Home Free (1993 TV series)

Home Free
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Written by
  • Richard Gurman
  • Tim O'Donnell
Directed by James Widdoes
Starring
Opening theme "Home Free" performed by Christopher Cross
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Tim O'Donnell
Producer(s) Julie Tsutsui
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network ABC
Original release March 31 (1993-03-31) – July 2, 1993 (1993-07-02)

Home Free is an American sitcom starring Matthew Perry, Marian Mercer and Diana Canova that aired on ABC from March 31, 1993 to July 2, 1993. The series was created by Tim O'Donnell and Richard Gurman.

Synopsis

Matt Bailey (Perry) is a free-spirited, if somewhat lazy, 22-year-old freelance journalist enjoying the good life at home with his indulgent mom Grace (Mercer). He wasn't so concerned about completing his ascent into full-fledged adulthood, nor was he ever in a hurry to get out on his own, until his older, recently divorced sister Vanessa (Canova) returned home with her two kids, so they could pick up the pieces and start their lives over. The unexpected arrangements forced Matt to take some crash courses in responsibility, to not only help out around the house, but to provide a good role model for his 13-year-old niece Abby (Anndi McAfee) and nephew Lucas (Scott McAfee), with whom he had a particularly close bond. Matt's struggle to maintain his wild, free-living lifestyle while facing his new realities were the focus of most episodes. His other world was the newspaper where he worked as a cub reporter, inhabited by co-worker and best friend Walter Peters (Dan Schneider), foxy photographer Laura (Brooke Theiss), to whom Matt was especially attracted; and their gruff editor, Ben Brookstone (Alan Oppenheimer).

Cast

Production

Theme song

The theme song for Home Free was a soft-rock ballad performed by Christopher Cross.

Episodes

No.Title[1]Directed by[1]Written byOriginal air dateProd.
code[1]
1"Pilot"James WiddoesTim O'Donnell & Richard GurmanMarch 31, 1993 (1993-03-31)68501
Matt Bailey's sister moves back to his mother's house with her kids.
2"Family Ties"James WiddoesTBAApril 7, 1993 (1993-04-07)68508
3"Front Page"Tim O'DonnellTBAApril 14, 1993 (1993-04-14)68506
4"Prime Time"James WiddoesTBAApril 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)68513
5"Pair o' Guys Lost"James WiddoesTBAApril 28, 1993 (1993-04-28)68511
6"Shuttle Diplomacy"James WiddoesTBAMay 28, 1993 (1993-05-28)68507
7"The Abbysitter"James WiddoesTBAJune 4, 1993 (1993-06-04)68502
8"The Groundlings"James WiddoesTBAJune 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)68503
9"Can't Start a Fire without a Spark"James WiddoesTBAJune 18, 1993 (1993-06-18)68512
10"Nature of Things"James WiddoesTBAJune 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)68509
11"Great Expectations"James WiddoesTBAJuly 2, 1993 (1993-07-02)68510
12"Party Down"James WiddoesTBAUnaired68504
13"Secrets of Matt's Success"James WiddoesTBAUnaired68505

Reception

Home Free premiered in a cushy time slot of Wednesdays at 8:30/7:30c, between The Wonder Years (which was about to end its run) and Home Improvement. After only five episodes, due to low ratings, the show was put on a five-week hiatus, which spared it from airing as a part of the important May sweeps month. The series was cancelled during May upfronts, but returned to the schedule on May 28 in the 9:30/8:30c timeslot of ABC's TGIF. Original episodes continued to air in the TGIF slot through July 2, 1993. The last two episodes of the 13-episode order were unaired.

References

  1. 1 2 3 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Home Free : no."]".". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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