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TV series

Mulligan's Stew

1977 · 1 season

A gentle, good-natured family dramedy that feels like a warm hug, balancing mild laughs with earnest lessons about pulling together.

Created by
Joanna Lee
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Mulligan's Stew is comedy/drama television series produced by Paramount Network Television that originally aired as a 90-minute NBC television movie on June 20, 1977, and later, as a 60-minute series from October 25, 1977 to December 13, 1977. The series focused on the lives of the Mulligan family. Lawrence Pressman starred as Michael Mulligan, a high school teacher and football coach, and Elinor Donahue played his wife, Jane, who works as a school nurse. The series was set in the fictitious Southern California community of Birchfield.
How it feels
Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, found family, grief, parenthood
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Joanna Lee
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Joanna Lee
Starring
Lawrence Pressman, K.C. Martel, Julie Anne Haddock, Suzanne Crough, Elinor Donahue, Johnny Doran, William Bogert, Marc McClure
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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