Almost Grown (TV series)

Almost Grown
Created by	David Chase Lawrence Konner
Starring	Tim Daly Eve Gordon
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (3 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Universal Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	27 November 1988 – 20 February 1989

Almost Grown is an American television drama series about a couple (played by Tim Daly and Eve Gordon), whose lives are explored during three time periods of their lives.^[1] The series was well received by critics,^[2] but aired for only 10 episodes between 27 November 1988 and 20 February 1989 due to low ratings (it was placed in the same timeslot as Monday Night Football and The NBC Monday Movie).^[3] The series was co-created by David Chase.

Cast & characters

• Tim Daly — Norman Foley
• Eve Gordon — Suzie Long Foley
• Marcia Cross — Lesley Foley
• Rita Taggart — Joan Foley

Episodes

Season one

#	Original Airdate	Title
101	November 27, 1988	Pilot
102	November 28, 1988	If That Diamond Ring Don't Shine
103	December 5, 1988	Ghost Town
104	December 12, 1988	Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney
105	January 2, 1989	Take It Slow
106	January 2, 1989	The Wimp Factor
107	January 23, 1989	Visitors
108	February 14, 1989	Jersey Blues
109	February 20, 1989	Joey's 15 Minutes
110		The Root of All Evil
111		Richie
112		Holy Grail
113		The Hat That Fell from Space

DVD

To date, the series has not been released on DVD.

Awards

The list of awards and nominations for Almost Grown

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1989	Emmy Award	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series	Susan Schuler-Page & Sharleen Rassi	Nominated
	CSC Award	Best Cinematography in TV Drama	Rene Ohashi	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best New Television Series		Nominated
		Best Young Actor in a Nighttime Drama Series	Raffi Di Blasio	Nominated
		Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special	Ocean Hellman	Nominated
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

1. Lee, Mark (May 2007). "Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana.". Writers Guild of America, west. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
2. Bark, Ed (1988-10-02). "A critic picks the season's top ten". Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
3. "Pipline". Vero Beach Press Journal. 2000-11-12. p. 32.

External links

• Almost Grown on IMDB
• Almost Grown at the Internet Movie Database
• Almost Grown at TV.com
• Jeff Baron's summary page on Almost Grown (with cast pictures)