All Is Forgiven (1986) TV series

Paula Russell accomplishes two feats in one day. First she marries Matt Russell, a donut executive, who has a teenage daughter, Sonia. She also starts a new job as a producer of a TV soap opera. The other characters on the show are all associated with the TV soap opera.

I love Shawnee Smith, always funny. Look for a young Christina Applegate in episode 5.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 5

Mother's Day

12 April 1986

All Is Forgiven (1986) TV series
Cast: Bess Armstrong, Carol Kane, David Alan Grier, Shawnee Smith, Terence Knox, Valerie Landsburg

American Dreamer (1990) TV series 1990-1991

A widower with two children who is a former network newswriter, moves to a small Wisconsin town and writes a weekly human-interest column for a Chicago newspaper. This show was a jewel.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 1

Pilot

20 September 1990

Season 1, Episode 5

Corvette Man

13 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 6

Over the Hill?

20 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 9

In from the Cold: Part 1

10 November 1990

American Dreamer (1990) TV series 1990-1991
Cast: Carol Kane, Chay Lentin, Jeffrey Tambor, Johnny Galecki, Margaret Welsh, Robert Urich

Drop-Out Mother (1988) TV Movie

The first new TV-movie of 1988 (it debuted January 1st), Drop-Out Mother is a belated follow-up to the 1983 Dick Van Dyke vehicle Drop-Out Father. Valerie Harper plays a busy executive who decides one day to turn her back on the business world to become a full-time mom. Problem is, her husband and kids have pretty full lives, thus they can't quite accommodate her. Wayne Rogers plays hubby, Danny Gerard and Alyson Court are the kids, and Carol Kane is the obligatory Best Friend. Drop-Out Mother passes the time, but it's a far cry from its consistently entertaining 1983 predecessor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Drop-Out Mother (1988) TV Movie

Cast: Carol Kane, Kim Hunter, Valerie Harper, Wayne Rogers