Sons & Daughters
Network: ABC
Episodes: 11, 10 aired (hour), one season
Show dates:
March 7 — April 4, 2006
Performers include: Max Gail, Fred Goss, Desmond Harrington, Jerry Lambert, Alison Quinn, Gillian Vigman, and Dee Wallace-Stone.
Series Description: A comedy about an extended and blended family that live in the same neighborhood. The series is a mix of scripted and improvised humor. Cameron (Goss) is the main character and is happily married to his second wife Liz (Vigman). They are raising their three children together and teenage son Henry (Einhorn) from Cameron’s first marriage. Further complicating matters are Cameron’s “perfect” sister Sharon (Quinn) and brother-in-law Don (Lambert), younger stepsister Jenna (Walsh) and parents Colleen (Wallace-Stone) and Wendal (Gail).
Series Finale
Episode 10 - The Homecoming: After 35 years away, Cameron and Sharon’s father Merv (Casey Sander) returns out of the blue. They decide to have dinner with him to discuss where he’s been all these years, but a sudden turn of events leaves their questions still unanswered. Meanwhile, when Jenna finds out that Whitey is dating a stripper, she forbids him from seeing their Danny.
The 11th episode was never aired.
Episode 11 - Paige Returns: Cameron’s ex-wife Paige (Melinda Allen) returns. She wants custody of Henry, and plans to move to Florida to raise bees.
What happened next?
There’s been no news of any plans to revive the series or characters.
Behind the Scenes
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| • | The series was pulled (due to low ratings) after 10 of the 11 episodes had aired. |
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| • | For a short time, it looked like the show could return for a second season. ABC executives seemed to like the show and it had a devoted fanbase. Unfortunately, Sons and Daughters was officially cancelled on May 15, 2006. |
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| • | The show was scheduled to be released on DVD but has been delayed because of music rights costs. The well-known music (Cheap Trick, Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones etc.) was used in the series through a limited usage contract that did not include DVD rights. In May 2006, series creator and star Goss said that he would be willing to remaster the episodes with original music to cut costs but there’s been no further word. |
