Empty Nest

TV Series
1988–1995
TV-PG
30m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Sitcom Comedy Drama Family

"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after fail... Read all"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages."Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,011

1,085

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 9 wins & 17 nominations total

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Trivia
Kristy McNichol quit the series during the show's fifth season (only appearing in the first 5 episodes) after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She returned in the final episode of the show.

Goofs
Although nurse Sandy Miller (played by actress Stephanie Hodge, from the show Nurses (1991)) is a good friend of Laverne Todd, Sandy never appeared in any episode of Empty Nest.

Quotes
Dr. Harry Weston: Laverne, I've just told a ten-year-old boy that he's become a woman!
Laverne Higby Todd Kane: Then he'll probably be wanting a second opinion

Connections
Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

Soundtracks
LIFE GOES ON
Written by George Aliceson Tipton and John Bettis
Performed by Billy Vera and The Beaters

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Featured review

One of the best sitcoms ever.

Park Overall made this one. Flipping through channels and hearing her speak was enough to get me started watching the show.

The early shows were the best. Barbara (Kristy McNichol) was needed to offset the neurotic Carol (Dinah Manoff). The show lost a lot when McNichol left.

It also lost a lot when Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston retired from his practice and started working in the storefront clinic. It was never the same after that, and Marsha Warfield as Dr. Maxine Douglas added little to it.