And it didn't take long before "Annie" was the kid sister to all, as if she'd been born into the family and with them all along, yet with occasional lingerings of pain and longings for her biological parents so tragically taken from her. It would also be nice if at least one "Lawrence" family member could still be living in that charming large house that dedicated fans of the series will remember, part of a small Pasadena compound that included a smaller guest house, where first eldest daughter/sister "Nancy Lawrence Maitland " lived with her young son, "Timmy," and then "Willie" lived more reclusively to work on his photography and writing.Īs the series evolved to its fourth season, with "Buddy" growing into a young woman, the "Lawrence" household adopted the orphaned "Annie Cooper," an semi-introverted but precocious young girl who needed just the kind of warmth the "Lawrence" family provided. I think it is possible to have a "Family" reunion, of sorts, honestly acknowledging (as was the modus operandi of the series) the passings of "Doug Lawrence (James Broderick)" and "Kate Lawrence" (Sada Thompson) in combination with showing clips of those characters' best past moments with each other and their offspring.īeyond that, the reunion could update things to the present day by revealing what has happened to the remaining family members since we last saw them in 1980, any children and grandchildren born and raised, eventual partners and spouses, etc.
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