Dads (1986 TV series)

Dads is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from December 5, 1986, until February 6, 1987.

Dads
Created by	Lindsay Harrison
Developed by	Jeff Harris
Starring	Barry Bostwick Carl Weintraub Skye Bassett Eddie Castrodad Jason Nylor
Composer	Alf Clausen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jeff Harris Mark Waxman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Four for a Quarter Productions Summa Enterprises Group Victoria Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05) – February 6, 1987 (1987-02-06)

Premise

Two single widowed fathers live together in a house in Philadelphia.^[1]

Cast

• Barry Bostwick as Rick Armstrong
• Carl Weintraub as Louie Mangotti
• Skye Bassett as Kelly Armstrong
• Eddie Castrodad as Allan Mangiotti
• Jason Naylor as Kenny Mangiotti

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Doing of The Dishes and The Cleaning of The Room"	Zane Buzby	Jeff Harris	December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)
Rick wants Kelly to do the dishes and clean her room.
2	"On Changing The Status Quo"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)
Rick is going on his first date since his debut.
3	"The Thing on Allan's Nose"	Zane Buzby	Unknown	December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26)
Allan has a blemish on his nose on the day of his prom.
4	"Why Algebra?"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02)
Kelly has to write an essay about algebra.
5	"The Shadow of Pompasso"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)
Kenny is being bullied at school.
6	"Especially Thy Father"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16)
The dads struggle when they have to rearrange the furniture.
7	"Of Mice and Dirty Jokes"	Zane Buzby	Story by : Jeff Harris Teleplay by : Jeff Harris & Mark Waxman	January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23)
Ricky and Louie argue over profanity. Allen uses 30 mice for a science experiment.
8	"The Rivals"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30)
When Kelly asks Louie for some advice, Rick gets jealous.
9	"Waiting"	Zane Buzby	Mark Waxman	February 6, 1987 (1987-02-06)
The gang prepares for dinner at a very nice restaurant.