American Dream: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Novak family has decided to buck the trend in urban flight and move back to the city from the suburbs. The only place that meets their space and price requirements, however, is a building in downtown Chicago that would best be described as a "fixer-upper". Undaunted, the Novaks move in a try to make the best of things. Some of the family, particularly the young kids, adapt, while some, most notably their teenage daughter, don't.

Series details

• Title: American Dream
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1981-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-06-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32118
• IMDb ID: tt0081826
• TVDB ID: 78697

Cast and credited roles

• George Barrows — Bill Swartz
• Stephen Macht — Danny Novak
• Karen Carlson — Donna Novak
• Michael Hershewe — Todd Novak
• Timothy Owen Waldrip — Casey Novak
• Hans Conried — Abe Berlowitz
• Andrea Smith — Jenny Novak
• John McIntire — Sam Whittier

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-04-26; final listed air date 1981-06-10; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Dream on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.