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1981 American TV series or program
| Maggie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Erma Bombeck |
| Starring | Miriam Flynn James Hampton Doris Roberts Margie Impert Judith-Marie Bergan Billy Jayne Christian Jacobs |
| Composer | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Whedon Erma Bombeck |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Erma Bombeck Productions Marble Arch Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 24, 1981 (1981-10-24) – May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21) |
Maggie is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 24, 1981, to May 21, 1982.
Premise
Miriam Flynn stars as Maggie Weston, a Dayton, Ohio, housewife. Based on the humorous books of Erma Bombeck, this sitcom portrayed the life of a harried housewife, Maggie Weston, as she coped with her husband and her three children in the suburbs outside of Dayton, Ohio. L.J. was the 16-year-old son of the Westons who was referred to but never seen or heard on the program because he was always in the bathroom. Doris Roberts co-starred as Loretta, Maggie's friend and hairdresser.
Cast
- Miriam Flynn as Maggie Weston
- James Hampton as Len Weston
- Doris Roberts as Loretta Davenport
- Judith-Marie Bergan as Buffy Croft
- Margie Impert as Chris
- Billy Jayne as Mark Weston
- Christian Jacobs as Bruce Weston
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The School Conference" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | October 24, 1981 (1981-10-24) |
| 2 | "A Tooth for a Tooth" | John Tracy | Bill Davenport & Tom Whedon | October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31) |
| 3 | "Career" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) |
| 4 | "Bruce's Birthday Party" | John Tracy | Korby Siamis | November 14, 1981 (1981-11-14) |
| 5 | "Marriage Encounter" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | April 30, 1982 (1982-04-30) |
| 6 | "Alienation of Affection" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) |
| 7 | "Mark's Shrink" | John Tracy | Karyl Miller | May 14, 1982 (1982-05-14) |
| 8 | "Maggie the Poet" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21) |