1990-91 DAD: Tom Nash (Robert Urich) / Widower DAD’S JOB: Columnist/Ex-TV Newsman KIDS: Rachel Nash (Chay Lentin) (14), Danny Nash (Johnny Galecki) (12) WHERE’S MOM?: Dead STAND-IN “MOM”: Lillian Abernathy (Carol Kane) / Research assistant TV Formula: when your wife dies, quit your Peter Jennings-style day job, move to Walton’s Mountain, and write “slice of life” articles. This show was trotted out for the fall …
Blossom
1991-95 DAD: Nick Russo (Ted Wass) / Divorced DAD’S JOB: Musician KIDS: Blossom (Mayim Bialik) (16), Joey (Joey Lawrence) (17), Anthony (Michael Stoyanov) (20-something) WHERE’S MOM?: (Melissa Manchester) Divorced, lives in Paris STAND-IN “MOM “: Nick’s last-season wife, Carol (Finola Hughes) Update: Mom’s alive! A few readers of this page pointed out a 2-hourBlossom TV movie where Blossom went and lived with her mom in Paris …
Flesh ‘n’ Blood
Flesh ‘n’ Blood 1990 DAD: Arlo Weed (David Keith) / Widower DAD’S JOB: Mooch KIDS: King (Chris Stacy) (16), Beauty (Meghan Andrews) (11) WHERE’S MOM?: Dead – unknown reason STAND-IN “MOM”: Rachel Brennan (Lisa Darr) / Aunt – District Attorney Okay, you’re thinking: Thursday night lead-in on NBC’s brand-spankin’ Must-See-TV lineup of Cheers, Wings, and the L.A. Law slot. So NO show could be a miss, right? WRONG. To put …



