Soul Man (TV series)
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Pat Dougherty
Karin Kelly
Gloria Ketterer
Tom Leopard
David McFadzean
Steve Paymer
Jon Pollack
David Richardson
Elliot Shoenman
Marley Sims
Danny Smith
Mary Pat Walsh
Matt Williams
Anthony Clark
Kevin Sheridan
Brendon Ryan Barrett
Courtney Chase
Spencer Breslin
Michael Finiguerra
Dakin Matthews
Anne Lambton
| Soul Man | |
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| Created by | Carmen Finestra David McFadzean Matt Williams |
| Written by | Sarit Catz Pat Dougherty Karin Kelly Gloria Ketterer Tom Leopard David McFadzean Steve Paymer Jon Pollack David Richardson Elliot Shoenman Marley Sims Danny Smith Mary Pat Walsh Matt Williams |
| Directed by | Peter Bonerz Gil Junger John Pasquin Will Mackenzie Don Scardino Andrew Tsao Ted Wass |
| Starring | Dan Aykroyd Anthony Clark Kevin Sheridan Brendon Ryan Barrett Courtney Chase Spencer Breslin Michael Finiguerra Dakin Matthews Anne Lambton |
| Theme music composer | Isaac Hayes and David Porter |
| Opening theme | "Soul Man" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carmen Finestra David McFadzean Matt Williams Dan Aykroyd Elliot Shoenman |
| Producer | Gayle S. Maffeo |
| Production locations | Royal Oak, Michigan (setting) New York, NY (actual filming location) |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Hostage Productions Wind Dancer Production Group Touchstone Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 15, 1997 – May 26, 1998 |
| Related | |
| Home Improvement | |
Soul Man is an American sitcom starring Dan Aykroyd that aired on ABC from April 15, 1997, to May 26, 1998. A total of 25 half-hour episodes were produced over two seasons.
The series premiered on April 15, 1997, and was picked up for a second season of 22 half-hour episodes after only three episodes aired for the first season. Despite ranking 29th in its 2nd and final season, it ended on May 26, 1998. Internationally, the series was also aired on the Seven Network in Australia.[1] A four-year-old Spencer Breslin made his TV debut and was a series regular for the three-episode-long 1997 first season, in which he played the youngest child of Aykroyd.[2][3]
The theme song was "Soul Man" written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Aykroyd was closely associated with the song, having released a cover of it in 1979 with his band The Blues Brothers.
Mike Weber (played by Aykroyd) is a widowed Episcopal priest who must deal with his four children, his quirky parishioners in Royal Oak, Michigan, and a wet-behind-the-ears curate who happens to be the nephew of his bishop.
Cast
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- Dan Aykroyd as Rev. Mike Weber
- Anthony Clark as Rev. Todd Tucker
- Kevin Sheridan as Kenny Weber, Mike's first son
- Brendon Ryan Barrett as Andy Weber, Mike's second son
- Courtney Chase as Meredith Weber, Mike's daughter
- Spencer Breslin (season 1) & Michael Finiguerra (season 2) as Fred Weber, Mike's third son
- Dakin Matthews as Bishop Peter Jerome
Home Improvement connection
Like Home Improvement, the show was produced by The Walt Disney Company's Touchstone Television. Tim Allen appeared as Tim Taylor in the second episode, "Communion Wine and Convicts", who ended up cutting the hole too big, causing the basin to fall through the floor.
In the Season 1 finale episode "Cinderella and the Funeral", Richard Karn appeared as Al Borland who came to fix the church's furnace. Reference was made to Tim and the holy water basin falling through the hole he cut.
In the second season, Zachary Ty Bryan appeared in the episode "Public Embarrassment and Todd's First Sermon" playing Brad Taylor.
Mike Weber later appeared on Home Improvement as the priest of Al Borland. He was hired to put in a new stand for a holy water basin in the season seven episode "Losing My Religion".
