One Big Family (TV series)

One Big Family is an American sitcom television series. The series stars Danny Thomas, Kim Gillingham, Anastasia Fielding, Michael DeLuise, Alison McMillan, Gabriel Damon and Anthony Starke. The series aired in syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 23, 1987.^[1][2]

One Big Family
Genre	Comedy
Starring	Danny Thomas Kim Gillingham Anastasia Fielding Michael DeLuise Alison McMillan Gabriel Damon Anthony Starke
Composer	George Tipton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas David Pollock Elias Davis
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Lorimar-Telepictures Witt/Thomas Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) – May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)

Plot

Thomas plays Jake Hatton, a retired comedian in Seattle, who helps raise his nieces and nephews following the deaths of their parents.

Cast

• Danny Thomas as Jake Hatton
• Kim Gillingham as Jan Hatton
• Anastasia Fielding as Marianne Hatton
• Michael DeLuise as Brian Hatton
• Alison McMillan as Kate Hatton
• Gabriel Damon as Roger Hatton
• Anthony Starke as Don Hatton

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Roger Runs Away"	Jeff Chambers	Arnold Margolin	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
2	"Image Breaker"	David Steinberg	Karin Babbitt	October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
3	"Jake's Party"	Gary Brown	Jay Folb	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
4	"Jake's Commitment"	David Steinberg	Jay Folb	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
5	"The New House"	David Steinberg	Unknown	October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25)
6	"Talent Night"	Gary Brown	Elias Davis & David Pollock	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
7	"The Matchmaker"	Gary Brown	Unknown	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
8	"Family Vacation"	David Steinberg	Sam Bobrick	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
9	"Kate's Friend"	Gary Brown	Unknown	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
10	"The Charged Battery"	Terry Hughes	Elias Davis & David Pollock	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
11	"The Odd Ball Game"	Gary Brown	Jay Folb	December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
12	"Stagestruck"	Jeff Chambers	Elias Davis & David Pollock	January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03)
13	"Jake the Beachcomber"	Gary Brown	Jay Folb	January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10)
14	"Joy to the Hattons"	David Steinberg	Arnold Margolin	January 17, 1987 (1987-01-17)
15	"Operation, Collins"	Bob Sweeney	Jay Folb	January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31)
16	"Kate's Dates"	Jeff Chambers	Arnold Margolin	February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)
17	"The Big Bust"	Jeff Chambers	Arnold Margolin	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14)
18	"The Essay"	Gary Brown	Daniel Palladino	February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
19	"The Tutor"	Doug Smart	Arnold Margolin	February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28)
20	"Dog Daze"	Bob Sweeney	Sam Bobrick	March 14, 1987 (1987-03-14)
21	"Biting the Hand"	Bob Sweeney	Hank Bradford	April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18)
22	"Old Times"	Jeff Chambers	Unknown	May 2, 1987 (1987-05-02)
23	"Brian's Law"	Doug Smart	Karin Babbitt	May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09)
24	"The Clip Show"	Jeff Chambers	Daniel Palladino	May 16, 1987 (1987-05-16)
25	"The Big Split"	Jeff Chambers	Sam Bobrick	May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)