Country United States
Genre Comedy
Runtime 25 minutes
Total runtime 70 hours 50 minutes
Status Ended
Network NBC
Showrunner Susan Harris
IMDb rating 6.6/10 (4.4K votes)
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Empty Nest

1988 21 members 7 seasons170 episodes

Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant, nurse LaVerne Todd; and obnoxious neighborhood mooch Charley Dietz. Thank goodness he always finds a friendly shoulder (and a warm, wet tongue) in Dreyfuss, his enormous dog.

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