Shirley (TV series)

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Shirley
GenreComedy-drama
Created byLance Madrid III
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesProcter & Gamble Productions
Universal Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 26, 1979 (1979-10-26) –
January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)

Shirley is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC from October 26, 1979 until January 25, 1980.

Premise[]

A recent widow moves from a big city to a small town with her three children, her stepson and her housekeeper.[1]

Cast[]

Episodes[]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Is This What Dad Really Wanted?"Stan LathanPaul Dubov
Gwen Bagni
Greg Strangis		October 26, 1979 (1979-10-26)
Shirley Miller, a widow with four children, moves her family from New York to Lake Tahoe. Upon arrival they discover their new home is being fumigated.
2"Hard Hat"Gene NelsonDusty KayNovember 2, 1979 (1979-11-02)

Shirley gets a job as a construction-firm paymaster, but the men resent her position.

Guest stars: Michael Cavanagh and Joseph V. Perry.
3"Son of a Gun"Gerald MayerTerry HartNovember 9, 1979 (1979-11-09)
Shirley is less than delighted over Bill's news that he found his father's gun.
4"Things Your Mother Forgot to Tell You"Mel FerberPaul Dubov
Gwen Bagni
Greg Strangis		November 23, 1979 (1979-11-23)
Shirley becomes a substitute teacher in a sex education class.
5"The One That Got Away"TBATBANovember 30, 1979 (1979-11-30)

Bill's haughty mother wants him to leave Shirley and the family and live permanently in Paris.

Guest star: Claudette Nevins.
6"Play on Words"William F. ClaxtonPatricia Green
Chris Manheim		December 7, 1979 (1979-12-07)

A student athlete disrupts substitute teacher Shirley's class and she is angered when the vice-principal insists that she overlook the behavior.

Guest stars: Robin Strand and Michael Parks.
7"Twenty Years to Life"Stan Lathan
Alan Myerson		Jackie McKane
Steve Hattman
Dave Hackel		December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)

While substitute teaching, Shirley flunks an elite athlete which keeps him benched. Shirley finds out the student's older brother is the vice principal at the school which creates conflict.

Guest stars: Tyne Daly and Bonnie Bartlett
8"Separate Agendas"William F. ClaxtonSteve Hattman
Dave Hackel		December 21, 1979 (1979-12-21)
Debra (Rosanna Arquette) does not trust the divorced man (Edward Winter) who is going out of his way to get into Shirley's good graces.
9"Visions of Christmas Past"Robert BirnbaumTeleplay by: Lance Madrid III
Story by: Lance Madrid III and Greg Strangis & Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov		December 28, 1979 (1979-12-28)

During Christmas time, Shirley recalls the happy moments with her husband and the tragic news of his death.

Guest star: Peter Haskell.
10"On the Skids"Alan MyersonPatricia Green
Chris Manheim		January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04)

Shirley is stunned when she learns Lew (Patrick Wayne) is a 'borderline' alcoholic.

Guest star: Frank Marth.
11"Fenced In"TBATBAJanuary 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
Shirley has to tell the Hemms that their son is a thief.
12"The Three Dates of Shirley Miller"Michael PreeceSheila Judis Weisberg
Mary-David Sheiner		January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
After two disastrous blind dates, Shirley is convinced bachelor number three is the right man, until the roof falls in.
13"Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here"Mel FerberDave Hackel
Steve Hattman
Sandra Kay Siegel		January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)

A historical society claims Teddy Roosevelt once slept in Shirley's house and subsequently invade her home.

Guest stars: Jeanette Nolan, Robin Eisenman and Linda Hamilton.

References[]

  1. ^ TV Guide. "Shirley Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

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