Daddy Dearest (American TV series)

Daddy Dearest is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox, on Sunday nights from September 5 to December 5, 1993.^[1]

Daddy Dearest
Created by	Billy Van Zandt Jane Milmore Richard Dmitri Richard Lewis
Starring	Don Rickles Richard Lewis Renée Taylor Barney Martin
Composer	Ed Alton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Billy Van Zandt Jane Milmore Howard Klein
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Van Zandt/Milmore Productions 3 Arts Entertainment HBO Independent Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 5 (1993-09-05) – December 5, 1993 (1993-12-05)

Synopsis

The series revolved around Dr. Steven Mitchell, a psychologist who lived in Manhattan with his young son and, despite his constant insults and put downs, his father Al (Don Rickles), an obnoxious used car salesman who was recently separated from his wife Helen (Renée Taylor).

Cast

• Richard Lewis as Dr. Steven Mitchell
• Don Rickles as Al Mitchell
• Renée Taylor as Helen Mitchell
• Sydney Walsh as Christine Winters
• Alice Carter as Lisa
• Carey Eidel as Larry Mitchell
• Jeffrey Bomberger as Danny Mitchell
• Jonathan Gibby as Danny Mitchell (pilot)
• Barney Martin as Pete Peter

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Linda Day	Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore	September 5, 1993 (1993-09-05)
2	"Raging Bully"	Howard Storm	Mike Barker & Matthew Weitzman	September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)
3	"Private Lives"	David Steinberg	Richard Vaczy & Tracy Gamble	September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19)
4	"Al vs. DMV"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1993 (1993-09-26)
5	"You Bet Your Life"	Howard Storm	Howard Bendetson & Terrie Collins	October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03)
6	"Mother Love"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1993 (1993-10-10)
7	"Mount St. Helen's"	David Steinberg	Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore	October 17, 1993 (1993-10-17)
8	"The Tortoise and the Scare"	Linda Day	S : Brent Forrester S/T : Mike Barker & Matthew Weitzman	October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)
9	"American We"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)
10	"Thanks, But No Thanks"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1993 (1993-12-05)
11	"Offensive Care"	N/A	N/A	Unaired