Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

, starring Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney

Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney is an American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, and Promised Land. He was a series regular for the first season of Jericho.-Early life:McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son...

 as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed

Shanna Reed

Shanna Reed is an American dancer and actress, best known for her roles on television and movies. She is best known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on Major Dad....

 as his wife Polly. The cast also included Beverly Archer

Beverly Archer

Beverly Archer is an American actress.She was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She attended San Francisco State University and UC Santa Barbara where she majored in drama....

, Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern

Matt Mulhern is an American actor who has starred in such films as One Crazy Summer and Biloxi Blues, and such television series such as Major Dad, JAG, and Rescue Me....

, Jon Cypher

Jon Cypher

-Biography:Born in New York City, Cypher graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1949 and Brooklyn College in 1953. He made his television debut as the Prince in the original 1957 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella opposite Julie Andrews in the title role...

, Marisa Ryan

Marisa Ryan

Marisa Ryan is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Elizabeth Cooper McGillis in the television sitcom Major Dad, she also co-starred as Det...

, Nicole Dubuc

Nicole Dubuc

Nicole Dubuc is an American writer, perhaps best known for her work on Kim Possible and My Friends Tigger and Pooh, and as an actress on Major Dad.-Biography:...

 and Chelsea Hertford.
The first season is set at the fictional Camp Singleton (meant to stand for Camp Pendleton) where hard-charging United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

 Major John D.