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Ashlenian · 12-20-2004, 04:08 PM

Does anyone remember this tv show? I always think about it, but I can't remember what it was called!

It was about a family that lived in a pretty big house, and they had a lot of either adopted or foster kids.

I only really remember one episode. In it, the family was at a zoo or park of some sort. A photographer was going to take a picture of the family. He asked one of the girls to move out of the way so he could take it. However, she was a member of the family. He just assumed she wasn't because she was of a different race than the rest of the family.

Sound familiar to anyone? It's been bugging me for years! It was probably shown in the mid-1990's.

Thank you for your help! It's been driving me crazy!

Ashlenian · 12-21-2004, 12:43 PM

I asked my mom, and she guessed "Eight is Enough" and "The Facts of Life", but I know it is neither of those shows.

factsoflife · 12-21-2004, 05:57 PM

Sounds to me like the short-lived drama series "Second Noah" which aired on ABC sometime around 1996 or 1997 on TGIF. It starred James Marsden and a bunch of other unknowns. It was about a family who lived on a make-shift farm type thing and had a lot of foster kids. I remember watching this show a few times, James Marsden's Ricky got his girlfriend Darby pregnant. It wasn't so bad.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115349/...PW9u;fc=1;ft=1

Here is the imdb link.

robby76 · 12-22-2004, 08:06 AM

I don't think it's Second Noah...

This programme is very familiar and the parents had foster kids (including a Chinese girl). It was a sitcom, not a drama series. I'll go a searching! I do know what programme you mean Ashelian.

I doubt it's Facts of Life or 8 is Enough... as those are late 70's / early 80's shows.

snl75 · 12-22-2004, 06:56 PM

you might be thinking of together we stand/nothing is easy a short lived sitcom that aired on cbs in the 1986/87 season the first few eps. stared elliot gould and dee wallace stone of et fame as a married couple who deicide to adopt several children of different races this show suffered from consant preemptions and low rataings and gould left after the first few shows aired. cbs pressed on with the show anyway revamping the show and giving it a new title nothing is easy the dee wallace charther was now a widdow trying to make ends meet and still find time to rase that housefull of kids nether format seemed to appel to audiences and the show left the air at the end of the season.

Ashlenian · 12-22-2004, 08:26 PM

Thank you everyone for your help!

I think it was Second Noah! I'm glad you remembered the name, factsoflife--it's been driving me crazy trying to think of the name!

robby76 · 12-22-2004, 08:40 PM

Oh great, now I'm left with a tv show I can't remember the name of. I looked up all the titles above and the one I'm thinking of is none of the above!

If anyone's still interested, the one I know also has a hispanic girl. They have like 3 boys and 2 girls (all different races). Again live ina big house and I think the father was a coach at school. It was shown in the 1990's maybe early 2000's.

JT · 12-22-2004, 11:24 PM

There was a show on T-NBC called "One World" that fits this description...and it even had a Chinese girl.

robby76 · 12-23-2004, 04:21 AM

Yes that's the one... ONE WORLD (1998-2000)... thanks JT. I've looked it up on sitcomsonline.com and it is the one. It ran for 3 seasons too!

dawsongirl · 12-24-2004, 01:23 AM

I was going to say The Torkelsons...until I got to the place with the non-white girl.

12-20-2004, 04:08 PM	#1
Ashlenian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 48	Do you remember this TV show? Does anyone remember this tv show? I always think about it, but I can't remember what it was called! It was about a family that lived in a pretty big house, and they had a lot of either adopted or foster kids. I only really remember one episode. In it, the family was at a zoo or park of some sort. A photographer was going to take a picture of the family. He asked one of the girls to move out of the way so he could take it. However, she was a member of the family. He just assumed she wasn't because she was of a different race than the rest of the family. Sound familiar to anyone? It's been bugging me for years! It was probably shown in the mid-1990's. Thank you for your help! It's been driving me crazy!

12-21-2004, 05:57 PM	#3
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	Sounds to me like the short-lived drama series "Second Noah" which aired on ABC sometime around 1996 or 1997 on TGIF. It starred James Marsden and a bunch of other unknowns. It was about a family who lived on a make-shift farm type thing and had a lot of foster kids. I remember watching this show a few times, James Marsden's Ricky got his girlfriend Darby pregnant. It wasn't so bad. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115349/...PW9u;fc=1;ft=1 Here is the imdb link.
	__________________ "and to the fans. I was only supposed to be on every other Tuesday. But, thanks to you, I'm here, and I promise! I will try my best never to let you down. I am going back into that studio on Monday, and I'm going to play Erica Kane for all she's worth!"-- Susan Lucci, May 1999 Daytime Emmy Speech.

12-21-2004, 12:43 PM	#2
Ashlenian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 48	I asked my mom, and she guessed "Eight is Enough" and "The Facts of Life", but I know it is neither of those shows.

12-22-2004, 08:06 AM	#4
robby76 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 949	I don't think it's Second Noah... This programme is very familiar and the parents had foster kids (including a Chinese girl). It was a sitcom, not a drama series. I'll go a searching! I do know what programme you mean Ashelian. I doubt it's Facts of Life or 8 is Enough... as those are late 70's / early 80's shows.

12-22-2004, 06:56 PM	#5
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	you might be thinking of together we stand/nothing is easy a short lived sitcom that aired on cbs in the 1986/87 season the first few eps. stared elliot gould and dee wallace stone of et fame as a married couple who deicide to adopt several children of different races this show suffered from consant preemptions and low rataings and gould left after the first few shows aired. cbs pressed on with the show anyway revamping the show and giving it a new title nothing is easy the dee wallace charther was now a widdow trying to make ends meet and still find time to rase that housefull of kids nether format seemed to appel to audiences and the show left the air at the end of the season.

12-22-2004, 08:26 PM	#6
Ashlenian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 48	Thank you everyone for your help! I think it was Second Noah! I'm glad you remembered the name, factsoflife--it's been driving me crazy trying to think of the name!

12-22-2004, 08:40 PM	#7
robby76 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 949	Oh great, now I'm left with a tv show I can't remember the name of. I looked up all the titles above and the one I'm thinking of is none of the above! If anyone's still interested, the one I know also has a hispanic girl. They have like 3 boys and 2 girls (all different races). Again live ina big house and I think the father was a coach at school. It was shown in the 1990's maybe early 2000's.

12-22-2004, 11:24 PM	#8
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	There was a show on T-NBC called "One World" that fits this description...and it even had a Chinese girl.

12-23-2004, 04:21 AM	#9
robby76 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 949	Yes that's the one... ONE WORLD (1998-2000)... thanks JT. I've looked it up on sitcomsonline.com and it is the one. It ran for 3 seasons too!

12-24-2004, 01:23 AM	#10
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I was going to say The Torkelsons...until I got to the place with the non-white girl.