Parenthood

Parenthood is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 21, 1990 to May 17, 1991. The series had a total of 24 episodes.

Plot
The series delivered seriocomic vignettes on rearing children, revolving around four generations of a middle-class California family, the Buckmans (the movie however, took place in St. Louis, Missouri). The Huffners of the film were renamed the Merricks on the TV series. The pilot episode was considered by USA Today and New York Post as the best movie-to-TV spinoff since ''M*A*S*H. ''The series is notable for featuring a number of people who at the time were unheard of but later became famous. One of the writers on the show was Joss Whedon. The cast featured Leonardo DiCaprio, David Arquette, and Thora Birch (billed simply as "Thora" here).

Cast

 * David Arquette as Tod Hawks
 * Jayne Atkinson as Karen Buckman
 * Ed Begley, Jr. as Gil Buckman
 * Thora Birch as Taylor Buckman
 * Maryedith Burrell as Helen Buckman
 * Leonardo DiCaprio as Garry Buckman
 * Mary Jackson as Great Grandma Greenwell
 * Zachary La Voy as Justin Buckman
 * Sheila MacRae as Marilyn Buckman
 * Bess Meyer as Julie Buckman Hawks
 * Susan Norman as Susan Buckman Merrick
 * Ken Ober as Nathan Merrick
 * Ivyann Schwan as Patty Merrick
 * Max Elliott Slade as Kevin Buckman
 * William Windom as Frank Buckman