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| Together We Stand | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Al Burton Michael Jacobs Sherwood Schwartz |
| Written by | Stephen Sustarsic |
| Directed by | Peter Bonerz Andrew D. Weyman |
| Starring | Dee Wallace Elliott Gould Scott Grimes Ke Huy Quan Julia Migenes Natasha Bobo Katie O'Neill |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sherwood Schwartz Al Burton |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Al Burton Productions The Sherwood Schwartz Company Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 22, 1986 – April 24, 1987 |
Together We Stand, also known as Nothing Is Easy, is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 22, 1986 to April 24, 1987. It was written by Stephen Sustarsic and directed by Andrew D. Weyman.
Together We Stand is about a married couple, David (Elliott Gould) and Lori Randall (Dee Wallace), and their array of adopted children from all walks of life. According to producer Sherwood Schwartz, the plot for this show was originally written as a spin-off of The Brady Bunch called Kelly's Kids. In the January 4, 1974, episode of The Brady Bunch, also titled "Kelly's Kids" (season 5, episode 14), which served as a backdoor pilot, the Bradys' neighbors plan to adopt one child but end up adopting three boys of different ethnicities. Together We Stand is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 22, 1986, to April 24, 1987. Created by Al Burton, Michael Jacobs, and Sherwood Schwartz, the series starred Elliott Gould and Dee Wallace as a married couple raising a family that includes two adopted children of different ethnic backgrounds.Engstrom, John. "Together We Stand/Nothing Is Easy". TV Obscurities. Retrieved October 4, 2026. The concept originated from a 1974 The Brady Bunch backdoor pilot episode titled "Kelly's Kids", which Schwartz had produced but was never picked up as a series.
After a special preview on September 22 drew a 17.1 rating, the series settled into its regular Wednesday 8:00 PM slot on October 1, where it dropped to a 10.0 rating. In mid-October, CBS announced that Gould would not be returning and his character would be killed off. The series was retooled and returned in January 1987 under the title Nothing Is Easy, with Wallace continuing as a single mother and Julia Migenes joining the cast as a new character. Despite multiple time slot changes, the show averaged an 11.7 rating for the season, ranking 66th out of 83 programs, and was cancelled with six episodes left unaired.
David Randall (Elliott Gould) and his wife Lori (Dee Wallace) had two kids, adopted daughter Amy (Katie O'Neill) and biological son Jack (Scott Grimes). After seeing how well the Randall family did with an adopted child and a biological child, a pushy social worker (Edie McClurg) gives them two more children: an Asian-American boy named Sam (Ke Huy Quan) and a little African-American girl named Sally (Natasha Bobo). The story lines centered on the cultural differences and adjustments that had to be made by all: Sam and Sally having parents for the first time, and Jack and Amy competing with the new arrivals for their parents' time and affection. After six episodes, Gould's character was killed off, and the series focused on Lori's struggles as a single mother.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Will Mackenzie | Michael Jacobs | September 22, 1986 | 83527 |
| 2 | 2 | "Oh, Brother!" | Will Mackenzie | Michael Jacobs | September 29, 1986 | 62402 |
| 3 | 3 | "It Happened One Night" | Will Mackenzie | T : Michael Jacobs S : Mark Miller | October 1, 1986 | 62413 |
| 4 | 4 | "Betrothal" | Will Mackenzie | Sam Greenbaum | October 8, 1986 | 62412 |
| 5 | 5 | "Socks and Bonds" | Will Mackenzie | Michael Jacobs | October 15, 1986 | 62411 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Chicken in Every Wok" | Will Mackenzie | Mark Miller | October 29, 1986 | 62404 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "We're a Family" | Michael Zinberg | T : Paul Haggis S : Pat Shea & Harriet Weiss | February 8, 1987 | 62429 |
| 8 | 2 | "I Never Dance with Mother" | Andrew D. Weyman | David Lerner | February 15, 1987 | 62431 |
| 9 | 3 | "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" | Jack Shea | Unknown | March 27, 1987 | 62435 |
| 10 | 4 | "Double Date" | Joan Darling | Unknown | April 3, 1987 | 62433 |
| 11 | 5 | "Mother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | Andrew D. Weyman | Unknown | April 10, 1987 | 62436 |
| 12 | 6 | "That's What Friends Are For?" | John Bowab | Unknown | April 17, 1987 | 62434 |
| 13 | 7 | "Sunday, Monday and Always" | Peter Bonerz | Unknown | April 24, 1987 | 62427 |
| 14 | 8 | "Girls Night In" | Will Mckenzie | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | N/A | 62405 |
| 15 | 9 | "Little Miracle" | Alan Bergmann | TBD | N/A | 62417 |
| 16 | 10 | "Jack's Alter Ego" | Dolores Farraro | TBD | N/A | 62419 |
| 17 | 11 | "Against All Odds" | Lee Miller | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | N/A | 62420 |
| 18 | 12 | "Love Is in the Air" | Herbert Kenwith | Michael Jacobs | N/A | 62422 |
| 19 | 13 | "My Mentor" | Lee Miller | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | N/A | 62424 |
Premiering on Monday, September 22, 1986, at 8:30 PM ET after Kate & Allie where its ratings were initially strong, Together We Stand moved to Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET beginning on October 1 to make room for My Sister Sam, putting it up against ABC's Perfect Strangers and NBC's Highway to Heaven instead. When the show's ratings plunged, CBS pulled the series after six episodes had aired.[2]
The show returned three months later with a new title – Nothing Is Easy – new opening credits, a new time slot (Sundays at 9:30 PM ET, after Designing Women and up against movies on the other two networks), a new theme song, and a new cast member – Julia Migenes as bitter divorced neighbor Marion Simmons. Elliott Gould did not appear in the revamped series – his character was killed off in an automobile accident, and Dee Wallace-Stone continued on as a single mother. After two weeks in that time slot, it went on hiatus again for a month only to resurface on Fridays at 8:00 PM beginning on March 27, competing with ABC's The Charmings and NBC's Roomies. The revamp lasted only for a total of seven episodes before CBS cancelled it for good. The remaining six unaired episodes are not known to have aired anywhere.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Young Artist Awards | Exceptional New Family Television Comedy or Drama Series – Fall 1986 Season | Together We Stand | Nominated |
| Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series | Ke Huy Quan | Won | ||
| Scott Grimes | Nominated | |||
| Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a New Television Comedy or Drama Series | Natasha Bobo Katie O'Neill |
Nominated | ||
| 1987 | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Scott Grimes | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actress Under 10 Years of Age in Television or Motion Picture | Natasha Bobo | Nominated |
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Together We Stand, also known as Nothing Is Easy, is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 22, 1986 to April 24, 1987. It was written by Stephen Sustarsic and directed by Andrew D. Weyman. Together We Stand is about a married couple, David (Elliott Gould) and Lori Randall (Dee Wallace), and their array of adopted children from all walks of life. According to producer Sherwood Schwartz, the plot for this show was originally written as a spin-off of The Brady Bunch called Kelly's Kids. In the January 4, 1974, episode of The Brady Bunch, also titled "Kelly's Kids" (season 5, episode 14), which served as a backdoor pilot, the Bradys' neighbors plan to adopt one child but end up adopting three boys of different ethnicities. Together We Stand is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 22, 1986, to April 24, 1987. Created by Al Burton, Michael Jacobs, and Sherwood Schwartz, the series starred Elliott Gould and Dee Wallace as a married couple raising a family that includes two adopted children of different ethnic backgrounds.Engstrom, John. "Together We Stand/Nothing Is Easy". TV Obscurities. Retrieved October 4, 2026. The concept originated from a 1974 The Brady Bunch backdoor pilot episode titled "Kelly's Kids", which Schwartz had produced but was never picked up as a series. After a special preview on September 22 drew a 17.1 rating, the series settled into its regular Wednesday 8:00 PM slot on October 1, where it dropped to a 10.0 rating. In mid-October, CBS announced that Gould would not be returning and his character would be killed off. The series was retooled and returned in January 1987 under the title Nothing Is Easy, with Wallace continuing as a single mother and Julia Migenes joining the cast as a new character. Despite multiple time slot changes, the show averaged an 11.7 rating for the season, ranking 66th out of 83 programs, and was cancelled with six episodes left unaired.
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