Merideth Baxter (Birney?) and Kristy McNichol in DVD release of Family

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:04pm

Seasons one and two are being released on September 5th. For those who remember - the show also starred James Broderick (matthew's father) and Sada Thompson. It also introduced us to Willie Ames as Kristy McNichol's boyfriend TJ.

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Updated On: 6/28/06 at 04:04 PM

[RobbO]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:06pm

didn't meredith drop the birney?

[Elphaba]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:07pm

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show.......I am SO excited!

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:07pm

Oh - maybe. I will have to check Lifetime tonight - no doubt she is on in something they will be airing.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:08pm

I still think Kristy is one of the best juvenile actors ever.

[blueroses]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:09pm

Wasn't Quinn Cummings an annoying child on this show? A cousin or something?

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:24pm

I loved this show! Very happy to finally be able to see it, again. Meredith dropped the Birney. She also married, and has since divorced, Lance Rock, from BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, Michael Blodgett.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 4:31pm

I seem to recall seeing an announcement that the DVD of Bridget loves Bernie starring Meredith and David Birney is also being released in the next couple of months - but can't seem to recall where.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 5:14pm

I LOVED "Family" as a kid. What a great show! And I loved it's "sappy '70s" theme tune, written by John Rubinstein (who was also on the show).

...And Quinn Cummings didn't join the cast until later seasons... after her Oscar nomination.

...And "Bridget Loves Bernie" on DVD too? I used to love that show as well, with the late, talented Bibi Osterwald (of "Hello, Dolly!" fame) as Bernie's mum. God bless Bibi.

Updated On: 6/28/06 at 05:14 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 6:15pm

YIPPEE!!!!!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 6:58pm

YIPPEE!!!!! for FAMILY, or BRIDGET LOVE BERNIE?

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:03pm

Wow... memories. I remember as a kid I couldn't tell for the longest time if Kristy's McNichols character was a boy or a girl.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:15pm

Well, I'm a lesbian, JB, remember? Take a guess.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:19pm

I bet I can guess!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:20pm

*swoon*

The Cheezeman knows the way to my heart!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:22pm

Oh, okay. BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE used to make me slightly sick to my stomach. Still, it might be fun to see some of them again.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:22pm

Yeah - but I cheat.

Updated On: 6/28/06 at 07:22 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 7:24pm

I love your cheating ways, cheezy.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 8:53pm

i really idolized kristy mcnichol...i hope whatever she's doing she's very happy & knows that she made a difference in a lotta gay kids' lives.

[fflagg]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:24pm

Great Cast.

The show has dated badly, though. It is pretty much about an upper-middle class family and their WASPy problems.

Mike Nichols and Jay Presson Allen created the show. And I think Aaron Spelling was its producer.

Quinn Cummings was in the final season of the show when it officially jumped the shark. :)

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:28pm

If it's dated, it will be all the more appealing to me. Can't wait to see it again! I'm currently enjoying RAT PATROL - in color!

[fflagg]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:42pm

I hope you do. Some of it is soap opera-ish.

Sada Thompson is wonderful.

I wonder if Matthew Broderick appears in any episodes?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:53pm

Every episode is a master class in acting, thanks to Thompson and Broderick.

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 9:58pm

I was thinking about this show just a week or two ago and wondering if it would ever show up on one of "those" channels. This is even better.

Didn't the family adopt Quinn Cummings?

Can Thirtysomething be far away?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/28/06 at 10:06pm

Please don't bring Whinysomething into our beautiful Family thread, flit.