Major Dad

Major Dad
The cast of Major Dad.
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Richard C. Okie John G. Stephens
Starring	Gerald McRaney Shanna Reed Beverly Archer Jon Cypher Nicole Dubuc Chelsea Hertford Matt Mulhern Marisa Ryan
Theme music composer	Roger Steinman
Composer(s)	Roger Steinman
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	96 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rick Hawkins Gerald McRaney Richard C. Okie Earl Pomerantz
Producer(s)	Jim Evering Barry Gold Janet Leahy Liz Sage Todd Stephens
Editor(s)	Skip Collector John William Heath Augie Hess
Running time	24 min
Distributor	Universal TV
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 17, 1989 – April 16, 1993

Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly. The cast also included Beverly Archer, Matt Mulhern, Jon Cypher, Marisa Ryan, Nicole Dubuc and Chelsea Hertford.

Synopsis

The first season is set at the fictional Camp Singleton (meant to stand for Camp Pendleton) where hard-charging United States Marine Corps Major John D. “Mac” MacGillis is commander of the infantry training school. MacGillis's life is changed when he falls in love with a liberal journalist, Polly Cooper. The show follows Mac in his work life—where he deals with Lt. Eugene Holowachuk (Matt Mulhern), Sgt. Byron James (Marlon Archey) and Merilee Gunderson (Whitney Kershaw) – as well as his home life as he learns to live with Polly's three daughters, Elizabeth, Robin, and Casey.

At the beginning of the second season, the MacGillis family moves to Camp Hollister (based on Marine Corps Base Quantico) where Mac must adapt to the role of Staff Secretary (or, “Staff Weenie”) and the crazy antics of Commanding General Marcus C. Craig, Aide-de-Camp 1st Lt. Eugene Holowachuk, and Gunnery Sgt. Alva "Gunny" Bricker.

Cast

• Gerald McRaney as Major John D. "Mac" MacGillis
• Shanna Reed as Polly Cooper MacGillis
• Marisa Ryan as Elizabeth Cooper MacGillis
• Nicole Dubuc as Robin Cooper MacGillis
• Chelsea Hertford as Casey Cooper MacGillis
• Matt Mulhern as Lt. Eugene "Gene" Holowachuk
• Marlon Archey as Sergeant Byron James (1989–1990; season 1)
• Jon Cypher as General Marcus C. Craig (1990–1993; seasons 2-4)
• Whitney Kershaw as Merilee Gunderson (1989–1990; season 1)
• Beverly Archer as Gunnery Sergeant Alva "Gunny" Bricker (1990–1993; seasons 2-4)

Episode guide

Main article: List of Major Dad episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1992	BMI Film & TV Award	Won	BMI TV Music Award	Steve Dorff
1992	Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music	Steve Dorff
1990	Young Artist Awards	Nominated	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Chelsea Hertford
		Won	Best New Television Series	-
1991		Nominated	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Marisa Ryan
			Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Chelsea Hertford
			Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Nicole Dubuc
			Best Young Actor Supporting or Re-Occurring Role for a TV Series	Chance Michael Corbitt
1992		Nominated	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series	Marisa Ryan
1993		Nominated	Outstanding Actress Under Ten in a Television Series	Chelsea Hertford

External links

• Major Dad at the Internet Movie Database
• Major Dad at TV.com
• Major Dad at epguides.com
• Major Dad introduction (video clip)