# Shirley (TV series)

Shirley is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC from October 26, 1979, until January 25, 1980.

## Premise

A recent widow moves from New York City to a small town with her three children, her stepson and her housekeeper.

## Cast

* Shirley Jones as Shirley Miller
* Patrick Wayne as Lew Armitage
* Peter Barton as Bill Miller
* Rosanna Arquette as Debra Miller
* Bret Shryer as Hemm Miller
* Tracey Gold as Michelle Miller
* John McIntire as Dutch McHenry
* Ann Doran as Charlotte McHenry
* Cindy Eilbacher as Tracey McCord

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Is This What Dad Really Wanted?" | Stan Lathan | Greg Strangis and Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov | October 26, 1979 (1979-10-26) |
| Shirley Miller, a widow with four children, moves her family from New York to Lake Tahoe. Upon arrival they discover their new home is being fumigated. |||||
| 2 | "Hard Hat" | Gene Nelson | Dusty Kay | November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) |
| Shirley gets a job as a construction-firm paymaster, but the men resent her position. Guest stars: Michael Cavanagh and Joseph V. Perry. |||||
| 3 | "Son of a Gun" | Gerald Mayer | Terry Hart | November 9, 1979 (1979-11-09) |
| Shirley is less than delighted over Bill's news that he found his father's gun. |||||
| 4 | "Things Your Mother Forgot to Tell You" | Mel Ferber | Greg Strangis and Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov | November 23, 1979 (1979-11-23) |
| Shirley becomes a substitute teacher in a sex education class. |||||
| 5 | "The One That Got Away" | Unknown | Pat Green & Chris Manheim | November 30, 1979 (1979-11-30) |
| Bill's haughty mother wants him to leave Shirley and the family and live permanently in Paris. Guest star: Claudette Nevins. |||||
| 6 | "Play on Words" | William F. Claxton | Dave Hackel & Steve Hattman | December 7, 1979 (1979-12-07) |
| A student athlete disrupts substitute teacher Shirley's class and she is angered when the vice-principal insists that she overlook the behavior. Guest stars: Robin Strand and Michael Parks. |||||
| 7 | "Twenty Years to Life" | Stan Lathan and Alan Myerson | Jaqueline Simmel-McKane & Joel Arthur Tappis | December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14) |
| While substitute teaching, Shirley flunks an elite athlete which keeps him benched. Shirley finds out the student's older brother is the vice principal at the school which creates conflict. Guest stars: Tyne Daly and Bonnie Bartlett |||||
| 8 | "Separate Agendas" | William F. Claxton | Dave Hackel & Steve Hattman | December 21, 1979 (1979-12-21) |
| Debra (Rosanna Arquette) does not trust the divorced man (Edward Winter) who is going out of his way to get into Shirley's good graces. |||||
| 9 | "Visions of Christmas Past" | Robert Birnbaum | Story by : Lance Madrid III and Greg Strangis & Gwen Bagni & Paul Dubov Teleplay by : Lance Madrid III | December 28, 1979 (1979-12-28) |
| During Christmas time, Shirley recalls the happy moments with her husband and the tragic news of his death. Guest star: Peter Haskell. |||||
| 10 | "On the Skids" | Alan Myerson | Chris Manheim & Pat Green | January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04) |
| Shirley is stunned when she learns Lew (Patrick Wayne) is a 'borderline' alcoholic. Guest star: Frank Marth. |||||
| 11 | "Fenced In" | Unknown | Parke Perine | January 11, 1980 (1980-01-11) |
| Shirley has to tell the Hemms that their son is a thief. |||||
| 12 | "The Three Dates of Shirley Miller" | Michael Preece | Mary-David Sheiner & Sheila Judis Weisberg | January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18) |
| After two disastrous blind dates, Shirley is convinced bachelor number three is the right man, until the roof falls in. |||||
| 13 | "Teddy Roosevelt Slept Here" | Mel Ferber | Story by : Sandra Kay Siegel Teleplay by : Dave Hackel & Steve Hattman | January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25) |
| A historical society claims Teddy Roosevelt once slept in Shirley's house and subsequently invades her home. Guest stars: Jeanette Nolan, Robin Eisenman and Linda Hamilton. |||||