Fathers and Sons: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Fathers and Sons (1986): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
A limited comedy series focusing on Buddy Landau, a husband and father, who also serves as the coach of his son's various little league teams. Buddy is more than just a coach to many of his son Lanny's friends; he is a surrogate father to some, and with his guidance they share the many touching and humorous problems of growing up.
Series details
- Title: Fathers and Sons
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1986-04-06
- Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-04
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 25044
- IMDb ID: tt0090430
- TVDB ID: 258624
Cast and credited roles
- Merlin Olsen — Buddy Landau
- Jason Late — Lanny Landau
- Kelly Sanders — Ellen Landau
- Andre Gower — Sean Flynn
- Ian Fried — Matty Bolen
- Nicholas Guest — Dr. Richard Bolen
- Hakeem Abdul-Samad — Brandon Russo
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1986-04-06; final listed air date 1986-05-04; episode order: 4.
Source and licence
Adapted from Fathers and Sons 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.


