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Season 1 – Bless This House

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Blue-collar New Jersey couple Burt and Alice Clayton dream of scraping together enough money to buy a house for their family, which includes kids Danny and Sean.

Critics Reviews

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Tom Shales Washington Post 08/06/2019
[Cathy] Moriarty is overqualified for sitcom work, and she brings a depth and dimension to her role that flatters and ennobles the show. The other half of the team is Andrew Clay.. He's more comfortable in the role than one might have imagined. Go to Full Review Tony Scott Variety 08/06/2019
The wisecracks, the inferences and the style throughout the sitcom lean to the crude - but crude, of course, tends to be in fashion. Go to Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly 08/06/2019
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[Cathy] Moriarty brings timing, depth, and sympathy to Bless This House, which is lucky for [Andrew Dice] Clay, since he's primarily around to look like a big, befuddled teddy bear and to deliver his lines in his usual Brooklyn slur. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 08/06/2019
[Andrew Dice] Clay is actually likable, and he and [Cathy] Moriarty have some nice chemistry. Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News 08/06/2019
The family sitcom starring Andrew Clay and Cathy Moriarty gets a little too crass at times, but it has an appealing undercurrent of love. Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant 08/06/2019
"Bless This House" is not subtle. It's certainly not stylish. But we've all seen worse. So it could work. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris V @RT44511144 06/11/2023 This was a great comedy, only hated on due to it being Andrew Dice Clay See more Read all reviews
Bless This House — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Cathy Moriarty

Alice Clayton

Andrew Dice Clay

Burt Clayton

Don Stark

Lenny

Molly Price

Phyllis

Raegan Kotz

Danny Clayton

Sam Gifaldi

Sean Clayton

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 1995 Pilot A Working-class couple starts looking at houses; Danny's friend Jane is sleeping over because her mother is sleeping around. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 13, 1995 A Woman's Work Is Never Done Alice applies for a job as a legal secretary and fired as a cashier when her boss learns of the interview; Danny brings home Matthew her first boyfriend. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 20, 1995 Company Loves Misery Lenny and Phyllis hope to inject some romance into their marriage by tagging along for Burt and Alice's anniversary celebration. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 27, 1995 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy Alice and Burt are divided over whether to let 12-year-old Danny go to the movies alone with Matthew; The family car is stolen while Alice is in an ATM. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 11, 1995 I Am Not My Sister's Keeper Burt's sister Peggy and her new boyfriend visit the Clayton's house. Burt dislikes his sister's new boyfriend. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 18, 1995 Where There's Smoke, You're Fired Alice starts smoking again and catches Danny in the mall washroom with a pack of cigarettes; Burt tries to resist Vicki's amorous advances. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 25, 1995 The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions Burt's has a guilty conscience when he forgets to pick up Sean from school, so he tries to make amends by getting him a puppy. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 1, 1995 A Fight a Day Keeps the Doctor Away The Claytons continue their house hunt and decide to get a new life insurance policy; Burt must go for an insurance physical. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 8, 1995 Fish and Guests Stink After Three Days The Claytons prepare to move into their new home; Lenny is still feuding with his wife and thinks he's coming along. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 15, 1995 The Postman Always Moves Twice Before they move into their new home, the Claytons trash their apartment to get back at their landlord. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 22, 1995 Neither a Borrower nor a Landlord Be Forced to choose between having a deranged neighbor or a house foreclosed on before they even make the first mortgage payment, the Claytons decide to rent out their new home. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 13, 1995 If It Ain't Broke, Break It Danny gets dumped, and Burt's buys a new expensive recliner only to have it break. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 20, 1995 Misery on 34th Street Alice's mother Sheila arrives for Christmas with unwanted advice on how to discipline Danny; Burt gets to play referee for the feuding females. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 3, 1996 The Bowling Method After one pregnancy scare too many, Burt and Alice decide that one of them will have to undergo surgery. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 10, 1996 One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Stereo The Claytons have a problem with a neighbor that will not stop playing his stereo loudly; Burt decides to retaliate. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 17, 1996 Natural Born Parents Danny gets an A in English for her school project that involved corresponding with a pen pal who happens to be a mass murderer. Details

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Season Info

Director
Barnet Kellman, Pamela Fryman, Shelley Jensen
Executive Producer
Bruce Helford
Screenwriter
Bill Masters, Matt Ember, Diane M. Burroughs, Billy Van Zandt, Bruce Rasmussen, Janice Jordan, Lona Williams, Susan Cridland Wick, Joey Gutierrez, Jane Milmore
Network
CBS
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 11, 1995