The Hogan Family: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Hogan Family was originally titled Valerie, and was about Valerie Hogan and her husband Michael, an airline pilot. His job took him away from home quite regularly so Valerie was left to raise their three sons, David, and the fraternal twins, Mark and Willie. David was the oldest and girl crazy, Mark was the brain and a perfectionist and Willie was the carefree clown who seemed to always be in trouble.

At the beginning of the third season, the Valerie Hogan character was written out of the show and replaced by the boys' aunt, Sandy Hogan, acting as the surrogate mom. The show's title was changed to Valerie's Family, then The Hogans, and finally The Hogan Family.

Series details

• Title: The Hogan Family
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1986-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4481

Cast and credited roles

• Jason Bateman — David Hogan
• Danny Ponce — Willie Hogan
• Jeremy Licht — Mark Hogan
• Josh Taylor — Michael Hogan
• Edie McClurg — Patty Poole
• Sandy Duncan — Sandy Hogan
• Steve Witting — Burt Weems
• Valerie Harper — Valerie Hogan
• Tom Hodges — Rich
• John Hillerman — Lloyd Hogan
• Judith Kahan — Annie Steck
• Josie Bissett — Cara Eisenberg

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-03-01; final listed air date 1986-05-19; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-09-28; final listed air date 1987-05-04; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-21; final listed air date 1988-05-02; episode order: 21.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-10-03; final listed air date 1989-05-08; episode order: 21.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-09-18; final listed air date 1990-05-07; episode order: 23.
• Season 6: premiered 1990-09-15; final listed air date 1991-07-20; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Hogan Family 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.