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Two Marriages

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Two Marriages
GenreDrama
Created byCarol Sobieski
StarringMichael Murphy
Tom Mason
Karen Carlson
Ina Fried
Tiffany Toyoshima
C. Thomas Howell
Janet Eilber
Kirk Cameron
Louanne
John McLiam
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLorimar Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseAugust 23, 1983 (1983-08-23) –
April 26, 1984 (1984-04-26)

Two Marriages is an American dramatic television series that aired on ABC from August 23, 1983, until April 26, 1984.

Premise

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The Armstrongs and Daleys, two married couples with very different marriages but a close friendship live next-door to each other in suburban Iowa (presumably the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area).

Nancy Armstrong is a traditional homemaker whose husband, Art, is a successful, earnest, but occasionally distant and cynical surgeon; their older teenage daughter Shelby is wise beyond her years and yet feels awkward, while their mischievous son Eric is about to enter puberty.

Ann Daley, transplanted from Chicago, is a professional engineer whose husband (her second), Jim, is a down-to-earth dairy farmer; their children include her troubled son Scott Morgan, from her previous broken marriage, who resented the move to Iowa and wanted to return to Chicago, due to his feeling left out in the new family dynamics; Jim's adopted Vietnamese daughter, Kim; and the young son, Willie, Ann and Jim had together.

Willie and Kim bonded beautifully although they weren't blood, and eventually Scott found himself becoming part of the family, thanks to his neighbor, Shelby, who was able to get through to him.

Jim Daley's fun-loving, hard-working father, Woody, who operates the dairy with him, is an active figure in the lives of his biological and adopted grandchildren.[1]

Cast

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US television ratings

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Season Episodes Start Date End Date Nielsen Rank Nielsen Rating[2] Tied With
1983-84 10 August 23, 1983 April 26, 1984 92 10.0 "Bay City Blues"

Episodes

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  • Pilot
  • Relativity
  • Episode 103
  • Episode 104
  • Episode 105
  • Episode 106
  • Episode 107
  • Episode 108
  • Episode 109
  • Episode 110

References

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  1. ^ TV Guide. "Two Marriages Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  2. ^ "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps".
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