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Fathers and Sons: Story, Cast and Series Facts

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

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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.

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