Raising Miranda
Raising Miranda is a television series aired on CBS in 1988 as part of its fall lineup. Raising Miranda is the story of Donald Marshack, a Racine, Wisconsin contractor who suddenly found himself a single parent when his wife Bonnie had abandoned him and their 15 year old daughter, Miranda, in order to go and "find herself". Despite this rather grim premise, the show was billed as a situation comedy, the humor being derived from undomestic Donald now being forced to serve as both father and mother to a teenage girl. Bryan Cranston played Donald's brother-in-law, Russell. Audiences apparently found the premise a little too grim and the program lasted only two months.
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- Ep 1
1.Black Monday
05-11-198830mDeserted by his wife and her mother, Donald Marshack and daughter Miranda are left to fend for themselves in Racine, Wis., where, in the opener, they are besieged by well-meaning f...
- Ep 2
2.Grounded
12-11-198830mDonald grounds Miranda after she takes an unauthorized road trip, but neither of them is quite sure how the house-arrest deal works.
- Ep 3
3.Man in the Middle
19-11-198830mMarcine (wonders if her friendship with Miranda will stand the test of time when Miranda seems to be spending most of hers with Jack.
- Ep 4
4.Miranda's Date
26-11-198830mMiranda has agreed to a date with a boy from another school. Despite Marcine's helpful hints on dating and romance — mostly gleaned from syrupy teen romance novels — Miranda is...
- Ep 5
5.All Through the Night
03-12-198830mMiranda's high fever sparks some strange dreams, including a hot dance number with Jack and an ironing nightmare.
- Ep 6
6.Home for the Holidays
10-12-198830mMiranda and Donald do their best to have a very merry Christmas with the Hoodenpyles, but are confronted by memories of the holiday with Mom.
- Ep 7
7.Marcine Shoplifts
31-12-198830mMarcine and Miranda are Miranda-ized when Marcine is caught shoplifting after a fight with her mother.
- Ep 8
8.Russell's Broken Heart
TBA30mMiranda is thrilled at the prospect of Uncle Russell settling down when he announces that he intends to get married.
- Ep 9
9.One Night Stand
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