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Sunday Dinner

TV·1991–1991·1 season, 6 episodes·CBS·Comedy·30m·Created by Norman Lear

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Sunday Dinner is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from June 2, 1991 until July 7, 1991. The series was produced by Norman Lear, and marked his return to television producing after an absence of several years. Lear's current wife Lyn Davis Lear served as co-producer on the series, which was the first official Lear show to be made under his latest production marquee Act III Productions.

Cast

Robert LoggiaRobert LoggiaBen BenedictTeri HatcherTeri HatcherTT FagoriKari LizerKari LizerDianaMartha GehmanMartha GehmanVicky BenedictPatrick BreenPatrick BreenKenneth BenedictShiri ApplebyShiri ApplebyRachel BerensonMarian MercerMarian MercerMartha Benedict

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1991Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Welcome, T.T.June 2, 1991—Returning from a six-week vacation, Ben gathers the family for Sunday dinner to break the news of his engagement to T.T.
  2. S01E02Guess Who's Coming to Sunday DinnerJune 9, 1991—Ben's daughters side with T.T. when Ben wants to print a billionaire publisher's environmentally odious magazine.
  3. S01E03Sunday Dinner S01E03In Sickness and In HealthJune 16, 1991—Convalescing from hernia surgery, Ben vents his pain and frustration on his family.
  4. S01E04My Dinner with Jack and DeloresJune 23, 1991—Vicky tries to sabotage Ben's relationship with T.T. by inviting her deceased mother's best friend to dinner.
  5. S01E05The Write StuffJune 30, 1991—When Rachel encounters writer's block over a school essay, working mother Vicky gets angry over T.T.'s helping Rachel.
  6. S01E06Whose House Is It Anyway?July 7, 1991—A famous fashion designer hires Kenneth, but her interest is not in his executive talents; Ben and T.T. set a wedding date.

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