The Boys Are Back (TV series)

1994 American TV series or program

The Boys Are Back
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Matthew Carlson
Written by	Linwood Boomer Matthew Carlson Gary Murphy Neil Thompson
Directed by	Will Mackenzie
Starring	Hal Linden Suzanne Pleshette George Newbern Kevin Crowley Bess Meyer Ryan O'Donohue Kelsey Mulrooney Justin Cooper
Composer	Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (2 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Vanity Logo Productions ABC Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 11, 1994 (1994年09月11日) – January 28, 1995 (1995年01月28日)

The Boys Are Back is an American sitcom television series created by Matthew Carlson that was aired on CBS from September 11, 1994, to January 28, 1995. It stars Suzanne Pleshette and Hal Linden as parents Jackie and Fred Hansen. The show was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern time.^[1]

Cast

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Hal Linden as Fred Hansen
Suzanne Pleshette as Jackie Hansen, Fred's wife
George Newbern as Mike Hansen, Fred and Jackie's younger son
Kevin Crowley as Rick Hansen, Fred and Jackie's older son
Bess Meyer as Judy Hansen, Mike's wife
Ryan O'Donohue as Peter Hansen, Mike and Judy's first son
Kelsey Mulrooney as Sarah Hansen, Mike and Judy's daughter
Justin Cooper as Nicky Hansen, Mike and Judy's second son

Episodes

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Matthew Carlson	September 11, 1994 (1994年9月11日)	18.5^[2]
2	"The First Day"	Will Mackenzie	Matthew Carlson	September 14, 1994 (1994年9月14日)	14.2^[3]
3	"Punch and Judy"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1994 (1994年9月21日)	14.2^[4]
4	"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Rick"	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1994 (1994年9月28日)	13.6^[5]
5	"Mikey at Nike"	Will Mackenzie	Matthew Carlson	October 12, 1994 (1994年10月12日)	12.1^[6]
6	"The Good, the Bad and the Hansens"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1994 (1994年10月19日)	11.4^[7]
7	"The Fishing Trip"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1994 (1994年10月26日)	12.1^[8]
8	"The Favorite"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1994 (1994年11月2日)	12.5^[9]
9	"Thanksgiving"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1994 (1994年11月16日)	14.6^[10]
10	"A Tree Dies in Portland"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1994 (1994年11月30日)	13.3^[11]
11	"The Christmas Snow"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1994 (1994年12月14日)	10.4^[12]
12	"Fred Runs Away"	Unknown	Unknown	December 21, 1994 (1994年12月21日)	11.2^[13]
13	"Get Me to the Church"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 1995 (1995年1月7日)	12.3^[14]
14	"Bad Hair Day"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1995 (1995年1月14日)	12.8^[15]
15	"Searching for Sarah Hansen"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1995 (1995年1月21日)	10.5^[16]
16	"The French Class"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1995 (1995年1月28日)	11.6^[17]
17	"Where There's a Will, There's a Melee"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	N/A
18	"Rick and Judy End Up in a Seedy Motel Room"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	N/A

References

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^ Bonko, Larry (September 10, 1994). "Linden Is Back in New CBS Sitcom About Parenthood". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
^ DeRosa, Robin (September 14, 1994). "CBS' 'Boys' off to good start". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (September 21, 1994). "'Girl' helps ABC start fall season on top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . September 28, 1994. p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . October 5, 1994. p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (October 19, 1994). "Regular series put ABC back on top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (October 26, 1994). "'Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (November 2, 1994). "ABC is 'Home' alone at the top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (November 9, 1994). "'Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (November 23, 1994). "'Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . December 7, 1994. p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (December 21, 1994). "ABC's winning way with comedy". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (December 29, 1994). "Football kicks off ABC's winning week". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . January 11, 1995. p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (January 18, 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (January 25, 1995). "'ER' helps NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
^ DeRosa, Robin (February 1, 1995). "Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.