| Apple's Way | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Earl Hamner, Jr. |
| Starring | Ronny Cox Frances Lee McCain Vince Van Patten Malcolm Atterbury Kristy McNichol Patti Cohoon Eric Olson Frannie Michel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | 1974 – 1975 |
Apple's Way is a television dramedy which aired on CBS from 1974-1975. It was created by Earl Hamner, Jr..
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The Apples, a family from Los Angeles, seek refuge from the hectic pace of city living and relocate to the father's hometown of Appleton, Iowa, which was founded by the father's ancestors. The Apples included George, an architect who relocated from Los Angeles, his wife, Barbara; their children, Paul; Cathy, Steven and Patricia; and their grandfather Aldon. There they had to adjust to new culture, the climate, and the pace of life. The family lived in a working grist mill, which served as a backdrop for the situations played out on screen. George would often increase, while meaning well, his family's tensions by getting involved with various causes. During the first season, the series was presented in a sitcom format. The series did not gain the ratings CBS had hoped for, partly because it had to compete with NBC's Top 20 hit The Wonderful World of Disney. The concept was "re-booted" in the second season and emerged from its sitcom roots into a light, hourlong family drama (similar to Hamner's more successful The Waltons), produced by successful veteran producer-writer John Furia, Jr. Furia hired Worley Thorne as his Story Editor. However, the characters and the concept still did not catch fire with the public and the series was canceled after its second season.
Both TV Land and AmericanLife TV have aired the series in reruns in the late 1990s and early 2000.
Several years after this series left the air, actors Ronny Cox and Frances Lee McCain were reunited in the short lived 1993-1994 television prime time soap Second Chances.