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The Cavanaughs

7.5 / 10 · 2 votes

1986

~30 min / ep

2 seasons

27 episodes

Comedy

The Cavanaughs is an American television situation comedy, broadcast on CBS from 1986 to 1989. The series revolved around Francis "Pop" Cavanaugh, a 71-year-old, blue-collar Irish Catholic man living in South Boston with his daughter Kit and son Chuck, as well as Chuck's sons and daughter. Much of the show's humor stemmed from conflicts between the cantankerous, opinionated Pop and his grown children.

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Cast

Danny Cooksey

Peter Michael Goetz

Barnard Hughes

Christine Ebersole

Parker Jacobs

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Member of the Wake-ing
01-12-198630 min
Pop's old chum, Tim, passes away, Pop throws a wake for him, and the occasion brings Kit back to Boston.
Ep 2
2.Not So Gently Into the Night
08-12-198630 min
A woman wants to make a film about Pop.
Ep 3
3.Home
15-12-198630 min
Ep 4
4.Yes, Virginia, There Is a Pop
22-12-198630 min
It's not a very merry Christmas when Pop picks the holiday season to attempt to stop a shopping center from being built.
Ep 5
5.The Bishop's Back
29-12-198630 min
Father Chuck, Jr.'s plans to climb the ladder aren't helped by his father's bitter feud with a clergyman in their church, nor by his own untruthfulness.
Ep 6
6.Angst a Lot
12-01-198730 min
Kit gets sick of living with her family again, and decides to return to show biz.
Ep 7
7.Strike Too
19-01-198730 min
Pop and Chuck find themselves on opposite sides of a strike at the Cavanaugh Bros. Construction Company.
Ep 8
8.Not So Gently
26-01-198730 min
Neither Pop nor Chuck like that Kit has taken it upon herself to allow Mary Margaret to start dating.
Ep 9
9.The Eyes Have Had It
02-02-198730 min
Pop is humiliated when he loses his driver's license due to his failing eyesight. As if that's not bad enough, Kit is trying to sell his car out from under him. Pop discovers Kit's...
Ep 10
10.A Chorus Malign
09-02-198730 min
Two of Kit's fast and loose showgirl friends from the '70s, ""Legs"" Lawler and Crystal Line, plan a trip to Southie to stay with Kit for a night, before the three of them head out...
Ep 11
11.Banned in Boston
16-02-198730 min
When the church sets up Father Chuck, Jr. rating videos for family consumption, he discovers something about Kit he didn't know.
Ep 12
12.He Ain't Heavy, Father...
23-02-198730 min
All hell breaks loose when Pop's wealthy, estranged brother, owner of Cavanaugh Bros. Construction and Chuck's boss, James ""The Weasel,"" pays a visit to the Cavanaugh house, agai...
Ep 13
13.Aunt Mom
09-03-198730 min
Kit has trouble dealing with Kevin's attempts to pass her off as his mother for an upcoming parish talent show.

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