A indicate starred Richard Mulligan as pediatrician Harry Weston. Harry got leash girl, Carol (played by Dinah Manoff), Barbara (played by Kristy McNichol), and Emily (played by Lisa Rieffel), although Emily was rarely seen on the indicate. A series began sustaining Carol & Barbara (& later on Emily) getting pull away personal when a dying of their mother, Lily.

David Leisure, who got get renowned inside ads for Isuzu brand automobiles, played pesky neighbor Charlie Dietz. Park Overall played outspoken nurse LaVerne Todd, who worked for Harry at a hospital. Late in the series, Harry & LaVerne left the hospital to act at a clinic process by Maxine (Marsha Warfield).

Empty Nest was the spin-off of sorts from Harris's series The Golden Girls; it was set in the equivalent Miami neighborhood as that indicate, & characters from either both processed occasional guest appearances on the other. (One of the babies, Estelle Getty's Sophia Petrillo, joined Empty Nest as a regular for its final two seasons.) Empty Nest spawned the spin-byproduct of its have, Nurses, which ran for 3 seasons & was likewise by Harris.