Nearly Departed

1989-04-10 | en

Eric Idle Caroline McWilliams Stuart Pankin

Comedy Sci-Fi

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Grant Meets Grandpa

Apr. 10,1989

Grant and Clair find themselves dead and unable to get rid of the new owners of their home.

EP2 Adventures in Babysitting

Apr. 17,1989

Grandpa asks Grant and Clair to watch Derek so he can go to a poker game.

EP3 Altared States

Apr. 24,1989

Clair learns Grant was still married to his first wife when they got married.

EP4 TV or Not TV

May. 01,1989

Grant and Clair try to help Derek after he gets beat up at school.

EP5 Grandpa's Date

Mike suggests Grandpa should start dating again to get him out of the house.

EP6 Grant's Aunt

Aunt Millie stops by and learns Grant and Clair are dead. She hires a psychic to help her say her last goodbyes.

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Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to May 1, 1989.

Nearly Departed Audience Reviews

RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Catherine_Grace_Zeh I used to watch this show when I was a little girl. Although I don't remember much about it, I must say that it was a pretty good show. Also, I don't think I've seen every episode. However, if you ask me, it was still a good show. I vaguely remember the theme song. Everyone was ideally cast, the costume design was great. The performances were top-grade, too. I just hope some network brings this series back one day so that I'll be able to see every episode. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Now, in conclusion, when and if this show is ever brought back on the air, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.

dphelan-1 I started watching "Nearly Departed" because of Eric Idle and I must admit he was good in it. My absolute favorite scene is when he is trying to help Granpa ( I believe) pass his drivers test by gymnastically spelling the letters on the eye examine with his body. It was superb physical comedy! Of course his verbal comedy was good as well. My biggest problem with the series was the family being haunted. They were very "sitcommy" and boring. I know the ghosts needed protagonists but it may have been better if they had been a bit more winning with flaws rather than very flawed with few ( if any) winning traits. I always wished this had lasted or that Eric were given another comedy but sadly it never happened.

adadams_1999 I remember watching this summer replacement series and really loved it. When I saw the TV spots before it aired, I thought it would just be a Beetlejuice rip-off, but it turned out to be a really funny show. Eric Idle is the greatest and I thought this was a great role for him that should have had a long run.

magellan333 I remember this show replaced "The Hogan Family" for a couple of weeks. At first I was really upset because I liked "The Hogan Family" but as soon as this show began to grow on me, they cancelled it and put "The Hogan Family" back on. I don't think it could have lasted too long anyway. You can only do so much when the two stars of the show can only be seen by one fellow cast member.