The Cavanaughs is an American television situation comedy, broadcast on CBS from 1986 to 1989.
The series revolved around Francis "Pop" Cavanaugh, a 71-year-old, blue-collar Irish Catholic man living in South Boston with his daughter Kit and son Chuck, as well as Chuck's sons and daughter. Much of the show's humor stemmed from conflicts between the cantankerous, opinionated Pop and his grown children.
Episodes Season Season 2 · 0/14 Season 1 · 0/13 0/14 watched · 1988
S02E01 Weasel Waltz 1988-08-08 30m
James returns, and he and Pop dig up the past concerning their childhood rivalry over the affections of a girl. more
S02E02 Coastal Disturbance 1988-08-15 30m
When Kit's ex comes to town, Kit realizes she still has feelings for him. more
S02E03 Careers 1988-08-22 30m
Chuck can't swallow his pride when Kit outdoes his efforts at the construction company. more
S02E04 Monk's the Word 1988-08-29 30m
The Cavanaughs think a week in a monastery is just the thing that will teach them to get along. more
S02E05 Suggestive Dancing 1988-09-05 30m
S02E06 Many Happy Returns 1988-09-12 30m
Pop's plan to help Kit fight a tax audit gets him in hot water with the I.R.S. more
S02E07 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes... and Up Your Nose 1988-09-19 30m
When Kit struggles to quit smoking, the rest of the clan agree to give up something of their own to support her. more
S02E08 Strange Bedfellows 1988-09-26 30m
A politician rejects Pop's offer to handle his campaign, because he's too busy setting his sights on Kit. more
S02E09 Gimme Shelter 1988-10-03 30m
Father Chuck, Jr. is in a bit of a bind when the homeless shelter where he was helping out is forced to closed down suddenly. He's managed to find a new home for everyone, save for one person, and asks Pop if they could stay with him temporarily. Pop reluctantly says yes, only to learn that there's two people: a Hispanic woman, Rosa, and her infant son, Bob. But when Rosa (who barely speaks any English) overstays her welcome, Pop and Kit begin to suspect that the Father's motives aren't entirely pure, and Rosa is a scam artist. They get one right -- Father Chuck, Jr. goes on to announce that he's resigning from the priesthood, so that he can marry Rosa and be the other kind of father. Although everyone takes the news hard, only Pop is so angry about it that he nearly disowns his grandson. Pop's increasing feelings towards the baby cause him to eventually have a change of heart... at the same time that Junior has his own about the marriage thing. more
S02E10 Fair Weather Friend 1989-06-29 30m
The family think Mary Margaret has been bitten by the acting bug, but she's actually been bitten by the love bug after gaining a crush on a boy who's choreographing her school play. more
S02E11 The Last Temptation of Chuck 1989-07-06 30m
Deciding Chuck has had enough time to grieve over Nora's death, Pop gallantly sets him up on a blind date. Since Chuck doesn't have the backbone to do so, Kit tells Pop that he has no right to play matchmaker for his son, especially since Chuck is too shy to be fixed up. Despite Kit's protests and Chuck's desire to remain a one-woman guy, Chuck ends up going through with the affair... albeit with a toupee. Although his date, Bonnie, is better-looking than he is, and a good ten years younger, the two of them have a couple things in common -- her mother fixed her up, and she's no more confident on the dating scene than he is. But he comes home from their dinner date feeling like he did everything wrong, starting with his failing to admit to her that he's balding. When Pop apologizes to Chuck for meddling, claiming that he didn't want to see him end up alone like he is, Chuck nervously sees Bonnie a second time, sans the hairpiece -- after which he learns that she knew all along, and like more
S02E12 The Cavanaugh Curse 1989-07-20 30m
It's Pop's 72nd birthday. more
S02E13 Just Weaseled 1989-07-27 30m
James tells the family that he is getting married. But is he? more
