Brand New Life
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| creator = Chris Carter
| writer = Chris Carter
Duane Clark
John J. Strauss
Dori Pierson
| director = Eric Laneuville
Steve Robman
Don Weis
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| starring = Barbara Eden
Don Murray
Shawnee Smith
Byron Thames
Jennie Garth
Alison Sweeney
David Tom
Eric Foster
| theme_music_composer = Steve Tyrell
| opentheme = "Brand New Life" performed by Jill Colucci
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6 (including the pilot)
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| producer = Eric Laneuville
George W. Perkins
| executive_producer = Chris Carter
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| runtime = 120 minutes (pilot)
60 minutes (per episode)
| company = Walt Disney Television
NBC Productions
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1989|10|1}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1990|4|15}}
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Brand New Life is an American comedy-drama television series starring Barbara Eden and Don Murray and produced by Walt Disney Television and NBC Productions that aired on NBC as part of The Magical World of Disney during the 1989–90 television season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/154007/Brand-New-Life/overview|title = Television|newspaper = The New York Times}}
The series originally premiered as a two-hour television movie pilot entitled Brand New Life: The Honeymooners on September 18, 1989, as part of NBC Monday Night at the Movies and its ratings success led to the commissioning of a weekly series. Afterwards, the show's regular timeslot was on Sunday nights on NBC's The Magical World of Disney from October 1, 1989, to April 15, 1990. The series also marked Barbara Eden's first television series since Harper Valley PTA (1981–1982) and is also her third collaboration with Don Murray, having previously starred together in the television films Return of the Rebels (1981) and The Stepford Children (1987).
The theme song "Brand New Life" was written by Steve Tyrell and performed by Jill Colucci.
Synopsis
Barbara McCray (Barbara Eden) is a struggling divorced mother of three teenagers working part-time as a waitress while studying to become a court reporter, who meets and marries Roger Gibbons (Don Murray), a wealthy attorney and widower with three teenagers of his own. Together, they set up housekeeping in his Bel Air home and stories follow the comedic and dramatic incidents of blending two families with contrasting social backgrounds.
Cast
- Barbara Eden as Mrs. Barbara McCray Gibbons
- Don Murray as Mr. Roger Gibbons, Barbara's 2nd husband
- Shawnee Smith as Amanda Gibbons, Roger's daughter
- Byron Thames as Laird Gibbons, Roger's son
- Jennie Garth as Ericka McCray, Barbara's daughter
- Alison Sweeney as Christy McCray, Barbara's daughter
- David Tom as Bart McCray, Barbara's son
- Eric Foster (movie) as Barlow Gibbons, Roger's son
Episode list
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! style="background:#500050;"| Title ! style="background:#500050;"| Directed by ! style="background:#500050;"| Written by ! style="background:#500050;"| Original air date {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber= 1 | Title= Above and Beyond Therapy | DirectedBy= Eric Laneuville | WrittenBy = John J. Strauss | OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1989|10|1}} | ShortSummary= | LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber= 2 | Title= I Fought the Law | DirectedBy= Steven Robman | WrittenBy = Duane B. Clark & Steven Wilde | OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1989|10|15}} | ShortSummary= | LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber= 3 | Title= Private School | DirectedBy= Eric Laneuville | WrittenBy = Dori Pierson | OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1989|10|22}} | ShortSummary= | LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber= 4 | Title= Children of a Legal Mom | DirectedBy= Steve Robman | WrittenBy = Chris Carter | OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1990|1|7}} | ShortSummary= | LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber= 5 | Title= Even Housekeepers Sing the Blues | DirectedBy= Don Weis | WrittenBy = Chris Carter | OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1990|4|15}} | ShortSummary= | LineColor=500050 }} |
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0531245|title=Brand New Life}} (pilot)
- {{IMDb title|id=0096974|title=Brand New Life}} (series)
- {{TCMDb title|456181|Brand New Life: The Honeymooners}} (pilot)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160746/http://epguides.com/BrandNewLife/ Brand New Life at epguides.com]
Category:1989 American television series debuts
Category:1990 American television series endings
Category:1980s American comedy-drama television series
Category:1990s American comedy-drama television series
Category:Television films as pilots
Category:Television series by Disney
Category:Television series about families
Category:Television shows filmed in Los Angeles
Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles