Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer in My Sister Sam (1986)

My Sister Sam

TV Series1986• 30m
Comedy
⭐ 6.9 / 10(629)

A photographer's life changes when her teenage sister comes to live with her.

Runtime
30m
Released
1986
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1986

Storyline

A photographer's life changes when her teenage sister comes to live with her.

Top credits

Cast
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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• The show was moved to Saturday evenings at the start of its second season, and ratings dropped drastically. CBS put the show on hiatus in November 1987. When it returned in March 1988, it was moved to Tuesday nights. CBS pulled the plug in April, leaving the last 12 episodes unaired. They were finally aired when the show went into syndication two years later.

• Contrary to popular belief, the show was not canceled because of Rebecca Schaeffer's death. CBS canceled the show in May 1988 due to low ratings. Schaeffer was killed by an obsessed fan in July 1989.

• Like her character, Rebecca Schaeffer was from Oregon.

Episodes

44 episodes – 2 seasons

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

The Show was Cut Too Short!

šŸ‘ 9 Ā· 8/26/2007
⭐ 6/10

cute but not that funny

šŸ‘ 5 Ā· 2/5/2017
⭐ 7/10

Classic 80s

šŸ‘ 0 Ā· 4/9/2024

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color

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