The story of Shirley Miller, an attractive widow with four children who fulfills her late husband's dream by moving from the congestion of New York to the peaceful shores of Placer County, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, to begin a new life.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 5.7 (31 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
Shirley Miller is a widow with three children who moves from a big city to small one. And like most widows and displaced individuals, she has a hard time making ends meet and her children ...
Details
- Rated: N/A
- Released: 26 Oct 1979
- Runtime: 60 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Director: N/A
- Writer: Lance Madrid III
- Actors: Shirley Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Barton, Tracey Gold
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: N/A
- Total Seasons: 1
Previous Episode
The Three Dates of Shirley Miller
Episode 1x13; Jan 18, 1980
After two disastrous blind dates, the third one's the charm for Shirley.
Previous Episodes
1x13: The Three Dates of Shirley Miller
1x12: Fenced In
1x11: On the Skids
1x10: Visions of Christmas Past
1x9: Separate Agendas
1x8: Twenty Years to Life
1x7: A Play on Words
1x6: The One That Got Away
1x5: Things Your Mother Forgot to Tell You
Cast
Peter Barton as Bill Miller
John McIntire as Dutch McHenry
Cindy Eilbacher as Tracey McCord
Patrick Wayne as Lew Armitage
Bret Shryer as Hemm Miller
Shirley Jones as Shirley Miller
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Season 1
| Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Is This What Dad Really Wanted? | 1979-10-26 | 60 | |
| 2 | 2 | Hard Hat | 1979-11-02 | 60 | Shirley takes a job as a construction-firm paymaster, but the men---and her boss---resent her position. |
| 3 | 3 | Son of a Gun | 1979-11-09 | 60 | Shirley and Bill conduct a minor war over Bill's intention to keep a loaded gun in the house. |
| 4 | 4 | Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here | 1979-11-16 | 60 | A historical society invades Shirley's home claiming Teddy Roosevelt once slept there. |
| 5 | 5 | Things Your Mother Forgot to Tell You | 1979-11-23 | 60 | |
| 6 | 6 | The One That Got Away | 1979-11-30 | 60 | Bill's mother wants him to settle permanently in Paris. |
| 7 | 7 | A Play on Words | 1979-12-07 | 60 | Substitute teacher Shirley is angered by a vice-principal who insists on overlooking a disruptive athlete's behavior. |
| 8 | 8 | Twenty Years to Life | 1979-12-14 | 60 | Shirley tries not to panic the children when a physical reveals that she has high blood pressure. |
| 9 | 9 | Separate Agendas | 1979-12-21 | 60 | Debra mistrusts a divorced man who goes out of his way to get into Shirley's good graces. |
| 10 | 10 | Visions of Christmas Past | 1979-12-28 | 60 | Christmas is a time for memories as Shirley recalls the happy times with her husband and the tragic news of his death. |
| 11 | 11 | On the Skids | 1980-01-04 | 60 | |
| 12 | 12 | Fenced In | 1980-01-11 | 60 | Shirley is snubbed by the parents of Hemm's friend after she tells them their son is a thief. |
| 13 | 13 | The Three Dates of Shirley Miller | 1980-01-18 | 60 | After two disastrous blind dates, the third one's the charm for Shirley. |
Series Cast
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Peter Barton | as Bill Miller | |
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John McIntire | as Dutch McHenry | |
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Cindy Eilbacher | as Tracey McCord | |
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Patrick Wayne | as Lew Armitage | |
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Bret Shryer | as Hemm Miller | |
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Shirley Jones | as Shirley Miller | |
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Rosanna Arquette | as Debra Miller | |
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Tracey Gold | as Michelle Miller | |
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Ann Doran | as Charlotte McHenry |
Series Crew
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Lance Madrid III |
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