Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestWhile Maggie and Mike head off for a weekend in an uncle's cabin, the kids prepare activities of their own: a party, a date and a wild guinea pig race. But all the chaos comes to a head when their parents return because Maggie's in labor.
The Fitzpatricks is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season. The series aired from September 5th, 1977 to January 10th, 1978. This show lasted only thirteen episodes, and was cancelled in 1978.
Acting
Baby Helen Hunt already stealing scenes at 14.
Production
Authentic blue-collar Michigan setting rarely seen on 70s TV.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show aired against Monday Night Football and Charlie's Angels—basically a death sentence in 1977.
One of the few network dramas to center an Irish-American working-class family without crime elements—revolutionary then, still rare now.
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