The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

TV Series
1994–1995
30m

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Charlotte Ross, Beth Broderick, Harriet Sansom Harris, Eileen Heckart, and Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)

Four sisters-in-law struggle to deal with small-town life and their overbearing mother-in-law.Four sisters-in-law struggle to deal with small-town life and their overbearing mother-in-law.Four sisters-in-law struggle to deal with small-town life and their overbearing mother-in-law.

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Judith Ivey

Alex Buchanan

Beth Broderick

Delilah Buchanan

Harriet Sansom Harris

Vivian Buchanan

Charlotte Ross

Bree Buchanan

Eileen Heckart

Mother Emma Buchanan

Tommy Hinkley

Jesse Buchanan

Richard Poe

Ed Buchanan

John Getz

Roy Buchanan

Paul Johansson

Jesse Buchanan

Edward Hibbert

Hubert Lombard

Graham Jarvis

Minister

Diane Racine

Customer

Jeff Doucette

Truck Stop Waiter

Christopher Michael Moore

Photographer

Roy Leake Jr.

Funeral Home Worker

Kristen Johnston

Zena

Frances Bay

Vivian's Aunt Francine

Charles Nelson Reilly

Hugh

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Trivia
Eileen Heckart found inspiration for her portrayal of Mother Buchanan from her own domineering mother-in-law.

Quotes
Mother Buchanan: I hear that Delilah is unhappy... and an unhappy Delilah makes an unhappy Charles... and an unhappy Charles makes an unhappy Mother Buchanan.
Vivian: And a happy Mother Buchanan would look like...?
Mother Buchanan: You may never know, Vivian.

Connections
Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1995)

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10/10

A Lost Modern Classic

More than one quality series was cancelled in its first season by the network (here, CBS) because some idiot decided to bury it in a lousy time slot. So it was with 'The Five Mrs. Buchanans', and no one has even had the decency to release the existing episodes as a collectors' DVD. Wonderful writing, and the cast is flawless. It deserves a Collectors' edition.