Together We Stand

Together We Stand (later known as "Nothing Is Easy") was a Syndication network sitcom series created by Al Burton, Michael Jacobs and Sherwood Schwartz.

The show aired from September 22, 1986 to April 24, 1987, lasting for one season & 13 episodes.

It was produced by Al Burton Productions, The Sherwood Schwartz Company and Universal Television.

Plot
The series originally centered on David and Lori Randall, who had two children: daughter Amy (who is adopted) & son Jack (who is their biological child) ends up getting two more children from a social worker: an Asian-American boy named Sam and an African-American girl named Sally.

However, after Elliott Gould left the series, the premise was changed to Lori raising the kids as a single mother after David is killed in a car accident.

Cast

 * Elliott Gould as David Randall (in "Together We Stand" only)
 * Dee Wallace as Lori Randall
 * Scott Grimes as Jack Randall
 * Katie O'Neill as Amy Randall
 * Ke Huy Quan as Sam
 * Natasha Bobo as Sally
 * Julia Migenes as Marion Simmons (in "Nothing Is Easy" only)

Production
According to producer Sherwood Schwartz, the plot for the series was originally written as a spin-off from "The Brady Bunch" called "Kelly's Kids."

In January 4, 1974 episode of "The Brady Bunch" (also titled "Kelly's Kids" which aired in season 5 and served as a backdoor pilot), the Bradys' neighbors plan to adopt one child, but they end up adopting three boys of different ethnicities.

Broadcast History
Premiering on Monday, September 22, 1986 at 8:30 PM ET after "Kate & Allie" where its ratings were initially strong, "Together We Stand" moved to Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET beginning on October 1st to make room for "My Sister Sam", putting it up against "Perfect Strangers" on ABC and "Highway to Heaven" on NBC. instead.

However, when the ratings plunged, CBS pulled the series after six episodes had aired.

The show returned three months later with a new title "Nothing Is Easy", new opening credits, a new time slot (Sundays at 9:30 PM ET, after "Designing Women" and up against movies on the other two networks), a new theme song, and a new cast member, Julia Migenes as bitter divorced neighbor Marion Simmons.

Elliott Gould did not appear in the revamped series; his character was killed off in an automobile accident, and Dee Wallace-Stone continued on as a single mother.

After two weeks in that time slot, the show went on hiatus again for a month only to resurface on Fridays at 8:00 PM beginning on March 27, competing with ABC's "The Charmings" and NBC's "Roomies."

The revamp lasted only for a total of seven episodes before CBS cancelled it for good; the remaining six unaired episodes are not known to have aired anywhere.