Episode

Moonlighting: The Son Also Rises

Name: Moonlighting: The Son Also Rises
Released: 1986-09-23
Duration: 46 min
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong, Jack Blessing

MoonlightingSeason 31986-09-23

Overview

David's estranged father makes a surprise visit to announce his upcoming wedding and to introduce his bride-to-be, who comes as a shock to David.

Details

Series: Moonlighting
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1986-09-23
Runtime: 46 min

Episode context

The Son Also Rises is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Moonlighting. It aired on 1986-09-23. The runtime is 46 min.

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Episode 7: Atomic Shakespeare 1986-11-25 | 46 min A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew complete with Petruchio Dave and Kate Maddie.

Episode 8: It's a Wonderful Job 1986-12-16 | 46 min A depressed Maddie gets a chance to see what her life and the rest of Blue Moon staff would be like if she had sold the agency as she originally intended.

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