Rich Park Avenue guy Conrad Bain employs the mother of the two Jackson boys
as a maid. When she dies Bain who has a daughter of his own does a truly nice
thing. He adopts both the boys and gets himself an instant blended family, a
really blended and biracial family.
Only Todd Bridges who was Willis Jackson in the show is still with us and he's had his share of troubles with both the law and personal. I think everyone knows about the tragedy that Gary Coleman endured. He was a cute kid who had all the best lines in the show. But he was in fact a dwarf and one of the big reasons that the show eventually was canceled was that when Bridges and Dana Plato matured, Coleman looked almost freakishly small next to them. He was also horribly abused as a kid, one of the greatest show business tragedies ever.
Finally Dana Plato also had her drinking and drugging issues. She was far from the Junior Miss teen Kimberly Drummond that she portrayed on screen. When she died also too young it was like participation in this show was cursed.
Still it was a nice gentle family comedy that certainly had its fans including me. I hope the spirits of Gary Coleman and Dana Plato are at peace.
Only Todd Bridges who was Willis Jackson in the show is still with us and he's had his share of troubles with both the law and personal. I think everyone knows about the tragedy that Gary Coleman endured. He was a cute kid who had all the best lines in the show. But he was in fact a dwarf and one of the big reasons that the show eventually was canceled was that when Bridges and Dana Plato matured, Coleman looked almost freakishly small next to them. He was also horribly abused as a kid, one of the greatest show business tragedies ever.
Finally Dana Plato also had her drinking and drugging issues. She was far from the Junior Miss teen Kimberly Drummond that she portrayed on screen. When she died also too young it was like participation in this show was cursed.
Still it was a nice gentle family comedy that certainly had its fans including me. I hope the spirits of Gary Coleman and Dana Plato are at peace.