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06-03-2001, 01:00 AM

Single parents in a sitcom

Tony on Who's the Boss?
Danny on Full House
Nick on Blossom
Jesse on Jesse
Ganeva on Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Phil on Differnt Strokes
Micheal and Joey on My two Dads

callmetootie · 06-03-2001, 08:28 AM

Elaine on Taxi.

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Lance Link · 06-03-2001, 09:42 AM

Bill Bixby on The Courtship of Eddies Father,Andy Griffith- The Andy Griffith Show, Lucille Ball - Lucy Show and Here's Lucy, Brian Keith- Family Affair, Brian Kelly- Flipper, Richard Long- Nanny and the Professor, Barbara Stanwyck- Big Valley,Doris Day- Doris Day Show, Linda Lavin- Alice, Bea Benaderet -Petticoat Junction,Buddy Ebsen- Beverly Hillbillies.

JT · 06-04-2001, 10:54 AM

Beverly Ann (FoL)
Julia (Julia)
Edie (Room for Two)
Deloeres and Kathy (Getting By)

Rosslover · 01-06-2010, 12:38 AM

Ross and Rachel on FRIENDS
Steve and Miranda on Sex and the City
Shirley Partridge on the Partridge Family
Ann Romano from One Day at a Time
Alice Hyatt Alice
Alan Harper Two and a Half Men
Jack McFarland Will and Grace
Mitch on Baywatch

Marvo301 · 01-06-2010, 01:26 AM

Merrill Stubbing - The Love Boat
Vivian Bagley - The Lucy Show
Angela Bower - Who's The Boss
Julia Baker - Julia
Margaret MacDonald - The Bob Cummings Show
Mary Jo Shively - Designing Women
Frank DeFazio - Laverne and Shirley
Fred McConnell - Mork and Mindy
Bill Davis - Family Affair
Mabel Thomas - What's Happening
Fred Sanford - Sanford and Son
Claire Roman - Brotherly Love

biffbronson · 01-06-2010, 09:43 AM

Sam Jones (Ken Berry) - The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD
Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) - My Three Sons
Barbara Harper (Beverly Garland) - My Three Sons (before she married Steve Douglas)
Lorelai Brown (Pamela Britton) - My Favorite Martian
Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) - Cheers

And also I believe -

Howard Borden (Bill Daily) - The Bob Newhart Show
Carol Traynor (Adrienne Barbeau) - Maude
Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman) - Phyllis and The Mary Tyler Moore Show

And I think Fonzie's mom on Happy Days qualified as a single parent. There were lots of shows where a widow or widower was the parent of a grown character.

browneyes106 · 01-07-2010, 11:37 AM

Karen Roe-One Tree Hill
Seely Boothe-Bones

ILUVO&H · 01-07-2010, 09:48 PM

Kate and Allie
Gov. Gatling on Benson
Teresa Arcola (Chachi's mom) on Happy Days until she married Al
Michael Hogan on Hogan Family after Valerie died
Gloria Stivic on Gloria

megamanj2004 · 01-09-2010, 03:48 AM

Carl Kanisky (Dolph Sweet) - Gimme a Break!

Edward Stratton III (Joel Higgins) - Silver Spoons (until he married Kate later on)

Eloise "Mama" Curtis (Theresa Merritt) - That's My Mama!

Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) - Good Times (after James died)

Grace Kelly (Brett Butler) - Grace Under Fire

Harry Weston (Richard Mulligan) - Empty Nest

Ned Flanders (Harry Shearer) - The Simpsons (after Maude died)

Rachel Crawford (Telma Hopkins) - Family Matters

Non-sitcoms:

Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) - Bonanza

Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith) - Matlock

janet42 · 01-09-2010, 12:04 PM

Kate Bradley - Petticoat Junction
Steve Douglas - My Three Sons
Shirley Partridge - The Partridge Family
Lucy Carmichael -The Lucy Show

biffbronson · 01-10-2010, 10:15 AM

Lilith Sternin Crane, Frasier Crane, and Roz Doyle on Frasier (Martin Crane too)
Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on Coach
Ashley Pfister (Linda Purl) on Happy Days

Non-sitcom: Lucas McCain (Chuck Conners) on The Rifleman
Laura Dayton (Kathie Browne) on Bonanza

06-03-2001, 01:00 AM	#1
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01-06-2010, 12:38 AM	#5
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01-09-2010, 03:48 AM	#10
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06-03-2001, 08:28 AM	#2
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Elaine on Taxi. ------------------ Andrew Carden

06-03-2001, 09:42 AM	#3
Lance Link Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Posts: 224	Bill Bixby on The Courtship of Eddies Father,Andy Griffith- The Andy Griffith Show, Lucille Ball - Lucy Show and Here's Lucy, Brian Keith- Family Affair, Brian Kelly- Flipper, Richard Long- Nanny and the Professor, Barbara Stanwyck- Big Valley,Doris Day- Doris Day Show, Linda Lavin- Alice, Bea Benaderet -Petticoat Junction,Buddy Ebsen- Beverly Hillbillies.

06-04-2001, 10:54 AM	#4
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	Beverly Ann (FoL) Julia (Julia) Edie (Room for Two) Deloeres and Kathy (Getting By)

01-06-2010, 09:43 AM	#7
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,309	Sam Jones (Ken Berry) - The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) - My Three Sons Barbara Harper (Beverly Garland) - My Three Sons (before she married Steve Douglas) Lorelai Brown (Pamela Britton) - My Favorite Martian Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) - Cheers And also I believe - Howard Borden (Bill Daily) - The Bob Newhart Show Carol Traynor (Adrienne Barbeau) - Maude Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman) - Phyllis and The Mary Tyler Moore Show And I think Fonzie's mom on Happy Days qualified as a single parent. There were lots of shows where a widow or widower was the parent of a grown character.

01-07-2010, 11:37 AM	#8
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	Karen Roe-One Tree Hill Seely Boothe-Bones

01-07-2010, 09:48 PM	#9
ILUVO&H Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 08, 2008 Location: New York Posts: 505	Kate and Allie Gov. Gatling on Benson Teresa Arcola (Chachi's mom) on Happy Days until she married Al Michael Hogan on Hogan Family after Valerie died Gloria Stivic on Gloria

01-09-2010, 12:04 PM	#11
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01-10-2010, 10:15 AM	#12
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,309	Lilith Sternin Crane, Frasier Crane, and Roz Doyle on Frasier (Martin Crane too) Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on Coach Ashley Pfister (Linda Purl) on Happy Days Non-sitcom: Lucas McCain (Chuck Conners) on The Rifleman Laura Dayton (Kathie Browne) on Bonanza