''Sons and Daughters'' is an American
comedy-drama
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television series created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, that aired on
CBS
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from January 4 until March 1, 1991.
It was originally to premiere on October 25, 1990, but it was shelved at the last minute.
Premise
A single mother raises her adoptive daughter while trying to maintain harmony among other family members.
Cast
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Lucie Arnaz as Tess Hammersmith
*Michelle Wong as Astrid Hammersmith, Tess's adoptive daughter
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Rick Rossovich
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as Spud Lincoln, Patty's husband
*Peggy Smithhart as Patty Hammersmith Lincoln, Tess's younger sister
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Paul Scherrer
Paul Hermann Scherrer (3 February 1890 – 25 September 1969) was a Swiss physicist. Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, he studied at Göttingen, Germany, before becoming a lecturer there. Later, Scherrer became head of the Department of Physics ...
as Rocky Lincoln, Spud & Patty's son
*Kamaron Harper as Paulette Lincoln, Spud & Patty's daughter
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Billy O'Sullivan as Ike Lincoln, Spud & Patty's son
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Scott Plank as Gary Hammersmith, Tess's younger brother
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Stacy Edwards as Lindy Hammersmith, Gary's wife
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George D. Wallace as Hank Hammersmith, Tess's widowed paternal grandfather
*Aaron Brownstein as Bing Hammersmith Jr., Bing & Mary Ruth's son and Tess's younger paternal half-brother
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Lisa Blount
Lisa Suzanne Blount (July 1, 1957 – October 25, 2010) was an American actress and film producer. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for her performance in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), and later ...
as Mary Ruth Hammersmith, Bing's 2nd wife and Tess's stepmother
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Don Murray as Bing Hammersmith Sr., Tess's father
Episodes
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0101202, Sons and Daughters
TV Guideepguides.com
1991 American television series debuts
1991 American television series endings
1990s American comedy-drama television series
American English-language television shows
CBS comedy-dramas
Television series by CBS Studios
Television shows set in Portland, Oregon