Empty Nest
 

Only 9 members online. This is the emptiest I've seen FOFC in a while.

We're all at SportsDigs?

Wasn't Empty Nest some TV show with an old guy, a funny guy, and three daughters or something?

Yes, and the show wasn't funny.

Originally on NBC (30 mins)
Status: Ended
Premiered October 8, 1988
Show Category: Drama , Comedy


Empty Nest was a spinoff of The Golden Girls. Created by Susan Harris (Soap, Benson, The Golden Girls) this series centered around Dr. Harry Weston.

A recent widow, Harry had to deal with going on with his life without his late wife, Libby. Fortunatly he had his practice (he's a pediatrician) as well as his two daughters, Carol and Barbara, who move back home and provide an annoyance to him. Other members of the cast include, Charlie Dietz (the obnoxious next door neighbor) and Laverne (Harry's sassy nurse).

In later seasons, Harry began working at a clinic with Maxine, with Laverne in tow. Also, when the Golden Girls sequel, The Golden Palace, ended in 1993, Estelle Getty came to the show and portrayed the Golden Girl character of Sophia Petrillo.

Theme Song: "Life Goes On"

Written by: John Bettis and George Tipton

Spin-off of: The Golden Girls

Yeah, Joe Isuzu/Airplane moonie was the next door neighbor.

I never saw the show but the picture and the wacky neighbor makes me think this is a knockoff of Too Close For Comfort but with less hot daughters. Am I close?

Not really. Dr. Weston (the "father" character) wasn't nearly as quirky as the guy Ted Knight played on TCFC.