Singer & Sons

Singer & Sons is an American sitcom starring Harold Gould and Esther Rolle that was originally broadcast on NBC as a summer replacement series from June 9 to June 27, 1990.^[1]

Singer & Sons
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Michael Jacobs Bob Young
Directed by	Steve Zuckerman
Starring	Harold Gould Esther Rolle Bobby Hosea Tommy Ford
Composer	Ray Colcord
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Michael Jacobs
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Michael Jacobs Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	June 9 (1990-06-09) – June 27, 1990 (1990-06-27)

Synopsis

Nathan Singer is a Jewish widower who becomes the third generation to run a family-owned New York City delicatessen called "Singer & Sons." Singer is the first not to have sons inherit it until Sarah, his housekeeper and longtime friend, suggests that he recruit her two sons. Begrudgingly, Nathan hires her sons – Mitchell and Reggie – two brothers with opposite personalities who help bring new life to the business.^[2]

Cast

• Harold Gould as Nathan Singer
• Esther Rolle as Sarah Patterson
• Bobby Hosea as Mitchell Patterson
• Tommy Ford as Reggie Patterson
• Brooke Fontaine as Deanna Patterson
• Fred Stoller as Sheldon Singer
• Arnetia Walker as Claudia James
• Anne Berger as Mrs. Tarkasian
• Phil Leeds as Lou Gold

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Two Sons for Singer"	Steve Zuckerman	Michael Jacobs, Bob Young	June 9, 1990 (1990-06-09)
Nathan Singer decides to recruit his housekeeper's sons (Mitchell and Reggie) for his deli business.
2	"The Boxer Rebellion"	Unknown	Michael Jacobs, Bob Young	June 13, 1990 (1990-06-13)
Reggie is convinced he was accidentally switched at birth and that he is the son of boxer Floyd Patterson.
3	"Once Bitten"	Unknown	Michael Jacobs, Bob Young	June 20, 1990 (1990-06-20)
Mitchell is encouraged to reconcile with his ex-wife Felicity.
4	"Our's Not to Reason Why Shmy"	Steve Zuckerman	Neil Alan Levy	June 27, 1990 (1990-06-27)
Every store in the neighborhood has been robbed and Claudia thinks Reggie is the robber.