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Don Rickles moves in and absolutely refuses to let anyone have a nice day.
TMDB
40
IMDb
74
Rotten Tomatoes
7
Google
65

Daddy Dearest (1993)

sitcom chaosgenerational warfarecranky uncle energy

Latest Episode

30 min

Season 1 • Episode 10

Latest

Thanks, But No Thanks

Dec 5, 1993

Overview

Comedy

A single father's angry and cynical father moves in with him. Hilarity ensues.

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Content warning
single father
toxic masculinity healingfound family frictionparenting as performanceanger as love language

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rickles weaponizing insult comedy as domestic warfare

Writing

Lewis and Rickles trading barbed one-liners

Best for:Solo: Background comfort while folding laundry·Friends: Irony watch for bad sitcom lovers·Rewatch: Spot the doomed-to-cancel desperation
Richard LewisBilly Van Zandt

Creators

Richard Lewis, Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, Richard Dimitri

First AiredSep 5, 1993
StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Seasons1·Episodes13
FOX

Top Cast

Barney Martin

Barney Martin

Pete Peters

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

Steven Mitchell

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Al Mitchell

Sydney Walsh

Sydney Walsh

Christine Winters

Alice Carter

Alice Carter

Lisa

Carey Eidel

Carey Eidel

Larry Mitchell

Renée Taylor

Renée Taylor

Helen Mitchell

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Created by Richard Lewis and the Van Zandt writing duo who specialized in doomed short-run sitcoms.

Cultural

CBS burned off remaining episodes against the 1994 World Series, sealing its cancellation fate.

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