TV's 20 Most Beloved Family-Friendly Dramas Ever
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- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJon WalmsleyMary Beth McDonoughEric ScottThe life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.Almost 40 years after its debut, fans are still saying "Goodnight, John-Boy."
- CreatorBrenda HamptonStarsStephen CollinsCatherine HicksJessica BielEric Camden, a minister, and his wife Annie deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own.
- CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren GrassleThe life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
- StarsLassieJon ProvostJune LockhartThe ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.Nearly 60 years later, everyone still loves Lassie.
- CreatorDavid DortortFred HamiltonStarsLorne GreeneMichael LandonDan BlockerThe Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.We still love the Cartwrights after all these years.
- CreatorBeth SullivanStarsJane SeymourJoe LandoShawn TooveyThe trials and adventures of a female doctor in a small Wild West town.The wildly popular show starring Jane Seymour as Michaela "Mike" Quinn, a doctor in the Wild West.
- CreatorJohn MasiusStarsRoma DowneyDella ReeseJohn DyeThree angels are sent to Earth to tell depressed and troubled people that God loves them and hasn't forgotten them.
- CreatorMichael LandonStarsMichael LandonVictor FrenchJames TroeshA probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.
- CreatorMichael BravermanStarsKellie MartinChris BurkePatti LuPoneA modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.The first show ever to feature a regular character with Down's syndrome, and the first ever to feature a regular character who is HIV-positive.
- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyStarsSam WaterstonRegina TaylorJeremy LondonForrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life.This series, which lasted only two seasons, starred future "Law & Order" actor Sam Waterston as a widowed white lawyer raising his three children with the help of their African-American housekeeper in the Deep South during the 1950s.
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsDick Van PattenLani O'GradyConnie NeedhamThis comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.Before the Gosselins and the Duggers, there were the Bradfords.
- CreatorChristopher KeyserAmy LippmanStarsMatthew FoxScott WolfNeve CampbellFive siblings raise each other following their parents' untimely deaths.It's basically "The Waltons," but without the parents.
- CreatorPatricia GreenStarsKellie MartinStewart Finlay-McLennanTyne DalyChristy tells the story of an idealistic nineteen year old who leaves the comforts of her city home to teach school in the impoverished Appalachian community of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsKathy BakerTom SkerrittLauren HollyAn aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.This Emmy-winning drama, created by the super-talented David E. Kelley, centers on the Brocks and other offbeat citizens of the fictional town of Rome, Wisconsin.
- CreatorJay Presson AllenStarsSada ThompsonJames BroderickGary FrankThe joys and heartaches of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California.
- CreatorMartha WilliamsonStarsGerald McRaneyWendy PhillipsAustin O'BrienA family devotes their lives to traveling the country to help those in need.A "Touched by an Angel" spin-off in which Gerald McRaney's character travels cross-country with his family in order to help people in need.
- CreatorDave Alan JohnsonGary R. JohnsonStarsBilly Ray CyrusDerek McGrathRichard LeacockFollows the adventures of a doctor in his hospital and with his friends and family.Billy Ray Cyrus (Miley's dad) was wonderful as a country doctor moving to the big city in this unforgettable yet underrated show.
- CreatorDave Alan JohnsonGary R. JohnsonStarsDeanne BrayYannick BissonRick PetersSue Thomas is a deaf woman who works for the FBI in Washington, DC. Using her ability to read lips and with the help of her dog, Levi, she solves tough crimes that her hearing colleagues and listening devices can't crack.
- CreatorJames Lee BarrettStarsWilford BrimleyDeidre HallShannen DohertyFollowing the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.It stars Wilford Brimley, of "Cocoon" and the Quaker Oats commercials fame, as the curmudgeonly patriarch of the Witherspoon family and Deidre Hall as his widowed daughter-in-law. It also features a young Shannen Doherty as the teenage granddaughter.
- CreatorBarbara HallStarsAmber TamblynJoe MantegnaMary SteenburgenA teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.The short-lived drama starring Amber Tamblyn as a teenage girl with the ability of seeing God.