Uncle Buck (1990 TV series)

*Uncle Buck*
Uncle Buck
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Tim O'Donnell
Written by	Tim O'Donnell
Directed by	John Tracy; Kevin Barry Howe (assistant director)
Starring	Kevin Meaney; Dah-ve Chodan; Jacob Gelman; Sarah Martineck; Audrey Meadows; Dennis Cockrum ; Thomas Mikal Ford
Opening theme	"Uncle Buck"; performed by Ronnie Milsap
Composer	Steve Dorff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Richard Gurman
Producer	Rick Newberger
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes (inc. commercials)
Production companies	Verbatim Productions; Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 10, 1990 –; March 9, 1991

Uncle Buck is an American television sitcom series based on the 1989 film of the same name starring John Candy. The TV series debuted in September 1990 on CBS, and aired through March 1991.

Synopsis

The show starred Kevin Meaney as Buck, a slob who drinks, smokes and is named the guardian of his nieces, Tia and Maizy, and nephew, Miles, after their parents, Bob (Buck's brother) and Cindy (Buck's sister-in-law), are suddenly killed in a car accident.

Critical reception

The show was panned by critics. After airing on Monday nights for two months, it was moved to Friday, in an attempt by CBS to establish a comedy night. The ratings dropped from there with strong competition from ABC's Top 20 hit Full House, and it was cancelled shortly after, having aired only 16 episodes and leaving several filmed episodes unaired.

Cast

Kevin Meaney ... Buck Russell
Dah-ve Chodan ... Tia Russell
Jacob Gelman ... Miles Russell
Sarah Martineck ... Maizy Russell

Episodes

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