The Road Home (American TV series)

For other uses, see The Road Home (disambiguation).

The Road Home is an American family drama television series created by Bruce Paltrow and John Tinker, series that aired on CBS from March 5, 1994, to April 16, 1994. The series starred Karen Allen, Ed Flanders, Terence Knox, Jessica Bowman and Christopher Masterson. Just 6 episodes were produced.^[1] The series reunited Paltrow, Tinker, Flanders, and Knox, as they previously worked together on St. Elsewhere.

The Road Home
Series premiere print advertisement
Genre	Family drama
Created by	Bruce Paltrow John Tinker
Starring	Karen Allen Terence Knox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Bruce Paltrow John Tinker
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	The Paltrow Group CBS Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 5 (1994-03-05) – April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)

Premise

The series focuses on Alison Matson and her family who returned home to North Carolina from Detroit to run her family's shrimp boat business.^[2]

Cast

• Karen Allen as Alison Matson
• Terence Knox as Jack Matson
• Christopher Masterson as Sawyer Matson
• Jessica Bowman as Darcy Matson
• Gregory Perrelli as Calvin Matson
• Cecilley Carroll as Jinx Matson
• Ed Flanders as Walter Babineaux
• Frances Sternhagen as Charlotte Babineaux
• Bobby Fain as Arthur Dumas
• Alex McArthur as Dickie Babineaux

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Bruce Paltrow	John Tinker & Bruce Paltrow	March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)
2	"Cake Fear"	Tim Van Patten	John Tinker & Bruce Paltrow	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)
3	"Look Back in Anger"	Tim Van Patten	Story by : John Tinker & Bruce Paltrow Teleplay by : John Gregory Brown	March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)
4	"May I Cut In?"	Bruce Paltrow	Story by : John Tinker & Bruce Paltrow Teleplay by : Lori Mozilo	March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)
5	"Whole in the Head"	Corey Allen	Story by : John Tinker & Bruce Paltrow Teleplay by : Jason Katims	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)
6	"Seven Year Pitch"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)

References

1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1000. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
2. "Watching 'The Road Home' takes you to a boring place". Orange County Register. March 4, 1994. ProQuest 272764672. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

External links

• The Road Home at IMDb
• The Road Home at epguides.com