Controversial comedy about a rich Irish girl who marries a poor Jewish boy. Starring Meredith Baxter and David Birney (who later married) and co-starring David Doyle, Audra Lindley, Harold J. Stone and Bibi Osterwald. Widely reported that the series was cancelled after Jewish groups pressured CBS.
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Directors
- Richard Kinon (4 episodes)
- Ozzie Nelson (3 episodes)
- James Sheldon (3 episodes)
Writers
- Bernard Slade (28 episodes)
- Arthur Alsberg (3 episodes)
- Jerry Mayer (3 episodes)
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- David Birney married Meredith Baxter.
- The idea of a Jew marrying a Catholic was highly controversial at the time. Reportedly, the show was cancelled because CBS executives were tired of the constant protests and hate mail.
- The highest-rated show ever to be cancelled. It ranked fifth in the ratings of all shows that season.
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