How many Sitcoms were there where the Premise is a single Parent wheather Widowed or divorced?

My Three Sons - Widowed father with 3 sons
Petticoat Junction - Widow with 3 daughter
Partridge Family - Widow with 5 children
The Lucy Show - Widow with 2 children and bestfriend, divorced with son
Here's Lucy - Widow with 2 children
One Day at a Time - Divorcee with her 2 daughters
Family Affair - Bachelor who gains custody of nieces and nephew
Full House - Widower with 3 daughters
Beverly Hillbillies - Widower with 1 daughter
Courtship of Eddie's Father - Widower with son
Whats Happening - Divorcee with son and daughter
Andy Griffith Show - Widower with son
Mayberry RFD - Widower with son

Alice (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=30) - Widow with son.

Sanford and Son - Widower with one son

Julia - Widow with one son

Bachelor Father - Bentley Gregg assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly , after her parents die in an automobile accident

My Two Dads - 2 straight guys raising one child, who doesn't know which one is their biological father.

Kate and Allie - 2 divorced best friends raising their daughter and son and daugther (respectively) together.

Gimme a Break! - a widower raising 3 daughters

Benson - a widower raising one daughter

Silver Spoons - a divorced father raising a son.

Diff'rent Strokes - A rich widower raises his only biological daughter and adopts and raises 2 African-American boys

That's My Mama! - a widower with a son and a daughter

Technically :lol: The Golden Girls, Sophia Petrillo was a widow living with her daughter Dorothy Zbornak.

Who's The Boss - Divorcee with son; widower with daughter
Empty Nest - Widower with 2 daughters
The Nanny - Widower with 3 Children
The Doris Day Show - Widow with 2 sons
Flipper - Widower with 2 sons
Hello Larry - Divorcee with 2 daughters

Technically :lol: The Golden Girls, Sophia Petrillo was a widow living with her daughter Dorothy Zbornak.


Well, yeah I guess that counts, I didn't say anything about age. So Sanford & Son would apply too.:cool:

Gee...it's not obvious by this list that divorce was taboo on TV for a good long time. Almost everyone is a widow/widower.

The Odd Couple-Felix is divorced with two kids he sees from time to time.

Frasier Frasier and Son

does two and a half men count?

My Two Dads (Does this one count?)
Kate & Alley (both women were single)
8 Simple Rules (for part of the run)
Friends (Rachel, she did have Ross but they were not together)
90210 (new version) Kelly

does two and a half men count?
Absolutely!!!

Rachel from "Family Matters" is a widow with one child.

Full House: Danny Tanner is a widower raising 3 daughters.

Love, Sidney - technically this one might kinda count though, b/c the main character (Sindey) was homosexual and playing kinda playing the role of stepdad to his female friend's daughter, whom herself was a single mom.

The Odd Couple-Felix is divorced with two kids he sees from time to time.
what about Oscar?

what about Oscar?

I don't believe Oscar was a dad.

That's right, Oscar didn't have any kids. Felix was the only one with two kids.

the first (or 2) seasons of 'in the house'- divorcee jackie warren played by debbie allen. had a son named austin and daughter named tiffany

not sure if ugly betty counts as a sitcom, as it is more of a dramedy- ignascio, the widower and father to betty, hilda and justin

My Two Day's were Single Parents to Nicole

That's right, Oscar didn't have any kids. Felix was the only one with two kids.
that's right, I was thinking of Oscar in the movie. Sorry!

Sister, sister: Tamera grew up with a single father (Ray), Tia grew up with a single mother (Lisa). However, Ray and Lisa later raised the girls together.

Yes Rachel was a single parent but Ross was a single parent before Emma...he was a single divorced father to Ben with his divorced lesbian ex wife Carol and her lover Susan

also on Sex and the City...Miranda was a single parent with Brady before her and Steve got together.

The Great Gildersleeve- Single Uncle raising his Neice and Nephew.

Amen - Deacon Frye was a single dad to Thelma
Punky Brewster - Henry was a widower who adopted a little kid.

Carla Tortelli - Cheers

Mrs. Thomas - What's Happening

Captain Stubing - The Love Boat (This deemed as a sitcom)

Rose Holloway - 227 (Unfortunately Rose's daughter Tiffany disappeared in seasons four and five)

C.J. Payne - House of Payne (but he later remarried his ex wife Janine)

Widower Danny Williams - Make Room for Daddy (but he later remarried with someone new)

Oliva Ellis - Baby I'm Back

Maggie Campbell - Baby Talk

Roland Wilson - Golden Palace (Foster Father to Oliver)

Widow Esther Anderson - Sanford (Her son was Cliff in the 1980 version of the show)

Fred Sanford - Sanford and Son

Elaine Nardo - Taxi

Reba Hart - Reba

Colnel Taylor - A Different World (Two kids from his German Ex Wife. He later remarried though)

Nikki Parker - The Parkers

Nick Russo - Blossom (He later remarried)

Ashley Pfister - Happy Days

Geneva-Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

Night Court - Harry adopted a little kid named Leon.