Saturday, February 26, 2011

Empty Nest

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It's easy to forget about "Empty Nest." The "Golden Girls" spin-off hasn't exactly thrived in syndication like so many of its contemporaries.

But The Hallmark Channel resuscitates the '80s/'90s comedy The "Golden Girls" spinoff which chronicled the lives of a doctor whose grown-up daughters came home to roost ran from 1988 - 1995.    Former teen star Kristy McNichol played middle daughter Barbara, an undercover police officer by day and troublesome daughter by night,  with a Feb. 26 marathon.

Starring Richard Mulligan (R.I.P.), Dinah Manoff and Kristy

The Golden Girls spinoff which chronicled the lives of a doctor whose grown-up daughters came home to roost ran from 1988 - 1995.    Former teen star Kristy McNichol played middle daughter Barbara, an undercover police officer by day and troublesome daughter by night.

What happened to former teen star Kristy McNichol?

Kristy McNichol is one of the lickiest actress in the undurable world of the showbiz. She was one of the stars who successfully made her path through a teen star to an adult actress. She get popular with her role of Buddy on the Show "Family" in 70s. Thereafter she worked in string of movies and became famous like "Little Darling", " The Night" , " The Light", " The lights went out in Georgia, and "Only when I Laugh". She received a mid-career bump when she joined the cast of Empty Nest and then abruptly disappeared in 1992.    Here decision to leave the show was largely unexplained at the time.    Later she revealed that her behavior had turned erratic and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.   Now she keeps her feet wet in Hollywood by helping train the next generation of actors by teaching at a private school in Los Angeles.

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