The Cavanaughs (TV series)

The Cavanaughs
GenreSitcom
Created byRobert Moloney
StarringBarnard Hughes
Christine Ebersole
Peter Michael Goetz
Mary Tanner Bailey
Danny Cooksey
John Short
ComposersPaul Pilger
Dennis Polen
William Moloney
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersLeonard Goldberg
Robert Moloney
ProducerSeth Pearlman
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesMandy Films
Paramount Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseDecember 1, 1986 (1986-12-01) –
July 27, 1989 (1989-07-27)
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The Cavanaughs is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 1, 1986, to July 27, 1989.

The series revolved around Francis "Pop" Cavanaugh, a 71-year-old, blue-collar Irish Catholic man living in South Boston with his daughter Kit and son Chuck, as well as Chuck's sons (one of whom was a Catholic priest) and daughter. Much of the show's humor stemmed from conflicts between the cantankerous, opinionated Pop and his grown children.[1]

After airing during the 1986–87 television season, the show went on hiatus and returned in the summer of 1988.[2]

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