Apple Pie

Apple Pie (1978)★ 5.4/10

US · 30 min · September 23, 1978 · 1 seasons

  • Comedy

Directed by: Peter Bonerz

Written by: Norman Lear, Charlie Hauck, Lawrence J. Cohen, Arthur Julian, Sy Rosen

Hairdresser Ginger-Nell Hollyhock's way to cure loneliness is using a newspaper ad to recruit her family. Filling the positions were con-artist hubby Ed Murtaugh, tap-dancing daughter Anna, a son named Junior, and an elderly grandfather.

Original title
Apple Pie
Storyline
This comedy set in Depression-era Kansas City was based around a single hairdresser's unique approach to curing her loneliness: putting an ad in the newspaper and recruiting the folks who met her criteria to be her new family. Filling the new positions were con-artist husband Eddie, tap-dancing daughter Anna-Marie, a son known only as Junior, and an elderly grandfather.
Rating
5.4 / 10 · 44
Companies
TAT Communications Company, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Sony Pictures Television
Release dates
  • US September 23, 1978