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The Family Tree

  • TV Series
  • 1983
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Anne Archer, James Spader, Melora Hardin, Frank Converse, Martin Hewitt, and Jonathan Hall Kovacs in The Family Tree (1983)
Drama

A divorced woman with three children - one of them deaf - marries a divorced man with a son of his own, and they must find a way for everyone to get along.A divorced woman with three children - one of them deaf - marries a divorced man with a son of his own, and they must find a way for everyone to get along.A divorced woman with three children - one of them deaf - marries a divorced man with a son of his own, and they must find a way for everyone to get along.

  • Creator
    • Carol Evan McKeand
  • Stars
    • Anne Archer
    • Frank Converse
    • Martin Hewitt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    67
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Carol Evan McKeand
    • Stars
      • Anne Archer
      • Frank Converse
      • Martin Hewitt
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Episodes6

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    Anne Archer
    Anne Archer
    • Annie Benjamin Nichols
    • 1983
    Frank Converse
    Frank Converse
    • Kevin Nichols
    • 1983
    Martin Hewitt
    Martin Hewitt
    • Sam Benjamin
    • 1983
    James Spader
    James Spader
    • Jake Nichols
    • 1983
    Melora Hardin
    Melora Hardin
    • Tess Benjamin
    • 1983
    Jonathan Hall Kovacs
    • Toby Benjamin
    • 1983
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Elizabeth Nichols
    • 1983
    Alan Feinstein
    Alan Feinstein
    • Dr. David Benjamin
    • 1983
    John Diehl
    John Diehl
    • The Intruder
    • 1983
    Ann Dusenberry
    Ann Dusenberry
    • Molly Nichols Tanner
    • 1983
    Cassie Yates
    Cassie Yates
    • Elise
    • 1983
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • 1983
    Tracey E. Bregman
    Tracey E. Bregman
    • Katy Allen
    • 1983
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Terry Wallace
    • 1983
    Luis Avalos
    Luis Avalos
    • Det. Maldonada
    • 1983
    Michael Cummings
    Michael Cummings
    • Max Anthony
    • 1983
    Jonathan Perpich
    • Mike Tanner
    • 1983
    Jeffry Druce
    • Nick Ryan
    • 1983
    • Creator
      • Carol Evan McKeand
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    10gailmor1

    Brilliant show

    As someone else said, this show is about a single mother who meets a single father and their two families join. It was a trial series for the network because it was only intended as a limited series. So, regardless of rumors that circulate the web, this show was never presented as anything more than a limited, summer series. And, of course, this was because the two main stars: Anne Archer and Frank Converse had other commitments so this couldn't have been anything more. Regardless of this fact, the entire series should get a loving treatment on DVD. The young deaf actor, who was the first major deaf character on a TV show, was my favorite. Incorrectly billed by many talk show hosts as the son of Ernie Kovacs, they would soon realize that young, Mr. Kovacs was a few years too young to be Ernie's son. However, they are related, but just not father and son.

    Anyway, I cannot really add more to this show than what has been said. It was a great show that featured some major, up and coming actors of their time. Martin Hewitt had just appeared a few years earlier as Brooke Shield's love interest in Endless Love. And James Spader had appeared as a teen in several movies before making the leap to adult actor who now appears on The Blacklist.

    So, after all of this, I don't really know if my comments apply as a formal review. I can't describe any of the episodes because it was a very long time ago. But I did enjoy all of them and I wish this series would finally turn up on DVD.
    bcolquho

    The last family drama

    The Family Tree was the last family drama to air on television. That genre's either dead, buried, or in the Witness Protection Program. Take your pick. Think of it as a dramatic version of the 1960s sitcom The Brady Bunch. Annie Benjamin, a divorced mother of three children. Sam, Tess, and Toby. Toby's deaf. Annie meets Kevin Nichols, the father of Jake. In the pilot, they get married and move in together. In one episode, Tess has a crush on her ballet teacher, who, it's later revealed, is gay. It aired on NBC from February to March 1983. Unfortunately, it was never picked up for the following season. This is a show that should be on either The Hallmark Channel, Nick At Night, or DVD. It had potential and it's too bad to see it wasted.

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      Spader and costar Hardin would later reunite in the hit mock-umentary show The Office (2005)
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      Remake of The Six of Us (1982)

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Second Family Tree
    • Production companies
      • Comworld Productions
      • Saracen Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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