Star of the Family was a short-lived television situation comedy starring veteran actor Brian Dennehy as fire chief Leslie "Buddy" Krebs and Kathy Maisnik as his singer daughter Jennie Lee Krebs. The series debuted in 1982 on ABC after Joanie Loves Chachi and was canceled after only a half a season.
During the first year, the theme of this variety show as to interview people who were related to famous celebrities without divulging who the celebrity was. After a period of time, the celebrity was brought out and entertained the audience. Starting in the second year, the show theme switched from music to comedy keeping the same format. Written by J.E. McKillop
Fire Captain Buddy Krebs' 16-year-old daughter Jennie Lee begins getting show-business offers because of her singing talents in the country/pop genre. This scares Buddy because he does not want his daughter to grow up too fast. Adding to his troubles, are (1) his wife runs off with a bellhop, (2) his 17-year-old son has muscle instead of brains in his head, (3) his crew down at the firehouse are "strange": Feldmand tells his mother he is a doctor instead of a fireman, Rosetti has only sex on the brain and Max, a Hispanic, speaks fractured English. Finally, his daughter signs with a manager named Moose; the name fits the description of the woman. Written by J.E. McKillop
