen Heckart	...	Mother Emma Buchanan 17 episodes, 1994-1995

Storyline

Set in fictional Mercy, Indiana, this comedy centers around four completely different women who have only two connections to each other: they each are married to a Buchanan boy, and they each cannot stand their mother-in-law. Alex, married to Roy, is a Jewish feminist from New York City. Vivian, married to Ed, is a frumpy Hoosier housewife with two children from hell, twins Lyndon and P.J. Delilah, married to preacher Charles, is a somewhat ditzy former stripper from Corpus Christi, Texas. Bree, newly married to Jesse, is a perky Californian who used to work with her mother. They constantly are trading barbs with the cruel but hilarious Mother Buchanan, who tries as hard as she can to make their lives a living hell through meddling and manipulating, her two specialties.

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Plot Keywords:

family character name in series title | number in series title | mother in law daughter in law relationship | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

The story of 4 daughters-in-law...And the mother of all mothers-in-law

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Five Mrs. Buchanans

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, A Wooten & Cherry Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When producers were casting for the part of her character's husband, Harriet Sansom Harris suggested Richard Poe, who won the role.

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Quotes

Jesse Buchanan: [Introducing his fiancé] Isn't she great? I met her on vacation last month at Disneyland. She worked there.
Vivian: Somehow I sensed that.
Bree: Actually, I worked at Disneyland for over seven years.
Delilah: No surprise there either.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Transparent Man (1995)

User Reviews

Good

I miss this show! Set in fictional Mercy, Indiana, this comedy centers around four completely different women who have only two connections to each other: they each are married to a Buchanan boy, and they each cannot stand their mother-in-law. Alex, married to Roy, is a Jewish feminist from New York City. Vivian, married to Ed, is a frumpy Hoosier housewife with two children from hell, twins Lyndon and P.J. Delilah, married to preacher Charles, is a somewhat ditzy former stripper from Corpus Christi, Texas. Bree, newly married to Jesse, is a perky Californian who used to work with her mother. They constantly are trading barbs with the cruel but hilarious Mother Buchanan, who tries as hard as she can to make their lives a living hell through meddling and manipulating, her two specialties.