Davis Rules (1991)

Name: Davis Rules
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Randy Quaid, Jonathan Winters, Tamayo Otsuki, Bonnie Hunt, Nathan Watt

Comedy

Dwight Davis, a widower and grade-school principal, is raising three sons with help from his wacky father Gunny... Davis Rules is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (230 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Randy Quaid Dwight Davis
Jonathan Winters Gunny Davis
Tamayo Otsuki Elaine Yamagami
Bonnie Hunt Gwen Davis
Nathan Watt Ben Davis
Giovanni Ribisi Skinner Buckley

Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

6.73 avg 4 episodes 7.4 → 5.8

Front-loaded

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Man for All Reasons	7.4	13
2	Rules of the Game	8.3	10
10	Sign of the Times	5.4	9
11	Habla Espanol?	5.8	10