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Fallon97
08-14-2020, 11:20 AM
Name shows where the parent/parents only had one child/adult.

DJM77
08-14-2020, 12:10 PM
I Love Lucy
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Mothers-In-Law
All In The Family
Sanford & Son
The Jeffersons
Cosby

Bonniegirl
08-14-2020, 12:52 PM
Dennis the menace

theoneandonlytvqueen
08-14-2020, 01:54 PM
Gilmore Girls= Rory
Life Unexpected= Lux
Silver Spoons= Ricky
My Two Dads= Nicole
Out of the This World= Evie
Who's the Boss?= Samantha( Tony) & Jonathan ( Angela) & Angela ( Mona)
The Flintstones= Pebbles
The Flintstones= Bamm Bamm
Doogie Howser M.D= Doogie
The Munsters= Eddie
Two & Half Men= Jake
Murphy Brown= Avery
Punky Brewster= Punky
Alice= Tommy
Webster= Webster
Single Parents= Sophie ( Will ) & Graham ( Angie)
The Andy Griffith Show = Opie
Castle= Alexis
Psych= Shawn
Benson= Kaite
Back in the Game= Danny
Las Vegas= Delinda
Tessa= Suburagtory
Sister Sister= Tia ( Lisa ) & Tamera ( Ray)
227= Brenda

Merry24
08-14-2020, 02:13 PM
The Burns And Allen Show (Ronnie)
Jeff’s Collie Lassie (Jeff)
Lassie (Timmy)
The Joey Bishop Show
Hazel (Harold)
Little House On The Praire (Andrew Garvey)
Small Wonder (Harriet)
Kate & Allie
Amen (Thelma)
Saved By The Bell (Zack)
Roseanne (Andy)?
Modern Family (Phil)

Bonniegirl
08-14-2020, 02:26 PM
One day at a time - Annie Horvath ( Max and Julie's baby )

AB
08-14-2020, 05:35 PM
Lucifer - Trixie Espinoza daughter of Chloe & Dan

70s show watcher
08-14-2020, 05:59 PM
the andy griffth show opie

Fallon97
08-14-2020, 06:24 PM
Sister Sister= Tia ( Lisa ) & Tamera ( Ray)

Hello! Great list. Thanks for participating. But Tia and Tamera are siblings. I was kinda more interested in shows where the parent/parents had one child or if there are other children, they are not siblings. For example, on "Who's The Boss" Sam and Jonathan live together but they are not siblings. They are the only child of their parent or parents. I'm sorry about not making myself clear about that.

theoneandonlytvqueen
08-14-2020, 08:52 PM
Hello! Great list. Thanks for participating. But Tia and Tamera are siblings. I was kinda more interested in shows where the parent/parents had one child or if there are other children, they are not siblings. For example, on "Who's The Boss" Sam and Jonathan live together but they are not siblings. They are the only child of their parent or parents. I'm sorry about not making myself clear about that.

Didn't mean to cause confusion:) Even though Tia & Tamera are siblings they are the only child of their adoptive parent. For WTB Sam is Tony's only child as Jonathan is Angela's

Fallon97
08-14-2020, 08:57 PM
Didn't mean to cause confusion:) Even though Tia & Tamera are siblings they are the only child of their adoptive parent. For WTB Sam is Tony's only child as Jonathan is Angela's

You're good. :wave:

theoneandonlytvqueen
08-15-2020, 12:50 AM
Thanks :wave:

A few more:

Arrested Development= George Michael ( Michael)
Veronica Mars= Veronica ( Keith)
One on One = Breanna( Flex)
Raven's Home= Levi ( Chelsea)
Hanging with Mr. Cooper=Nicole(Geneva)
Family Matters = Richie ( Rachel)
Bob Hearts Abishola= Dele (Abishola)

Old School
08-15-2020, 03:38 AM
Julia- Corey Baker (Julia Baker)
The Parkers- Kim Parker (Nikki Parker)
21 Jump Street- Kipling 'Kip' Fuller (Adam Fuller)
The Cosby Show- Olivia Kendall (Denise Huxtable)
Silver Spoons- Ricky Stratton (Edward Stratton III)

favoriteshow
08-15-2020, 11:48 PM
Doogie Howser MD is another example.

227 is a good example of a family show with two parents (married together) where only 1 child was included in the cast. Outside of the unusual family arrangements like Who's The Boss or My Two Dads, or extended families situations Family Matters-Richie, Cosby Show-Olivia, typically, a family sitcom has 2 or more siblings (often 3 or more), but the writers of 227 managed with just one child.

Wawwie
08-16-2020, 03:32 PM
The New Adventures of Old Christine - Richie
King of Queens - Spence
Mom - Christy (her mom's only child, but her dad's oldest of 3 children)
The Conners - Beverly Rose

icecream
08-16-2020, 05:09 PM
Mad About You
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Love Boat

biffbronson
08-17-2020, 06:35 AM
The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Also, possibly The Governor and J. J. ??

Yong Fang
08-17-2020, 12:07 PM
In RFD, Opie got a baby brother named Andy Jr., whom was not recognized in the 1986 reunion.

biffbronson
08-17-2020, 09:35 PM
Mayberry RFD: Mike Jones

Gentle Ben: Mark Wedloe

The Waltons: Aimee Godsey

The Streets of San Francisco: Jeannie Stone

Fallon97
08-18-2020, 03:10 PM
Wow! So there a quite a few shows without siblings as a family. I always felt that most shows featured siblings versus an only child.