Nearly Departed TV or Not TV (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Comedy, Fantasy

Nearly Departed

TV or Not TV (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Director

John Rich

Writers

Roger Shulman (created by) | John Baskin (created by) | Neil Alan Levy (written by)

Producer

Jack Seifert

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Updated May 1, 1989

Release date

May 1, 1989 (United States)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Idle Grant Pritchard Grant Pritchard See fewer	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Caroline McWilliams Claire Pritchard Claire Pritchard See fewer	Mermaids (1990)
Stuart Pankin Mike Dooley Mike Dooley See fewer	Congo (1995)
Wendy Schaal Liz Dooley Liz Dooley See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Jay Lambert Derek Dooley Derek Dooley See fewer	Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Henderson Forsythe Grandpa Jack Garrett Grandpa Jack Garrett See fewer	Species II (1998)
Bobby Jacoby Georgie Georgie See fewer	Tremors (1990)
Anita Dangler Mrs. Schultz Mrs. Schultz See fewer	The Fisher King (1991)
Michael Bacall Earl Earl See fewer	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Ryan Tonet Porter Porter See fewer	Small Wonder (1985)
Aron Mandelbaum The Laughing Boy The Laughing Boy See fewer	Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)