Nearly Departed
1989 American TV series or program
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Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989, to May 1, 1989.[1] It was an updated version of Topper.[2]
John Baskin
Caroline McWilliams
Stuart Pankin
Wendy Schaal
Jay Lambert
Henderson Forsythe
Randy Petersen
Robert Irving
| Nearly Departed | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Roger Shulman John Baskin |
| Starring | Eric Idle Caroline McWilliams Stuart Pankin Wendy Schaal Jay Lambert Henderson Forsythe |
| Composers | Kevin Quinn Randy Petersen Robert Irving |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Baskin-Shulman Productions Lorimar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 10 – May 1, 1989 |
Premise
The series focused on English professor Grant Pritchard and his wife Claire who are killed in a rockslide. They return to their home as ghosts to find plumbing contractor Mike Dooley and his wife Liz, son Derek, and his father, Jack, living there. Grandpa Jack was the only one who could see and hear the Pritchards. In exchange for continuing to live in the house as ghosts, the Pritchards would mediate through Grandpa Jack and try to help the Dooleys with their problems. In one such instance, Derek was doing poorly in school because he was intimidated by bullies; Grant and Claire use their abilities to scare off the bullies.
Cast
- Eric Idle as Grant Pritchard
- Caroline McWilliams as Claire Pritchard
- Stuart Pankin as Mike Dooley
- Wendy Schaal as Liz Dooley
- Jay Lambert as Derek Dooley
- Henderson Forsythe as Grandpa Jack Garrett
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Grant Meets Grandpa" | John Rich | Roger Shulman & John Baskin | April 10, 1989 | 23.5[3] | 15.1/24[3] |
| 2 | "Adventures in Babysitting" | John Rich | Roger Shulman & John Baskin | April 17, 1989 | 19.9[4] | 13.2/22[4] |
| 3 | "Altared States" | John Rich | Daniel Palladino | April 24, 1989 | 18.6[5] | 12.1/20[5] |
| 4 | "TV or Not TV" | John Rich | Neil Alan Levy | May 1, 1989 | 19.3[6] | 11.9/19[6] |
| 5 | "Grandpa's Date" | John Rich | Dale McRaven | Unaired | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | "Grant's Aunt" | John Rich | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | Unaired | N/A | N/A |