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Harry and the Hendersons
| Harry and the Hendersons | |
| Premiere | January 13, 1991 |
| Finale | June 18, 1993 |
| Creator | developed by: Lin Oliver, Alan Moskowitz based on characters created by: William Dear, William E. Martin, Ezra D. Rappaport |
| Network/Provider | syndication |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Amblin Entertainment, Universal TV |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 72 (List of episodes) |
| Origin | USA |
Harry and the Hendersons is a sitcom that aired in syndication.
In the series, George and Nancy were an upwardly mobile two-career couple, with the former working for a sporting goods company. George eventually launched his own magazine, The Better Life, late in the second season. Initially helping the Hendersons with Harry's care, and Sasquatch research, was Walter Potter, a biologist working for the Department of Animal Control. Also seen early on were the Glicks, neighbors of the Hendersons; Samantha was a pretty, young single mother and reporter, and Tiffany was her precocious little girl, a classmate of Ernie's who had an obvious crush on him. Samantha, Tiffany, and Walter were all written out after the first season, but the aspect of having a girl next door who chased after Ernie was retained through a new character, Darcy Payne, for the 1991-92 season. Darcy was more annoying than her predecessor, and spent all her waking hours trying to make the Hendersons' young son hers. However, she did catch on to the fact that the family was hiding a bigfoot, and had several close encounters with Harry; fortunately, Darcy disappeared from the show before she could have exposed the secret about him. Nancy's younger brother Bret, a photographer, moved in with the Hendersons in the second season, and was also sworn to secrecy about Harry. When George began The Better Life in the spring of 1992, Bret was hired as the publication's chief photographer and a financial beneficiary.
The following year brought many changes, as in the season premiere Harry's existence was accidentally exposed. Just as the Hendersons feared he would be captured by the government and possibly killed, he was rather embraced by the public and received overnight regional fame. For a while, Harry had to adjust to a high-profile life full of exhibition and additional scientific studies, but at the same time the entire family got used to resting more comfortably now that they did not have to hide the big creature from view anymore. Hilton, a friend of Ernie's and the son of a local police chief, joined the cast in the third season.
The TV series credits contains an artistic representation of key scenes from the film.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bruce Davison | George Henderson | * | * | * |
| Molly Cheek | Nancy Henderson | * | * | * |
| Noah Blake | Brett Douglas | * | * | |
| Zachary Bostrom | Ernie Henderson | * | * | * |
| Carol-Ann Plante | Sarah Henderson | * | * | * |
| Gigi Rice | Samantha Glick | * | * | |
| David Coburn | Walter Potter | * | * | |
| Marc Dakota Robinson | Hilton Woods | * | ||
| Kevin Peter Hall | Harry | * | ||
| Dawan Scott | * | |||
| Brian Steele | * | |||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| syndication | ||||||
| Season One | January 13, 1991 | May 26, 1991 | 18 | |||
| Season Two | September 29, 1991 | May 17, 1992 | 24 | |||
| Season Three | September 18, 1992 | June 18, 1993 | 30 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
There are no DVD releases for this show.
