Parenthood
Genre	Comedy Drama
Written by	Joss Whedon
Directed by	Alan Myerson Betty Thomas Allan Arkush Matia Karrell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	Ron Howard David Tyron King
Producer	Sascha Schneider
Editors	Joanne D'Antonio Briana London
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	August 20, 1990 – August 11, 1991

Parenthood is a short-lived television show based on the 1989 Ron Howard directed film of the same name. The film was adapted into a television show in 1990 for NBC.

Although the television version of Parenthood was a critical flop and was quickly cancelled, it is notable for featuring an unusual number of people who at the time were unheard of but later became famous. One of the writers on the show was Joss Whedon. The cast featured child actors Leonardo DiCaprio, David Arquette, Alisan Porter, and Thora Birch.

The show was featured on the now-defunct cable network Trio in 2005 as part of their "Brilliant But Cancelled" series of shows that were cancelled before their time.

• David Arquette ... Tod Hawks
• Jayne Atkinson ... Karen Buckman
• Ed Begley Jr. ... Gil Buckman
• Thora Birch ... Taylor Buckman
• Maryedith Burrell ... Helen Buckman
• Leonardo DiCaprio ... Garry Buckman
• Mary Jackson ... Great Grandma Greenwell
• Zachary La Voy ... Justin Buckman
• Sheila MacRae ... Marilyn Buckman
• Bess Meyer ... Julie Buckman Hawks
• Susan Norman ... Susan Buckman Merrick
• Ken Ober ... Nathan Merrick
• Ivyann Schwan ... Patty Merrick
• Max Elliott Slade ... Kevin Buckman
• William Windom ... Frank Buckman