Almost Grown is an American

United States

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 television drama series about a couple (played by Tim Daly and Eve Gordon), whose lives are explored during three different places in their lives. The series was well-received by critics, but aired for only 10 episodes between 27 November 1988 and 20 February 1989 due to low ratings (it was placed in the same timeslot as Monday Night Football

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and The NBC Monday Movie

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).
The series is notable for being co-created by David Chase

David Chase

David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...

, who would later go on to create the critically and commercially successful HBO original series The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

. Many themes appearing in Almost Grown were later explored in The Sopranos.

Cast & characters

• Tim Daly — Norman Foley
• Eve Gordon — Suzie Long Foley
• Marcia Cross
  Marcia Cross
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   — Lesley Foley
• Rita Taggart — Joan Foley

Season one

#	Original Airdate	Title
101	November 27, 1988	Pilot
102	November 28, 1988	If That Diamond Ring Don't Shine
103	December 5, 1988	Ghost Town
104	December 12, 1988	Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney
105	January 2, 1989	Take It Slow
106	January 2, 1989	The Wimp Factor
107	January 23, 1989	Visitors
108	February 14, 1989	Jersey Blues
109	February 20, 1989	Joey's 15 Minutes
110		The Root of All Evil
111		Richie
112		Holy Grail
113		The Hat That Fell from Space

Awards

The list of awards and nominations for Almost Grown

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1989	Emmy Award Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series	Susan Schuler-Page & Sharleen Rassi
	CSC Award	Best Cinematography in TV Drama	Rene Ohashi Rene Ohashi Rene Ohashi is a Canadian cinematographer living in Toronto, Canada. With a career spanning over 25 years, Rene Ohashi has been nominated for over 30 awards, winning 16...
	Young Artist Awards	Best New Television Series
		Best Young Actor in a Nighttime Drama Series	Raffi Di Blasio
		Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special	Ocean Hellman

External links

• Almost Grown on IMDB
• Jeff Baron's summary page on Almost Grown (with cast pictures)