NBC · Ended

Built to Last

Comedy · 1997

Last aired: S1 E3, A Family Affair · 1997-10-15

When his father has a heart attack, Royale Watkins, an Ivy Leaguer with a promising computer career in California, reluctantly agrees to take over the family contracting business in Washington, D.C., rather than sell to a rival. His sibling co-workers include fun-loving Randal and outspoken Tammy. The head of the household is Sylvia, the no-nonsense mother. The rest of the family consists of the eldest son, Robert, a stuffed-shirt architect, and Ryce, the youngest in the family.

Cast

Royale Watkins Royale Watkins

Geoffrey Owens Robert Watkins

Juan Pope Randall Watkins

Natalie Desselle Tammy Watkins

Jeremy Suarez Ryce Watkins

Paul Winfield Russel Watkins

Denise Dowse Sylvia Watkins

Season 1

E1 Pilot 1997-09-24 · 30 min Royale is bound for a career designing computer games---until his pop suffers a heart attack.

E2 The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far... 1997-10-08 · 30 min As head of Watkins Construction, Royale gets no respect from sibling employees Tammy and Randal, who resent doing things the "Royale way."

E3 A Family Affair 1997-10-15 · 30 min Royale dates a high-maintenance client, who's more than any of the family bargained for.

E4 Admitting Mistakes 30 min Royale and Randal take a reluctant Robert out for fun; Ryce thinks his birth was a mistake.

E5 Best Seats in the House 30 min Royale's snobbish friend causes trouble with him and his father at a football game.

E6 More Tricks Than Treats 30 min Royale has a scary Halloween encounter with a woman's ex; trick-or-treating troublemakers tangle with Royale's siblings.

E7 The Car, the Loan and the Date 30 min Royale regrets lending money to unreliable Randal; Russell teases Tammy's boyfriend.

E8 A Thanksgiving to Remember 30 min When the Watkins family invites long-lost relatives for Thanksgiving, everyone gets a big surprise.

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