A New Kind of Family
{{short description|Television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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|genre = Sitcom
|writer = Bob Illes
James R. Stein
|director = James Burrows
Bob Claver
Herbert Kenwith
Jeremiah Morris
Alan Myerson
|starring = Eileen Brennan
Rob Lowe
Telma Hopkins
|composer = Dan Foliart
Howard Pearl
|country = United States
|language = English
|num_seasons = 1
|num_episodes = 10
|producer = Nick Arnold
Bob Illes
|camera = Multi-camera
|runtime = 30 minutes
|channel = ABC
|company = Gordon-Eisner Productions
|first_aired = {{Start date|1979|09|16}}
|last_aired = {{End date|1980|01|05}}
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A New Kind of Family is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1979 to January 1980. The series stars Eileen Brennan, Rob Lowe and Telma Hopkins. It is not related to the ABC series Family.
Synopsis
Eileen Brennan stars as Kit Flanagan, a widowed mother of three who shares a home with a divorced woman, Abby Stone (Gwynne Gilford), and her daughter Jill in an effort to save money.
Halfway during the series' first season, it was pulled from the schedule and re-tooled in an effort to boost ratings. The characters of Abby and Jill Stone were written out and new characters, Jess and Jojo Ashton (played by Telma Hopkins and Janet Jackson respectively), were added to the series. Despite the cast change, the show was cancelled in January 1980.{{cite book|last=Brooks|first=Tim |author2=Marsh, Earle F.|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |publisher=Ballantine Books|date=2007-10-17|edition=9|pages=972–973|isbn=978-0-345-49773-4}}
Cast
- Eileen Brennan as Kit Flanagan
- Rob Lowe as Tony Flanagan
- Lauri Hendler as Hillary Flanagan
- David Hollander as Andy Flanagan
- Gwynne Gilford as Abby Stone (September–October 1979)
- Connie Ann Hearn as Jill Stone (September–October 1979)
- Telma Hopkins as Jess Ashton (December 1979 – January 1980)
- Janet Jackson as Jojo Ashton (December 1979)
- Chuck McCann as Harold Zimmerman
Episodes
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|Title=The Break-Up
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|Title=Invasion of Privacy
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|Title=Andy's New Dad
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|Title=Thank You for a Lovely Evening
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Award nominations
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| 1980
|Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series |Nominated |Marco Zappia (editor) (For "I Do") |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0078664|title=A New Kind of Family}}
- {{epguides|id=NewKindofFamily|title=A New Kind of Family}}
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Category:1979 American television series debuts
Category:1980 American television series endings
Category:1970s American multi-camera sitcoms
Category:1980s American multi-camera sitcoms
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series about families