Nearly Departed

Nearly Departed
Created by	Roger Shulman; John Baskin
Starring	Eric Idle; Caroline McWilliams; Stuart Pankin; Wendy Schaal; Jay Lambert; Henderson Forsythe
Composer(s)	Kevin Quinn; Randy Petersen; Robert Irving
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (2 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Baskin-Shulman Productions; Lorimar Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	April 10 –; May 1, 1989

Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to May 1, 1989.[1] It was an updated version of Topper.[2]

Premise

The series focused on English professor Grant Pritchard and his wife Claire who are killed in a rockslide. They return to their home as ghosts to find plumbing contractor Mike Dooley and his wife Liz, son Derek, and his father, Jack, living there. Grandpa Jack was the only one who could see and hear the Pritchards. In exchange for continuing to live in the house as ghosts, the Pritchards would mediate through Grandpa Jack and try to help the Dooleys with their problems. In one such instance, Derek was doing poorly in school because he was intimidated by bullies; Grant and Claire use their abilities to scare off the bullies.

Cast

Eric Idle as Grant Pritchard
Caroline McWilliams as Claire Pritchard
Stuart Pankin as Mike Dooley
Wendy Schaal as Liz Dooley
Jay Lambert as Derek Dooley
Henderson Forsythe as Grandpa Jack Garrett

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Grant Meets Grandpa"	John Rich	Roger Shulman & John Baskin	April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10)
2	"Adventures in Babysitting"	John Rich	Roger Shulman & John Baskin	April 17, 1989 (1989-04-17)
3	"Altared States"	John Rich	Daniel Palladino	April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24)
4	"TV or Not TV"	John Rich	Neil Alan Levy	May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
5	"Grandpa's Date"	John Rich	Dale McRaven	UNAIRED
6	"Grant's Aunt"	John Rich	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	UNAIRED

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References

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 838. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 01402-4916-8.

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[1] The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 838. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

[2] McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 01402-4916-8.