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Together We Stand
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Stephen Sustarsic
Directed by	Peter Bonerz Andrew D. Weyman
Starring	Dee Wallace-Stone Elliott Gould Scott Grimes Jonathan Ke Quan Julia Migenes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6+7
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sherwood Schwartz Al Burton
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 22, 1986 – April 24, 1987

Together We Stand, also known as Nothing Is Easy, is an American television series that aired on the CBS network from 1986 to 1987. It was written by Stephen Sustarsic and directed by Andrew D. Weyman.

Together We Stand was about a married couple, David (Elliot Gould) and Lori Randall (Dee Wallace-Stone), and their array of adopted children from all walks of life. According to producer Sherwood Schwartz, the plot for this show was originally written as a spin-off for The Brady Bunch called "Kelly's Kids". In the January 4, 1974 episode of The Brady Bunch, the Brady's neighbors plan on adopting one child but end up adopting three boys, all of different ethnicities. The episode was also titled "Kelly's Kids"; Season 5, Episode 13.

Network run

It was pulled by CBS after six episodes. Several reasons can be given for the show's quick demise. First, CBS decided to air the episodes out of order. For example, the second episode produced was aired sixth. Secondly, despite airing only five episodes, CBS shifted Together We Stand around to three different time slots. As a result, viewers were understandably confused.

Revamped as Nothing Is Easy

The show returned three months later with a new title (Nothing Is Easy), new opening credits, a new theme song, and a new cast member (Julia Migenes as bitter, divorced neighbor Marion Simmons). Elliot Gould did not appear in the revamped series, his character was killed off in an automobile accident, and Dee Wallace-Stone continued on as the family's single mother.

External links

• Together We Stand at the Internet Movie Database
• Together We Stand at TV.com
• Television Obscurities
• Jump The Shark - Together We Stand
• TV.com - Together We Stand