Maggie (1981 American TV series)
| 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 – May 21, 1982 | 
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 | 
| 2 | "A Tooth for a Tooth" | John Tracy | Bill Davenport & Tom Whedon | October 31, 1981 | 
| 3 | "Career" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | November 7, 1981 | 
| 4 | "Bruce's Birthday Party" | John Tracy | Korby Siamis | November 14, 1981 | 
| 5 | "Marriage Encounter" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | April 30, 1982 | 
| 6 | "Alienation of Affection" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | May 7, 1982 | 
| 7 | "Mark's Shrink" | John Tracy | Karyl Miller | May 14, 1982 | 
| 8 | "Maggie the Poet" | John Tracy | Erma Bombeck | May 21, 1982 |