The Six of Us
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The Six of Us - a made for television movie that eventually served as a pilot movie
to a short-lived television series The Family Tree
. The soon released series was recast, though (except from deaf Jonathan Hall Kovacs
), and some names of the characters were changed.
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
to a short-lived television series The Family Tree
The Family Tree
The Family Tree - a short-lived television series made in 1983. It was preceded by The Six of Us, a 1982 television movie that served as a pilot episode.-Plot:...
. The soon released series was recast, though (except from deaf Jonathan Hall Kovacs
Jonathan Hall Kovacs
Jonathan Hall Kovacs is an American former deaf child actor...
), and some names of the characters were changed.
Plot
A divorced woman with children marries a divorced man with children and consequently they must find a way to get along.Cast
- Gail StricklandGail StricklandGail Strickland is an American character actress.Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a tire shop...
as Sally Benjamin-Tree - Marco St. JohnMarco St. JohnMarco St. John is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role as the perverted truck driver in the 1991 hit film Thelma & Louise. St. John is also well known in the horror fan community for playing Sheriff Tucker in the 1985 horror film Friday...
as Kevin Tree - Susan SwiftSusan SwiftSusan Rachel Swift is an American actor and former child actor.-Early life:Swift was born in Houston, Texas. She attended Pepperdine University and became an attorney practicing in Downtown Los Angeles...
as Tessa Benjamin - Lee MontgomeryLee MontgomeryLee Montgomery was a child actor in the 1970s, best known for his role as a lonely little boy who befriends a pack of killer rats in the film, Ben .-Hollywood:...
as Sam Benjamin - Jonathan Hall KovacsJonathan Hall KovacsJonathan Hall Kovacs is an American former deaf child actor...
as Toby Benjamin - Patrick CassidyPatrick Cassidy (actor)Patrick Cassidy is an American actor best known for his roles in musical theatre and television.-Personal life:...
as Jake Tree - Phillip R. AllenPhillip R. AllenPhillip Richard Allen is an American stage, film, and television actor best known for his role as Captain Esteban in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.-Life:...
as Robert Benjamin