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treky · 10-22-2006, 04:16 AM

anyone remember this short-lived sitcom with Stockard Channing (who was also appearing on movie screens at the time as Rizzo in GREASE) It was about a single mother with a son. It aired on CBS in 1978, but that's all I remember of it.

Bob's TV Treasures · 10-22-2006, 08:01 PM

Yes, the show was about an unwed mother. The
subject matter was too much for it's time, yet
tame by today's standards. WAY before it's time.
This is an oddity for which LOTS of people are searching,
including me. Anyone have it?

bencasey · 10-28-2006, 03:02 AM

I had a friend who recorded almost every sitcom from that time period but I haven't come across this one in his collection yet.

TV_on_the_Porch · 11-28-2006, 12:33 AM

Miss Winslow & Son was a limited-run series which aired in the early spring of 1979, concurrently (and on the same network) with Stockard Channing in Just Friends. Miss Channing was not "Miss Winslow," that was Darleen Carr.

You may remember her from an episode of Quincy in which the doc really falls for her, only to be lured by her to a mountain cabin where her real boyfriend lies in wait to bump him off. She played a similarly deranged character in at least one of her four guest shots on Simon & Simon. She does "deranged" really well thanks to her piercing eyes.

Miss Winslow & Son followed the The Jeffersons on Wednesday nights. I remember there being minor hubbub about the premise of an unwed mother, but I also recall watching it and liking it--and totally forgetting any details about it!

MW&S aired all of its six episodes and quietly expired forever.

TV Knowledge Fan · 11-28-2006, 07:12 PM

..."MISS WINSLOW AND SON" was adapted from a more "free thinking" British sitcom called "MISS JONES & SON". Whatever merits the original had, obviously didn't translate into success or acceptance here. Then, of course, there was the fact that ABC's "EIGHT IS ENOUGH" had more viewers than whatever CBS scheduled on Wednesdays [between 8-9pm(et)] in early 1979.

Lamont · 11-29-2006, 09:45 AM

i loved the show

snl 70s show fan · 12-04-2006, 01:30 AM

i liked the show too i even have an unused ticket to one of the tapings

ajm1972 · 12-13-2006, 09:29 PM

Darleen Carr guested on Simon & Simon because she was married to Jameson Parker. I think she also played Karl Malden's daughter on the Streets of San Francisco and even appeared in the reunion movie 15 years ago.

Yes I do have at least one episode of this series, the pilot from CBS if I remember right.

Aj

bencasey · 01-02-2007, 03:22 AM

Weren't there only 4 episodes? Aired after people had VCRs so someone should have it somewhere.

ajm1972 · 01-20-2007, 10:23 PM

All I have is the CBS pilot, not a great show by any means. Of course the black neighbor on the show went on to replace Benson on SOAP. He just died recently, name was Roscoe Lee Browne.

Aj

TVFactFan · 01-24-2007, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajm1972

All I have is the CBS pilot, not a great show by any means. Of course the black neighbor on the show went on to replace Benson on SOAP. He just died recently, name was Roscoe Lee Browne.

Aj

I want a copy, I want a copy

James28 · 03-31-2008, 06:47 PM

I have seen its intro on You tube as part of bobcnn's compilation of 1979 TV show intros. I don't remember this sitcom at all. And what did Bob's TV treasure mean by the subject matter of Miss winslow and son being too much for its time?

snl 70s show fan · 03-31-2008, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

I want a copy, I want a copy

me too

treky · 04-04-2008, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim856796

I have seen its intro on You tube as part of bobcnn's compilation of 1979 TV show intros. I don't remember this sitcom at all. And what did Bob's TV treasure mean by the subject matter of Miss winslow and son being too much for its time?

I don't know; anyone?

And; everyone's calling it "MISS Winslow and son", it was"MS. Winslow and son".

snl 70s show fan · 04-05-2008, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treky

I don't know; anyone?

And; everyone's calling it "MISS Winslow and son", it was"MS. Winslow and son".

i think he means that back in 1979 they just didnt do sitcoms about unwed mothers and the subject matter probably made more than a few viewers cringe i myself loved roscoe lee brown as the nebighor he stole the show

10-22-2006, 04:16 AM	#1
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	Miss Winslow and Son anyone remember this short-lived sitcom with Stockard Channing (who was also appearing on movie screens at the time as Rizzo in GREASE) It was about a single mother with a son. It aired on CBS in 1978, but that's all I remember of it.
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10-22-2006, 08:01 PM	#2
Bob's TV Treasures Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 12, 2004 Location: california Posts: 529	Miss Winslow & Son Yes, the show was about an unwed mother. The subject matter was too much for it's time, yet tame by today's standards. WAY before it's time. This is an oddity for which LOTS of people are searching, including me. Anyone have it?

11-28-2006, 07:12 PM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	For the record.... ..."MISS WINSLOW AND SON" was adapted from a more "free thinking" British sitcom called "MISS JONES & SON". Whatever merits the original had, obviously didn't translate into success or acceptance here. Then, of course, there was the fact that ABC's "EIGHT IS ENOUGH" had more viewers than whatever CBS scheduled on Wednesdays [between 8-9pm(et)] in early 1979.

11-29-2006, 09:45 AM	#6
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	i loved the show
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10-28-2006, 03:02 AM	#3
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	I had a friend who recorded almost every sitcom from that time period but I haven't come across this one in his collection yet.

11-28-2006, 12:33 AM	#4
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	Miss Winslow & Son was a limited-run series which aired in the early spring of 1979, concurrently (and on the same network) with Stockard Channing in Just Friends. Miss Channing was not "Miss Winslow," that was Darleen Carr. You may remember her from an episode of Quincy in which the doc really falls for her, only to be lured by her to a mountain cabin where her real boyfriend lies in wait to bump him off. She played a similarly deranged character in at least one of her four guest shots on Simon & Simon. She does "deranged" really well thanks to her piercing eyes. Miss Winslow & Son followed the The Jeffersons on Wednesday nights. I remember there being minor hubbub about the premise of an unwed mother, but I also recall watching it and liking it--and totally forgetting any details about it! MW&S aired all of its six episodes and quietly expired forever.

12-04-2006, 01:30 AM	#7
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	i liked the show too i even have an unused ticket to one of the tapings

12-13-2006, 09:29 PM	#8
ajm1972 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 291	Darleen Carr guested on Simon & Simon because she was married to Jameson Parker. I think she also played Karl Malden's daughter on the Streets of San Francisco and even appeared in the reunion movie 15 years ago. Yes I do have at least one episode of this series, the pilot from CBS if I remember right. Aj

01-02-2007, 03:22 AM	#9
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	Weren't there only 4 episodes? Aired after people had VCRs so someone should have it somewhere.

01-20-2007, 10:23 PM	#10
ajm1972 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 291	All I have is the CBS pilot, not a great show by any means. Of course the black neighbor on the show went on to replace Benson on SOAP. He just died recently, name was Roscoe Lee Browne. Aj

03-31-2008, 06:47 PM	#12
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	I have seen its intro on You tube as part of bobcnn's compilation of 1979 TV show intros. I don't remember this sitcom at all. And what did Bob's TV treasure mean by the subject matter of Miss winslow and son being too much for its time?