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My Sister Sam is an American sitcom starring Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer that aired on CBS from October 6, 1986 to April 12, 1988.

Synopsis

The sitcom follows the lives of a 29-year-old San Francisco freelance photographer named Samantha "Sam" Russell (Pam Dawber) and her 16-year-old sister Patti (Rebecca Schaeffer). Sam's life is turned upside down when Patti, who has been living with the sisters' Aunt Elsie and Uncle Bob in rural Oregon after the death of the girls' parents, shows up on Sam's door step and announces that she is going to live with Sam.^[1]

The supporting cast includes Sam's neurotic agent Jordan Dylan "J.D." Lucas (Joel Brooks), Sam's sarcastic assistant Dixie Randazzo (Jenny O'Hara) and Jack Kincaid (David Naughton), Sam's womanizing photojournalist neighbor who frequently stops by Sam's apartment.^[2]

Cast

Guest stars

Notable guest stars in the series included Scott Bakula (episode 1.7), JoAnn Willette (episode 1.18), Robert Pastorelli (episode 2.11, who was hired by Diane English for Murphy Brown soon after), Rob Estes (episode 2.18), Ed Marinaro (episode 2.19), and Cristine Rose (episode 2.20).

Production notes

The series was created by Stephen Fischer and was developed by Pam Dawber's production company, Pony Productions (in association with Warner Bros. Television).^[2]^[3] Dawber and her agent, Mimi Weber, spent three years searching for the most ideal television series project for their company to co-produce, but after screening several of them, Dawber had not found one that truly spoke to her. In the midst of this search, she and Weber produced a few TV movies under the Pony Productions nameplate, in which Dawber played lead roles.

By late 1985, Stephen Fischer and Diane English submitted their screenplay to Dawber and Weber, one centering on the life and times of a young photographer on the fast track who takes in her teenage sister, titled Taking the Town (based on the phrase "taking the town by storm"). At last, Dawber found a fulfilling script, and the creative team (she, Weber, Fischer and English) had the pilot successfully pitched to CBS. The network gave it a berth on its successful Monday night sitcom lineup for its 1986-87 fall schedule, originally as Taking the Town, with the title changing to My Sister Sam as summer pre-promotions ramped up.

The series was initially intended to be a starring vehicle for Dawber, who found success on television opposite Robin Williams in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy.^[1] Dawber later said that she wanted the focus of the show to be on the cast as a whole, stating, "I am not a comedian. I'm a reactor to all the zany people who revolve around me."^[4]

Theme song

The series' theme song, "Room Enough for Two", was written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis and performed by Kim Carnes.^[5] Dorff won a BMI TV Music Award in 1987 for his work on the series.

Reception and cancellation

CBS brought the series back to the air on March 15, 1988 due in part to letters from fans and the

Episodes

Season 1 (1986–87)

Season 2 (1987–88)

Syndication

After the series was canceled by CBS, the USA Network picked up syndication rights and eventually aired all 44 episodes, including those never shown on CBS.^[15]

Rebecca Schaeffer's death

On July 18, 1989, more than a year after My Sister Sam had been canceled, series cast member Rebecca Schaeffer was fatally shot in her chest at the doorway of her Los Angeles apartment building by Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan who had been stalking her for three years.^[16] In August 1989, Pam Dawber, Joel Brooks, David Naughton and Jenny O'Hara reunited to film a public service announcement for the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Schaeffer's honor.^[17]

Home media

The show's pilot episode appeared on the bonus disc Warner Bros. 50 Years of TV Commemorative: Volume 2. It was packaged with some releases of Murphy Brown Season 1 DVD set.

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ijJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=21gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1002,2456805&dq=my+sister+sam+saturday&hl=en|title='My Sister Sam' needs a stronger focus|last=Holston|first=Noel|date=October 20, 1986|work=The Vindicator|page=21|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}
2. ^¹²{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/20/arts/tv-review-my-sister-sam-series-starring-pam-dawber.html|title=TV Review; 'My Sister Sam', Series Starring Pam Dawber|last=O'Connor|first=John J.|date=October 20, 1986|accessdate=May 11, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Dawber Moves From Mindy To TV Mogul|last=Terry|first=Clifford|date=June 6, 1987|work=Sun Sentinel|pages=11–D}}
4. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G-8wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3N8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1286,3391861&dq=my+sister+sam+pony+productions&hl=en|title=Pam Dawber reacts to people|last=Buck|first=Jerry|work=Kentucky New Era|page=4B|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Brooks|first=Tim |author2=Marsh, Earle F.|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |publisher=Ballantine Books|year=1995|edition=6|pages=718|isbn=978-0-345-39736-2}}
6. ^¹{{cite news|title=Saturday, Time Slot Slams 'Sam' Into 71st Place, Down 50 Notches|date=October 22, 1987|work=Akron Beacon Journal|page=C6}}
7. ^{{cite news|title='Once a Hero' Is No Hero to ABC - Axed|date=October 9, 1987|work=The Fresno Bee}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=/USAToday/access/55749523.html?dids=55749523:55749523&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+1987&author=Brian+Donlon&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=%60Max+Headroom%27+could+be+headed+for+the+ax&pqatl=google|title='Max Headroom' could be headed for the ax|last=Donlon|first=Brian|date=October 8, 1987|work=USA Today|page=3D|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}
9. ^{{cite news|title='My Sister Sam' Loses Views In Move To Saturday Lineup|date=October 14, 1987|work=Akron Beacon Journal|page=D6}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=CBS Adding Two New Series and Returning An Oldie In New Shuffle|date=December 8, 1987|work=The State|page=6B}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=CBS Shuffle|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|date=March 8, 1988|work=USA Today|page=1D}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=/chicagotribune/access/24674324.html?dids=24674324:24674324&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+22%2C+1988&author=Kathy+O%27Malley+and+Hanke+Gratteau&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=GOPERS+ON+THE+GO+.+.+.&pqatl=google|title=Gopers On the Go|last=O'Malley|first=Kathy|author2=Gratteau, Hanke|date=March 22, 1988|work=The Chicago Tribune|page=14|accessdate=May 20, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite news|title='Molly Dodd' gets a date; 'Night Court' will move|last=Matt|first=Roush|date=March 9, 1988|work=USA Today|page=3D}}
14. ^{{cite news|title=CBS Pulls Plug on '&' Shows|date=May 27, 1988|work=Miami Hearld|page=1B}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Short-lived series find new life on cable|date=May 5, 1991|work=Austin American-Statesman|page=8}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297902,00.html|title=A Fan's Fatal Obsession|last=Johnson|first=Beth|date=July 14, 1995|publisher=ew.com|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}
17. ^{{cite news|title='Sister Sam' cast honors slain co-star|last=Tom|first=Green|date=August 16, 1989|work=USA Today|page=1D}}