• Title: The Fisher Family
• Year:
• Duration: unknown
• Rating: 6,6
• Genres: Drama, Family

Summary The Fisher Family ()

Long-running religious series featuring dramatizations of contemporary problems and how they were resolved using a Christian solution.

Each week, "This is the Life" presented dramas dealing with contemporary problems and how they were resolved using a Christian solution. Examples might include a professional baseball player who had betrayed the trust of his team; a college student who was mourning the loss of his girlfriend in a car accident; a recovering alcoholic struggling with the temptation to jump off the wagon; and a couple contemplating divorce. In the early years, the program featured the Fisher family, a "typical family" from Middleburg in an unnamed Midwestern state; in later years, the programs featured new characters and settings.

A half hour religious drama series, airing on Sunday mornings on various networks and in syndication throughout the country. From 1952-1956 it featured stories of the Fisher Family. From 1956-1988 it began a single episode format that featured different casts each each week with stories that focused on religious and moral questions. It was one of the longest running shows on television (1952-1988).

Synopsis The Fisher Family ()