Home Free: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Matt Bailey is a free-spirited, if somewhat lazy, 22-year-old freelance journalist enjoying the good life at home with his indulgent mom Grace. He wasn't so concerned about completing his ascent into full-fledged adulthood, nor was he ever in a hurry to get out on his own, until his older, recently divorced sister Vanessa returned home with her two kids, so they could pick up the pieces and start their lives over. The unexpected arrangements forced Matt to take some crash courses in responsibility, to not only help out around the house, but to provide a good role model to his 13-year-old niece Abby and nephew Lucas, with whom he had particularly close bond. Matt's struggle to maintain his wild, free-living lifestyle while facing his new realities were the focus of most episodes. His other world was the newspaper where he worked as a cub reporter, inhabited by co-worker and best friend Walter Peters, foxy photographer Laura, of whom Matt was especially attracted to; and their gruff editor, Ben Brookstone.

Series details

• Title: Home Free
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1993-03-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6224
• IMDb ID: tt0106027
• TVDB ID: 76893

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Perry — Matt Bailey
• Diana Canova — Vanessa Bailey
• Anndi McAfee — Abby Bailey
• Scott McAfee — Lucas Bailey
• Marian Mercer — Grace Bailey
• Dan Schneider — Walter Peters
• Alan Oppenheimer — Ben Brookstone
• Brooke Theiss — Laura
• Richard Portnow — Vic
• Sharon Barr — Helen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-03-31; final listed air date 1993-07-02; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Home Free 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.