Home Free (1993 TV series)

For the 2015 reality show, see Home Free (2015 TV series).

Home Free
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Richard Gurman Tim O'Donnell
Written by	Richard Gurman Tim O'Donnell
Directed by	James Widdoes
Starring	Matthew Perry Marian Mercer Diana Canova Anndi McAfee Scott McAfee Dan Schneider Brooke Theiss Alan Oppenheimer
Opening theme	"Home Free" performed by Christopher Cross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Tim O'Donnell
Producer	Julie Tsutsui
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Verbatim Productions Center Field Productions Universal Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 31 (1993-03-31) – July 2, 1993 (1993-07-02)

Home Free is an American sitcom starring Matthew Perry, Marian Mercer and Diana Canova that aired on ABC from March 31, 1993 to July 2, 1993. The series was created by Tim O'Donnell and Richard Gurman.

Synopsis

Matt Bailey (Perry) is a free-spirited, if somewhat lazy, 22-year-old freelance journalist enjoying the good life at home with his indulgent mom Grace (Mercer). He wasn't so concerned about completing his ascent into full-fledged adulthood, nor was he ever in a hurry to get out on his own, until his older, recently divorced sister Vanessa (Canova) returned home with her two kids, so they could pick up the pieces and start their lives over. The unexpected arrangements forced Matt to take some crash courses in responsibility, to not only help out around the house, but to provide a good role model for his 13-year-old niece Abby (Anndi McAfee) and nephew Lucas (Scott McAfee), with whom he had a particularly close bond. Matt's struggle to maintain his wild, free-living lifestyle while facing his new realities were the focus of most episodes. His other world was the newspaper where he worked as a cub reporter, inhabited by co-worker and best friend Walter Peters (Dan Schneider), foxy photographer Laura (Brooke Theiss), to whom Matt was especially attracted; and their gruff editor, Ben Brookstone (Alan Oppenheimer).

Cast

• Matthew Perry as Matt Bailey
• Marian Mercer as Grace Bailey
• Diana Canova as Vanessa Bailey
• Anndi McAfee as Abby Bailey
• Scott McAfee as Lucas Bailey
• Dan Schneider as Walter Peters
• Brooke Theiss as Laura
• Alan Oppenheimer as Ben Brookstone

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	James Widdoes	Tim O'Donnell & Richard Gurman	March 31, 1993 (1993-03-31)
Matt Bailey's sister moves back to his mother's house with her kids.
2	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	April 7, 1993 (1993-04-07)
3	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 1993 (1993-04-14)
4	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)
5	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28)
6	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	May 28, 1993 (1993-05-28)
7	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	June 4, 1993 (1993-06-04)
8	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
9	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	June 18, 1993 (1993-06-18)
10	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
11	TBA	Unknown	Unknown	July 2, 1993 (1993-07-02)
12	TBA	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
13	TBA	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED

Reception

Home Free premiered in a cushy time slot of Wednesdays at 8:30/7:30c, between The Wonder Years (which was about to end its run) and Home Improvement. After only five episodes, due to low ratings, the show was put on a five-week hiatus, which spared it from airing as a part of the important May sweeps month. The series was cancelled during May upfronts, but returned to the schedule on May 28 in the 9:30/8:30c timeslot of ABC's TGIF. Original episodes continued to air in the TGIF slot through July 2, 1993. The last two episodes of the 13-episode order were unaired.

Production notes

Theme song

The theme song for Home Free was a soft-rock ballad performed by Christopher Cross.

External links

• Home Free at IMDb
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