You Can't Take It with You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show takes place in Staten Island, New York. Unlike the stage play and film versions, the TV show was set in the then modern era of the late 1980s. Martin Vanderhof lives in a Victorian home with his daughter Penny, her husband Paul and Essie and Alice, their daughters. Mr. Pinner is a neighbor.

Series details

• Title: You Can't Take It with You
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1987-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 84752

Cast and credited roles

• Harry Morgan — Martin Vanderhof
• Lois Nettleton — Penny Vanderhof Sycamore
• Richard Sanders — Paul Sycamore
• Lisa Aliff — Alice Sycamore
• Heather Blodget — Essie Sycamore
• Teddy Wilson — Darwood Pinner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-16; final listed air date 1987-09-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from You Can't Take It with You 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.