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A New Kind of Family is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1979 to January 1980. The series stars Eileen Brennan, Rob Lowe and Telma Hopkins. It is not related to the ABC series Family.
A New Kind of Family: With Rob Lowe, Eileen Brennan, Lauri Hendler, David Hollander. Two single mothers rent the same house, sight unseen, from an unscrupulous real estate agent. With their money gone and nowhere else to go, they decide to move in together with their total of four children.
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A New Kind of Family is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1979 to January 1980. The series stars Eileen Brennan, Rob Lowe, and Telma Hopkins.
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Kit Flanagan (played by Eileen Brennan) is a widowed mother of three children: Tony Flanagan (played by a young Rob Lowe), Hilary Flanagan (played by a young Lauri Hendler), and Andy Flanagan (played by a young David Hollander). With not enough money to support their needs for shelter, they've decided to share a home with a divorced mother named Ab...
The Flanagans
1. Eileen Brennan as Kit Flanagan 2. Rob Lowe as Tony Flanagan 3. Lauri Hendler as Hillary Flanagan 4. David Hollander as Andy Flanagan
The Stones
1. Gwynne Gilford as Abby Stone (episodes 1-6; September–October 1979) 2. Connie Ann Hearn as Jill Stone (episodes 1-6; September–October 1979)
The Ashtons
1. Telma Hopkins as Jess Ashton (episodes 7-11; December 1979 – January 1980) 2. Janet Jackson as Jojo Ashton (episodes 7-11; December 1979 – January 1980)
The series never received any home media release. It is likely however that shows from the time the show aired was recorded on video tapes due to them being conventional and mainstream, however, no full episodes have yet to resurface online. The only available video material for the series that can be found anywhere is its opening credits, from its...
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1. Photo of the newly added characters in the series "the Ashtons", played by Telma Hopkins and a young Janet Jackson. 2. Unknown magazine snippet that contains brief information about the show.
The series received a nomination for "Outstanding Video Tape Editing For A Series" at the 32nd Emmy Awards in 1980. Unfortunately, they would not win the award as the award would be given to The Muppet Show.
Wikipedia page for A New Kind of FamilyiMDB page for A New Kind of FamilyA New Kind of Family. Seasons Years. 1. S1.E1 ∙ I Do. Sun, Sep 16, 1979. Widow Kit Flanagan (Eileen Brennan) has three children; divorcee Abby Stone (Gwynne Gilford) has one---and when they meet, each holds a lease to the same house. Rate. S1.E2 ∙ Are You Sure Barnum and Bailey Started Like This? Sun, Sep 23, 1979. Add a plot. Rate.
A New Kind of Family is an ABC Kids sitcom series created by Bob Illes & James R. Stein. The show aired from September 16, 1979 to January 5, 1980, lasting for one season & 10 episodes.
A New Kind of Family is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1979 to January 1980. The series stars Eileen Brennan, Rob Lowe, and Telma Hopkins.
