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Major Dad
Comedy
Family
★ 6.4/10 TMDB
Premiered 1989-09-17
4 seasons
96 eps
Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens, developed by Earl Pomerantz, that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly. The cast also includes Beverly Archer, Matt Mulhern, Jon Cypher, Marisa Ryan, Nicole Dubuc and Chelsea Hertford.
Last Episode Aired
1993-04-16
S4E22 — Oops, a Daisy
Polly and the Major get in an arguement over his birthday gift to Casey, a Daisy rifle. But who eventually wins the fight?
Billed Cast
Gerald McRaney
John D. MacGillis
Shanna Reed
Pollyanna 'Polly' Cooper MacGillis
Matt Mulhern
Eugene Holowachuk
Jon Cypher
Marcus Craig
Beverly Archer
Alva 'Gunny' Bricker
Marisa Ryan
Elizabeth Cooper MacGillis
Nicole Dubuc
Robin Cooper MacGillis
Chelsea Hertford
Casey Cooper MacGillis
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