Domestic Life (TV series)

Domestic Life
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Martin Mull Judith-Marie Bergan Robert Ridgely Christian Brackett-Zika
Theme music composer	Wendy Haas-Mull
Opening theme	"God Bless the Domestic Life" performed by Martin Mull
Composer	David Michael Frank
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Steve Martin
Producers	Ian Praiser Howard Gewirtz
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	40 Share Productions Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 4 – April 15, 1984

Domestic Life is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 4 to April 15, 1984. Steve Martin served as executive producer.

Premise

Martin Crane moved to Seattle, Washington to take a commentator job at KMRT-TV. His spot on the station's evening news was called "Domestic Life". Others in the cast were Martin's wife Cindy, his 15-year-old daughter Didi, and 10-year-old son Harold.

Production notes

There were many unintentional similarities between Domestic Life and Frasier which premiered nine years later. Both series had a character named Martin Crane, were set in Seattle, and featured a radio program.

Cast

• Martin Mull as Martin Crane
• Judith-Marie Bergan as Candy Crane
• Christian Brackett-Zika as Harold Crane
• Megan Follows as Didi Crane
• Robert Ridgely as Cliff Hamilton
• Mie Hunt as Jane Funakubo

Episodes

Nº	Title	Air date
1	"Harold in Love"	January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04)
2	"Small Cranes Court"	January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11)
3	"Good Neighbor Cliff"	January 18, 1984 (1984-01-18)
4	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Dentist"	January 25, 1984 (1984-01-25)
5	"Harold, Can You Spare $4,000?"	February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01)
6	"Harold at the Bat"	March 18, 1984 (1984-03-18)
7	"Cooking with Candy"	March 25, 1984 (1984-03-25)
8	"Rip Rides Again"	April 1, 1984 (1984-04-01)
9	"The Candidates"	UNAIRED
10	"Showdown at Walla Walla"	April 15, 1984 (1984-04-15)

External links

• Domestic Life at IMDb