Uncle Buck (1990 TV series)

Uncle Buck
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Genre	Comedy
Developed by	Universal Television
Written by	Tim O'Donnell
Directed by	John Tracy Kevin Barry Howe (assistant director)
Starring	Kevin Meaney Dah-ve Chodan Jacob Gelman Sarah Martineck Audrey Meadows Dennis Cockrum Thomas Mikal Ford
Opening theme	"Uncle Buck" performed by Ronnie Milsap
Composer(s)	Celia Weiner (music editor)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22 (only 16 aired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Richard Gurman
Producer(s)	Rick Newberger
Running time	30 minutes (inc. commercials)
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 10, 1990 – March 9, 1991
Chronology
Preceded by	Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck is a TV series based on the 1989 film of the same name starring John Candy. The TV series debuted in September 1990 on CBS, and aired through March 1991.

Synopsis

The show starred Kevin Meaney as Buck, a slob who drinks, smokes and is named the guardian of his nieces, Tia and Maizy, and nephew, Miles, after their parents, Bob (Buck's brother) and Cindy (Buck's sister-in-law), are suddenly killed in a car accident.

Critical reception

The show was panned by critics. After airing on Monday nights for two months, it was moved to Friday, in an attempt by CBS to establish a comedy night. The ratings dropped from there with strong competition from ABC's Top 20 hit Full House, and it was cancelled shortly after, having aired only 16 episodes and leaving several filmed episodes unaired.

Cast

• Kevin Meaney ... Buck Russell
• Dah-ve Chodan ... Tia Russell
• Jacob Gelman ... Miles Russell
• Sarah Martineck ... Maizy Russell
• Audrey Meadows ... Margaret Hogoboom
• Dennis Cockrum ... Skank
• Thomas Mikal Ford ... Rafer Freeman

External links

• Uncle Buck (TV series) at IMDb
• Uncle Buck at TV.com
• Stand-Up Cutup Kevin Meaney Shines as a Slob on Uncle Buck - People
• TV Time Capsule: Uncle Buck
• Uncle Buck in Jump The Shark