# Sons and Daughters (1991 TV series)

Sons and Daughters is an American comedy-drama television series created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, that aired on CBS from January 4 until March 1, 1991.
It was originally to premiere on October 25, 1990, but it was shelved at the last minute.

## Premise

A single mother raises her adoptive daughter while trying to maintain harmony among other family members.

## Cast

* Lucie Arnaz as Tess Hammersmith
* Michelle Wong as Astrid Hammersmith, Tess's adoptive daughter
* Rick Rossovich as Spud Lincoln, Patty's husband
* Peggy Smithhart as Patty Hammersmith Lincoln, Tess's younger sister
* Paul Scherrer as Rocky Lincoln, Spud & Patty's son
* Kamaron Harper as Paulette Lincoln, Spud & Patty's daughter
* Billy O'Sullivan as Ike Lincoln, Spud & Patty's son
* Scott Plank as Gary Hammersmith, Tess's younger brother
* Stacy Edwards as Lindy Hammersmith, Gary's wife
* George D. Wallace as Hank Hammersmith, Tess's widowed paternal grandfather
* Aaron Brownstein as Bing Hammersmith Jr., Bing & Mary Ruth's son and Tess's younger paternal half-brother
* Lisa Blount as Mary Ruth Hammersmith, Bing's 2nd wife and Tess's stepmother
* Don Murray as Bing Hammersmith Sr., Tess's father

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Where's Poppa?" | David Carson | Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming | January 4, 1991 (1991-01-04) |
| The father of Tess Hammersmith returns to town with a young wife and a son. |||||
| 2 | "All Together Now" | Bill Bixby | Ronald Rubin | January 11, 1991 (1991-01-11) |
| The appearance of Astrid's birth mother upsets Tess; and Lindy suffers from postpartum sexual dysfunction. |||||
| 3 | "The Thing" | Betty Thomas | Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming | January 18, 1991 (1991-01-18) |
| Tess and Mary Ruth has a disagreement over a marble tub. Bing and Gary go on a camping trip. |||||
| 4 | "The Dating Games" | Unknown | Unknown | January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25) |
| Tess goes back into the dating scene. Paulette auditions for a part in the school play. |||||
| 5 | "Melanie" | Bill Bixby | Kathryn Baker | February 8, 1991 (1991-02-08) |
| Rocky and his twenty-something supervisor at his part-time job (Lisa Pelikan) fall for each other; a stray dog Astrid has adopted wreaks household havoc; Grandpa babysits. Stephen Root guest stars. |||||
| 6 | "Thanks" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15) |
| Guest stars include Eli Rich, Todd Susman and Justin Shenkarow. |||||
| 7 | "Sniffles" | Peter Levin | Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming | March 1, 1991 (1991-03-01) |
| Mary Ruth and Bing visit a fertility clinic; Ike and Spud both go to get their tonsils removed; Lindy's neurotic mother wants to move in. Guest stars include Norma Maldonado, Marj Dusay, Scott Bryce and Kathleen Freeman. |||||
| 8 | "Young Winston" | Nick Havinga | Jim Wells | UNAIRED |
| Ike has an imaginary friend. Gary gambles on a "sure" investment. Mary Ruth makes a gourmet dinner for Bing's friends. Guest stars include Patricia Barry, David Belafonte, Daniel Bardol and Lane Davies. |||||
| 9 | "Throw Momma from the Terrain" | King Baggot | E. Jack Kaplan | UNAIRED |
| Bing's first wife, who'd abandoned the family 23 years before, shows up unexpectedly; Lindy takes her breastfeeding fight public. Beverly Garland and Dori Brenner guest star. |||||
| 10 | "Crime and Punishment" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| Astrid's birth mother shows up. |||||
| 11 | "Deep Throat" | Peter Levin | Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming | UNAIRED |
| Lindy's mother moves in. Bing and Mary Ruth discuss having another baby. |||||
| 12 | "Telling Secrets" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| David Sederholm and Amy Stoch guest star. |||||
| 13 | "Nose to Nose" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| Kevin Kilner, Ann Ryerson, Tiffanie Poston, and Andrew Hill Newman guest star |||||