Sitcom families with only one child.

[Jack Gomez]

I was thinking about this today and the only sitcom family I can think of with one kid is the Mitchells from Dennis The Menace.

There has to be more shows. Can anyone think of anymore?

[megamanj2004]

The Petries - Dick Van Dyke I think only has one child

[Retro4Life]

Edith and Archie Bunker only had one child, Gloria.

[yankeesrj12]

I think these all apply:

Lucy and Ricky had one kid on I Love Lucy for awhile.
Greg and Kim had only Sammy for at least the first three seasons.
Christine and Richard have only Richie on Old Christine

[Marvo301]

Ricky Stratton was an only child on Silver Spoons
Webster was an only child on Webster
Eddie Corbett was an only child on The Courtship of Eddie's Father

[JulieSomoski]

Governor Gatling only had Katie on Benson
The Jeffersons only had Lionel
Angela only had Jonathon on Who's the Boss?

[Marvo301]

Governor Gatling only had Katie on Benson
The Jeffersons only had Lionel
Angela only had Jonathon on Who's the Boss?
And Tony only had Samantha!

[Retro4Life]

Alice Hyatt only had Tommy.

[JulieSomoski]

And Tony only had Samantha!

Of course . . . how could I forget about that?

[James]

Let's see ...

Steve Urkel - Family Matters
Hannah Rayburn - State of Grace
Opie Taylor - The Andy Griffith Show

It was also said that Norma Arnold from The Wonder Years was an only child, but (1) she was an adult, not a child like this thread suggests, and (2) I don't think we ever saw her parents--oh, I take that back! I think we saw them in the episode "Reunion" in which the Arnolds took that flight somewhere for that family reunion!

Ditto with Laverne DeFazio, although her father was on many episodes of Laverne and Shirley.

[esl]

Hazel: George & Dorothy Baxter had Harold
The Lucy Show: Vivian Bagley had Sherman
Keeping Up Appearances: The Buckets had Sheridan(never seen)
Julia: Dianna Carrol had Corey
Oh yeah, then there is Two and a half Men.

[browneyes106]

Mabel Buchman-Mad About You

[browneyes106]

Natalie on The Facts of Life was an only adopted child.

[tv star collector]

I LOVE LUCY (Ricky Ricardo)
MY LITTLE MARGIE (Margie Albright)
BACHELOR FATHER (Kelly Gregg)
DENNIS THE MENACE (Dennis Mitchell)
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (Opie Taylor)
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (Richie Petrie)
THE MUNSTERS (Eddie Munster)
GIDGET (Francine "Gidget" Lawrence)
THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER (Eddie Corbett)
ALL IN THE FAMILY (Gloria Bunker)
SANFORD & SON (Lamont Sanford)
ALICE (Tommy Hyatt)
MORK & MINDY (Mearth)

[Jude The Obscure]

Natalie on The Facts of Life was an only adopted child.


no, Natalie had a sister, shown in the early 1st season episode, "Career Day"--she was a flight attendant.

[comedyfreak]

Freddy Benson on iCarly is an only child.
Ann Marie on That Girl was an only child.
Samantha on Bewitched was an only child.
Jonathan Tate Larry's son on Bewitched was an only child.
Chachi Arcola on Happy Days was an only child.

[Dusty's Fan]

Mike Jones on Mayberry R.F.D. is an only child.
Frederick Crane on Frasier is an only child.

[comedyfreak]

Frederick Crane on Frasier is an only child.

Whiche reminds me. Alice Doyle, Roz's daughter is an only child. (Frasier)

[janet42]

Jo on the Facts of Life was an only child.
Chrissy on Three's Company was an only child.

[markway895]

Carol on Maude
Lamont on Sanford & Son
Pebbles on The Flintstones
Bamm Bamm The Flintstones
Bess (Phyliss' daughter) Mary Tyler Moore, Phyllis

[Dusty's Fan]

Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies.

Also, I believe Sonny Drysdale on that series had no siblings, but he was quite a bit older than a "child."

[ThomasE]

Thelma Frye on Amen
Steve Urkel on Family Matters
Jessie Spano on Saved By the bell
Lisa Turtle on Saved bt the bell
Zack Morris on Saved by the bell
Screech Powers on Saved by the bell
Brenda Jenkins on 227
Tiffany Holloway on 227
Calvin Dobbs on 227
Alexandira DeWitt on 227
Nicole on Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Little Earl on Rythm and Blues
Ron Johnson on A Different World
Whitley Gilbert on A Different World. (She had a sister but then was never mentioned again)
Tammy Lauren's character on "Angie"
Veronica Palmero on "George Lopez".
Six on "Blossom"
Freddie Brooks on "A Different World"
Jessica Jefferson on "The Jeffersons"
Penny Gordon Woods "Good Times"
Dwayne Wayne on "A Different World"
J.T. Rallen on "A Different World"
Lena James "A Different World"

[James]

One more:

Aimee Godsey on The Waltons

[Marvo301]

Thelma Frye on Amen
Steve Urkel on Family Matters
Jessie Spano on Saved By the bell
Lisa Turtle on Saved bt the bell
Zack Morris on Saved by the bell
Screech Powers on Saved by the bell
Brenda Jenkins on 227
Tiffany Holloway on 227
Calvin Dobbs on 227
Alexandira DeWitt on 227
Nicole on Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Little Earl on Rythm and Blues
Ron Johnson on A Different World
Whitley Gilbert on A Different World. (She had a sister but then was never mentioned again)
Tammy Lauren's character on "Angie"
Veronica Palmero on "George Lopez".
Six on "Blossom"
Freddie Brooks on "A Different World"
Jessica Jefferson on "The Jeffersons"
Penny Gordon Woods "Good Times"
Dwayne Wayne on "A Different World"
J.T. Rallen on "A Different World"
Lena James "A Different World"
Jesse Spano did have a step brother who lived in New York. He moved to California briefly to live with Jessie and her parents. He created a lot of havoc for Jesse and her friends during the short time he was there and then moved back to New York.

[Dusty's Fan]

Aimee Godsey on The Waltons

The Waltons is not considered to have been a sitcom... LOL (specified in the original post, "Sitcom families").

I was thinking about some non-sitcom examples as well; maybe we should start a thread on the board for Classic Dramas.

[markway895]

[QUOTE=Dusty's Fan]The Waltons is not considered to have been a sitcom... LOL (specified in the original post, "Sitcom families").

Well for that matter, same with Little House on the Prarie, but both shows seem to refered to alot on this board.

[James]

The Waltons is not considered to have been a sitcom... LOL (specified in the original post, "Sitcom families").

Sorry, Dusty's Fan. I seem to mush all the shows in general into one category, even though this site is called SitcomsOnline.com.

I guess my contribution about The Wonder Years is moot now!

[Ohio8]

Kimmy Gibbler on "Full House"

[Dusty's Fan]

Well for that matter, same with Little House on the Prarie, but both shows seem to refered to alot on this board.

Yeah, but more often when the question does not specify sitcoms!

[browneyes106]

Shawn on Boy Meets World was an only child for many seasons until it was revelaed that his father had a son with another woman. I think he can sort of count as an only child.

[Zoneboy]

Lydia Monroe - My World and Welcome to it