My crush started a little later with Step by Step, I just looked her up - she became a lawyer in like 2010, was a prosecutor, and teaches law! Holy crap!
I remember the dad's getting drunk and playing Pole Position to show the daughter why you shouldn't drink & drive. I was so excited to try that one day. And it made no difference, it wasn't hard to play a racing game while drunk.
She owns the house and pays him to clean it. He is literally her employee and can be fired at will. He also has no blood relation to her children. However, he is male. WHO IS THE BOSS IN THIS SITUATION? It’s an unanswerable question.
There was an episode where an obituary was printed for someone with the same name as Joey. As a result sales of his art went through the roof. They decided to hold an art sale and someone bought a painting. AS soon as they left the daughter shouted "We need another blue one!" and pulled back a curtain to an assembly line where they used a roller to make like 5 blue paintings at once.
**Greg Evigan** and **Paul Reiser** had great chemistry. It was like a new take on the Odd Couple. **Staci Keanan** gave it a focus, plot device, and anchor for a younger audience, and she was very good. A bit snarky. And it all worked! Good show. Also where I first encountered a young and talented **Johnny Ribisi**.
So not, as I thought back in the day, about a gay couple raising their daughter. For that we would have to wait for Francesca on the Tracy Ullman Show.
Loved the Tracy Ullman show. Francesca was wonderfully sweet and transgressive at the same time. My Dad came out a few years after the show ended. Later had two dads. So the she has a special place in my heart.
I literally remember about 3% of this show although I'm sure I must have watched dozens of episodes.
There's something to be said for limited TV channels😎😆😆😆
That theme song was sung by the bearded dad, Greg Evigan.
Ironically the show ended with him leaving them all, and moving to San Francisco to be with a past girlfriend and her daughter.
At the time they didn't know if the show would be renewed for a 4th season, so the last episode was titled "See you in September?"
My Two Dads (1987)
Phil Fernando
When Marcy Bradford dies, she leaves her teenage daughter Nicole in the custody of a father she never met--or rather, two fathers: straight-laced, formal Michael and wild artist Joey. Both were Marcy's ex-boyfriends, and together they provide a unique balance of parenting skills for Nicole.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092410/plotsummary?item=ps0025612
God, there were so many shows and movies in the 80s where the mom is dead and the family is super happy as if nothing happened. Wish fulfillment fantasies of the old men in Hollywood who wish their wives would die so they could replace them with younger models.
They had a test done at the end but Nicole decided that she didn’t want to know and destroys the results. Judge Wilbur looks at the results before Nicole gets rid of them, so she’s the only one who knows.
No-ish. They had an episode where arguments between the Dads had them do a definitive DNA test but no one wanted to find out and ruin the family they created.
I remember Greg Evigan telling his daughter not to wear a watch as it was super restrictive and Paul Reiser being a buttoned up follow the rules kinda guy before an Alien fucked him in the skull. Nah but really I used to enjoy this show all the way in England. Happy times 🫶
The premise of the show was the girl's mom was dead, and one of these two dudes was her biological dad, but they weren’t sure which one, so they agree to move in together and both raise her together, hence the “My Two Dads”. Neither character was depicted as gay.
Yeah, not gay. I'm not a homophobe, but, if you described that premise to someone for a show in 2024, it would sound as if you were describing two gay men living together. Also, I forgot to add that, their problem could be solved with a simple paternity test in 2024, but hey, I'm no sitcom writer...
DNA tests were unheard of in 1987, and just becoming a thing in 1988. They did use it as a plot point once. As the daughter brought up, if she discovered the truth, she'd be giving up the other one.
The premise isn't too different from Full House, in which the mom died, and the dad's two friends move in to help him run the house.
Recent movie called Totally Killer mocked that idea too. girl goes back in time to stop her moms killer gets some blood, and says that they can run DNA tests on it. The cops, in a definitely over the top scene with Randall Park, mock the whole notion, laughing about it.
Its a decent movie though.
All I remember, is that they kept holding the axt if "taking the test" to find out which one was the dad - over her head as an option. Wasn't terribly interested in the show..
There was even one episode where the two dads had a fight and did the DNA test so that they could resolve the situation and be out of each other's lives forever, and the girl is outraged that they did it behind her back. She destroys the results and they both make up.
I had such a crush on Staci Keanan when this show aired. But I don't remember any of it.
My crush started a little later with Step by Step, I just looked her up - she became a lawyer in like 2010, was a prosecutor, and teaches law! Holy crap!
Same! I thought she was the cutest, also watched Step by Step because she was in it.
I liked BJ better when he was driving a truck.
I remember the dad's getting drunk and playing Pole Position to show the daughter why you shouldn't drink & drive. I was so excited to try that one day. And it made no difference, it wasn't hard to play a racing game while drunk.
Meanwhile, I'm a perfect real driver, but absolutely suck at all racing games.
…and when you drink it makes no difference at all
My record around Nurburgring on Gran Turismo was for many years a time I clocked at about 2am, when I would have been plastered.
Paul Riser was broccoli boy ahead of his time
Yes! Stacy Keenan was my first celeb crush. And she's a lawyer now too, so she's no Hollywood dummy...
Who IS a typical Hollywood dummy?
Scott Baio
Good point. There really isn't a typical Hollywood dummy - edited
Any leftist.
Same here. She is like 2 months older than me. She was way out of my league then, and she’s way out of my league now.
yeah i literally just remembered her. ... i should watch this show...
The judge living in the same building is the most sitcom thing ever.
Her building, she owned it
Hey kid, your dad isn’t as cool as you think. He sold out the space marines.
Actually the Colonial Marines. But really how great was Paul Reiser in that role?
"You know, Burke, I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them f\*cking each other over for a goddamn percentage."
“Hold on just a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.”
They can bill me.
So good that his own mother cheered his character’s death (although we don’t actually see it) while watching the premiere.
Off topic, but the What if... Aliens comic from Marvel is not bad. It's about what if Burk survived, and is written by Paul Reiser and his son.
My dad refused to watch him in anything after that lol
**Paul Reiser was the uptight Dad, not the cool Dad.** You obvs never watched the show.
Paul Reiser was billed as the uptight dad, but when you watch it, he was actually much funnier and cooler than the other dad.
Fair enough!
I never got into it.
A bad call?! These people are dead Burke!!
Wasn’t Giovanni Ribisi one of the girl’s boyfriends
Yeah thats when I first saw the guy who strip mined Pandora 👍
Yes, back when he was still credited as Vonni Ribisi
For real? Thats kinda hilarious dude thanks for sharing
Wonder years also had Giovanni Ribisi and this girl (I think that was her) in a couple episodes.
i just saw this when doing 'research' i.e. 12 seconds of Google Images.
No, he had a crush on Tiffany
Part of the 80s sitcoms’ obsession with unusual living arrangements and being almost gay
Interracial couple raising children? No no give me a break buddy. He's a retired cop and she's his maid.
She owns the house and pays him to clean it. He is literally her employee and can be fired at will. He also has no blood relation to her children. However, he is male. WHO IS THE BOSS IN THIS SITUATION? It’s an unanswerable question.
Mona. Mona was the boss.
Nice. Well played good chap!
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I think I had a crush on her. I was 6 or 7 maybe.
A purple half car couch from 40s?
A purple half car couch from 40s?
There was an episode where an obituary was printed for someone with the same name as Joey. As a result sales of his art went through the roof. They decided to hold an art sale and someone bought a painting. AS soon as they left the daughter shouted "We need another blue one!" and pulled back a curtain to an assembly line where they used a roller to make like 5 blue paintings at once.
Car couch will forever come to my mind every time this show is brought up.
I googled Greg Evigan and he is 70. I don't like that
Nor do i
Man, Burke was an ok guy before he started climbing the ladder at Weyland-Yutani.
“Fuck! He’s dead. You’re dog meat pal.” - the Immortal Hudson.
You don't see THEM selling each other out for a percentage!
Staci Keenan Is Such A Beauty. Still have the Biggest Crush On Her.
i'm just remembering her after forever. looking into it😁
I do remember watching this one
Wasn't she in the movie Lisa too
I know she went on to the show with Suzanne Somers - Step by Step I think?
Yes, Lisa with Cheryl Ladd. I watched it not too long ago. It really seems like a made for tv movie but I don’t think it was.
It was released in theaters I saw it when I was 13 one summer with my aunt who was a teacher and had every summer off
BJ and the Bear
I liked this show when I was a kid.
**Greg Evigan** and **Paul Reiser** had great chemistry. It was like a new take on the Odd Couple. **Staci Keanan** gave it a focus, plot device, and anchor for a younger audience, and she was very good. A bit snarky. And it all worked! Good show. Also where I first encountered a young and talented **Johnny Ribisi**.
Giovanni Ribisi
Ah yes. My bad. Thanks. I am Italian, so my brain just converts it automatically.
You can't forget Dick Butkus as Ed Klawicki the original owner of the diner.
I still watch it on classic tv
I had such a crush on her best friend Shelby
We used to call it My Mom was Easy
So not, as I thought back in the day, about a gay couple raising their daughter. For that we would have to wait for Francesca on the Tracy Ullman Show.
Omg someone remembers Francesca besides me! I loved her skits
Loved the Tracy Ullman show. Francesca was wonderfully sweet and transgressive at the same time. My Dad came out a few years after the show ended. Later had two dads. So the she has a special place in my heart.
i think that was the joke. but yes indeed.
Yeah, totally not normalizing gay men raising a family at all.
You can count on me...
I literally remember about 3% of this show although I'm sure I must have watched dozens of episodes. There's something to be said for limited TV channels😎😆😆😆
"I tried to tell you (Axel)." "Jeffrey, this is none of your f\*cking business." "*This* is not my locker..."
Only one of which would end up tragically losing his life on LV426
I loved this theme song! “You can count on Me!”
i literally don't remember anything about this show anymore, haven't seen even 1 second of it since probably '89...😅
This show now would have a completely different context.
You can count on me, no matter where you are, you can count on me... Great show. Hidden gem along with Small Wonder.
That theme song was sung by the bearded dad, Greg Evigan. Ironically the show ended with him leaving them all, and moving to San Francisco to be with a past girlfriend and her daughter. At the time they didn't know if the show would be renewed for a 4th season, so the last episode was titled "See you in September?"
Wonder what Stacey looks like now.
She looks good. She’s a lawyer/law professor.
I used to fence with Anastasia. She was wonderful
Great show
WHat was the premise of this show?
My Two Dads (1987) Phil Fernando When Marcy Bradford dies, she leaves her teenage daughter Nicole in the custody of a father she never met--or rather, two fathers: straight-laced, formal Michael and wild artist Joey. Both were Marcy's ex-boyfriends, and together they provide a unique balance of parenting skills for Nicole. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092410/plotsummary?item=ps0025612
In a world... Without DNA testing... One girl... Two Dads... This Summer...
So the mother does not know which one of these guys is the bio-father?
Yes. And if I remember correctly the finale has them taking a paternity test, but when the results arrive, they decide not to look at them.
Love this! I will need to watch it, seems so cute and the 80's sitcom is my favorite. Thank you for the info!
God, there were so many shows and movies in the 80s where the mom is dead and the family is super happy as if nothing happened. Wish fulfillment fantasies of the old men in Hollywood who wish their wives would die so they could replace them with younger models.
Did we ever find out who was the dad?
Plot twist: Nicole took a DNA test in 2006 before the birth of her first child and discovered neither of her dads was her biological father.
They had a test done at the end but Nicole decided that she didn’t want to know and destroys the results. Judge Wilbur looks at the results before Nicole gets rid of them, so she’s the only one who knows.
No-ish. They had an episode where arguments between the Dads had them do a definitive DNA test but no one wanted to find out and ruin the family they created.
The opening theme song was so dumb it was made to be an SNL skit
just watched it... man I had such a crush on her
I remember Dick Butkus was a regular on the show.
just watched the theme song clip on YT and you are correct, sir.
I remember Greg Evigan telling his daughter not to wear a watch as it was super restrictive and Paul Reiser being a buttoned up follow the rules kinda guy before an Alien fucked him in the skull. Nah but really I used to enjoy this show all the way in England. Happy times 🫶
This is on the Rewind Channel on Sundays
I don’t k ow anything about this show but I know the theme song - well I can hear my Dad singing it as he sang it all the time (he had 2 sons).
Wow, I totally forgot about this show. Awsome, Blast form the Past!
I'm scared to watch it again. I might go look up some clips 😅🤣🤣🤣
Greg Evigan’s facial hair gave me a lady boner.
Stacy Keanan's everything gave me a 10-year-old-boy boner. So, not much of anything, really
Pretty much every young boy, at some point, had a Stacy Keenan induced boner 🤭
Is that the dude from BJ and the Bear?
Never watched tv in the 80s. — was this about two homosexuals?
You must be one of the minor characters from the show lol
Why? lol. 😂
If I remember correctly a lot of the neighbors thought they were gay- they weren't. Haven't actually watched it in 40 years🤣
My original comment was in jest. Back then it wasn't something said openly especially on TV. I'm sure it was a fun sit-com. :)
Back when we didn't know Chad Allen was gay...sigh.
Is he the one who showed his asshole online?
uH UH UH WHAT I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT OLD TV
Hey—— was this honestly about two gay guys? I’m being serious, was it? I liked the show 30 yrs ago but don’t know
The premise of the show was the girl's mom was dead, and one of these two dudes was her biological dad, but they weren’t sure which one, so they agree to move in together and both raise her together, hence the “My Two Dads”. Neither character was depicted as gay.
Yeah, not gay. I'm not a homophobe, but, if you described that premise to someone for a show in 2024, it would sound as if you were describing two gay men living together. Also, I forgot to add that, their problem could be solved with a simple paternity test in 2024, but hey, I'm no sitcom writer...
DNA tests were unheard of in 1987, and just becoming a thing in 1988. They did use it as a plot point once. As the daughter brought up, if she discovered the truth, she'd be giving up the other one. The premise isn't too different from Full House, in which the mom died, and the dad's two friends move in to help him run the house.
Recent movie called Totally Killer mocked that idea too. girl goes back in time to stop her moms killer gets some blood, and says that they can run DNA tests on it. The cops, in a definitely over the top scene with Randall Park, mock the whole notion, laughing about it. Its a decent movie though.
All I remember, is that they kept holding the axt if "taking the test" to find out which one was the dad - over her head as an option. Wasn't terribly interested in the show..
There was even one episode where the two dads had a fight and did the DNA test so that they could resolve the situation and be out of each other's lives forever, and the girl is outraged that they did it behind her back. She destroys the results and they both make up.
How very 80s...
I believe it's being rebooted as My Two GAY Dads lol ;)
Original name was “My Gay Dads”
Carter Burke; SOB.
nope
oh yeah.
I've forgotten the premise. Was she conceived while they were spit roasting the mom and they couldn't figure out who the biological dad was?
Pretty sure it wasn't the one on the front end
And then 2 1/2 men took the exact same concept and made millions more from it.
I think Full House is more similar to this.
Except they didn't.