Uncle Buck (1990 TV series)

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Uncle Buck
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Tim O'Donnell
Written by	Tim O'Donnell
Directed by	James Widdoes John Tracy Art Dielhenn
Starring	Kevin Meaney Dah-ve Chodan Jacob Gelman Lacey Chabert Audrey Meadows Dennis Cockrum Thomas Mikal Ford
Opening theme	"Uncle Buck" performed by Ronnie Milsap
Composer	Steve Dorff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Richard Gurman
Producer	Rick Newberger
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes (inc. commercials)
Production companies	Verbatim Productions Universal Television
Distributor	NBC Universal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10) – March 9, 1991 (1991-03-09)
Chronology
Preceded by	Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck is an American sitcom television series based on the 1989 film of the same name starring Kevin Meaney. The series aired on CBS from September 10, 1990 to March 9, 1991 during the 1990–91 season.

Synopsis[]

Kevin Meaney starred as Buck, a slob who drinks, smokes, and is named the guardian of his nieces, Tia and Maizy, and nephew Miles, after their parents, Bob (Buck's brother) and Cindy (Buck's sister-in-law), are suddenly killed in a car accident.

Critical reception[]

The show was panned by critics. After airing on Monday nights for two months, (due to competition with MacGyver & The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The later, which premiered on the same day) it was moved to Friday, in an attempt by CBS to establish a comedy night swapping with Evening Shade. The ratings dropped from there with strong competition from ABC's Top 20 hit Full House, and it was cancelled shortly after, having aired only 16 episodes and leaving several filmed episodes unaired.

Cast[]

• Kevin Meaney as Buck Russell
• Dah-ve Chodan as Tia Russell
• Jacob Gelman as Miles Russell
• Sarah Martineck as Maizy Russell
• Audrey Meadows as Maggie Hogoboom
• Lacey Chabert as Nancy

Episodes[]

External links[]

• Uncle Buck (TV series) at IMDb
• Stand-Up Cutup Kevin Meaney Shines as a Slob on Uncle Buck - People
• TV Time Capsule: Uncle Buck
• Uncle Buck in Jump The Shark