NBC · Ended

Nearly Departed

Comedy, Fantasy · 1989

Last aired: S1 E4, TV or Not TV · 1989-05-01

Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to May 1, 1989. It was an updated version of Topper.

Cast

Eric Idle Grant Pritchard

Caroline McWilliams Claire Pritchard

Stuart Pankin Mike Dooley

Wendy Schaal Liz Dooley

Jay Lambert Derek Dooley

Henderson Forsythe Jack Garrett

Season 1

E1 Grant Meets Grandpa 1989-04-10 · 30 min When Grampa Jack moves in, the deceased Grant and Claire soon realize that he can see them. Grampa agrees to hit the road if his new ghost friends help him pass his driver's test.

E2 Adventures in Babysitting 1989-04-17 · 30 min Jack asks Grant to watch Derek, who invites a girl over the moment that his grandfather walks out the door.

E3 Altared States 1989-04-24 · 30 min When a box of old possessions surfaces, Claire discovers Grant's divorce wasn't finalized until a month after they were wed.

E4 TV or Not TV 1989-05-01 · 30 min TV privileges are revoked when Derek's grades drop, which sends Grant into a tizzy, so he follows the boy to school to get to the root of the problem.

E5 Grandpa's Date 30 min Love is in the air as Mike fixes up Jack with one of his clients and Derek tries to woo a girl at school.

E6 Grant's Aunt 30 min Grant's eccentric aunt Millie arrives for a visit, completely oblivious to the fact that he died.

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