Uncle Buck (1990 TV series)

Uncle Buck
Genre Comedy
Created by Tim O'Donnell
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) Steve Dorff
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 22 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Richard Gurman
Producer(s) Rick Newberger
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes (inc. commercials)
Production company(s) Verbatim Productions
Universal Television
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 10, 1990 – March 9, 1991
Chronology
Preceded by Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck is an American television sitcom 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

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