The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

More than one quality series was cancelled in its first season by the network (here, CBS) because some idiot decided to bury it in a lousy time slot. So it was with 'The Five Mrs. Buchanans', and no one has even had the decency to release the existing episodes as a collectors' DVD. Wonderful writing, and the cast is flawless. It deserves a Collectors' edition.

This was definitely the best series I have ever seen. It related to so many people, having relatives with whom we have nothing in common except being part of the family, and a conniving mother-in-law who wants nothing more than happiness for her sons for whom no other woman could possibly be good enough. The mischievous reactions brought upon by the 3 daughters-in-law was also very hilarious.

Emma could make me burst in laugh with just a facial expression or her unforgettable "Hellooo!" when the front door opened. Never understood why it was eliminated. Maybe was it too witty for some people, I don't know.

If you haven't seen this series, it's a must. All 17 episodes can be found on YouTube, although each broken down in 3 parts. In the meantime we can only expect that some day, one of the TV channels playing oldies will bring it back for everyone who has never had the opportunity to see it.

Whenever I am feeling down, I watch one of the episodes, and it makes me feel great.

Enjoy !

I remember this series to a certain extent. It was ok. The 2 things I remember? You hardly ever saw the husbands. Also, when they made an episode around the dradel. They even sang a song about it.

I remember waiting each week to watch this show. And over the years I have talked about it many times. It was funny, witty, beautifully done, it was written well and the characters where played by perfect people. I have always hoped they would bring it back. I think they could bring this out or one exactly like it, and it would do well today. The issues with mother in laws is timeless. And the old episodes of this show is as funny now as it was all those years ago. I hope and pray they can find a way to bring back this show, even if we have to get new actors, as we could all use a little humor today. This humor was just plain fun. No one will play these characters better than the ones in the original series, but something like this would be great. So much story line here.

This show was great, and I don't understand why they didn't give it a chance. Instead they decided to cancel it after only 17 episodes. The whole cast was terrific and Beth Broderick and Eileen Heckart played their roles especially well. The episodes were always well written and well acted and to sum up; This show was hilarious, and it shouldn't have been cancelled so fast.