FAMILY: THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS

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• Release Year: 1976
• Genre: Drama, Family
• Plot: FAMILY is the hit dramatic series that explores the lives, loves, and hardships of a contemporary 1970s American family, told with heart and humor. Originally given a six-episod run, the show became a surprise hit in the fall of 1976, and won two Emmy Awards for the second season. This groundbreaking series is a Mike Nichols production (Academy Award Winner 1967, Best Director, The Graduate), created by Jay Presson Allen (Cabaret) and executive produced by the powerhouse producing team of Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg (TV's Charlie's Angels and Starsky & Hutch).; ; FAMILY follows the saga of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California - parents Kate (Sada Thompson) and Doub (James Broderick), and their three children: young divorced mother Nancy (played by Elayne Heiveil in the first season, and by Meredith Baxter Birney in the second season), high school dropout, Willie (Gary Frank), and young teenage daughter Buddy (Kristy McNichol). Notable guest stars include Willie Aarnes, Helen Hunt, James Woods, and Tommy Lee Jones.
• Cast: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol, Meredith Baxter, Quinn Cummings, Michael David Schackelford, Louise Foley, John Rubinstein, Priscilla Morrill, Willie Aames, Lew Horn, Elayne Heilveil, Season Hubley, Helen Hunt, Fred Stuthman, Tracie Savage, Hilda Haynes, William Putch, Brooke Adams, Gretchen Corbett, Robert Symonds, Richard McKenzie, Dana Plato, Mary Grace Canfield, Philip Levien, Biff McGuire, Laura Jaimie Ashborn, Barbara Cason, Jane A. Johnston, Kerrigan Mahan, John Beal, Jane Alice Brandon, Eloy Casados, Genie Francis, Laurence Haddon, Jerry Hardin, David Hedison, Ray Hemphill, Mitzi Hoag, Sydney Lassick, Kenneth Mars, Michael McGreevey, Michelle Riskas, Ken Sylk, Donald Moffat, Priscilla Pointer, Connie Sawyer, Ned Wilson, James Canning, Sam Freed, Mari Gorman, Stacy Swor, Shannon Terhune, John Harkins, Anne Schedeen, Gary Goetzman, Jenny O'Hara, Fred Carney, Shera Danese, Leif Garrett, Mary Ann Hermansen, Laurie Jefferson, James Jeter, Millie Slavin, Devon Ericson, Stephen Keep Mills, Pat Corley, Claudia Wells, Karen Austin, Edward Zwick
• Director: Edward Zwick
• Runtime: 23:02
• Company: Sony Pictures Television
• Media Format: Series