Name: The O'Briens
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-07-25
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Dena Dietrich, Jason Hervey

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The Patriarch of the O'Brien family is a disabled sports journalist trying to balance his career from home and the family he is raising as a widower. Sean Austin plays one of his son, in a home setting akin to the "All in the Family" style set.

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