''Flesh 'n' Blood'' is an American

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television series created by Michael J. DiGaetano and Lawrence Gay, that aired on

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from September 19 to November 15, 1991, as part of its 1991 fall lineup. The series was created and executive produced by Michael J. Di Gaetano and Lawrence Gay.

Synopsis

''Flesh 'n' Blood'' is the story of

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Assistant District Attorney Rachel Brennan (

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), an attractive, driven young woman who had almost everything, including overwhelming political ambition and the talent to back it up. The one major thing which she lacked was her birth family – she was acutely aware of how her birth mother had put her up for adoption, and longed to meet her. While Rachel's birth mother didn't miraculously turn up during this program's brief run, someone else did, namely Arlo Weed ( David Keith), a Southern

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and something of a

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. Claiming to be Rachel's brother, Arlo was a

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er with three children who made himself at home in Rachel's home and in her life, spicing it up with his homely aphorisms and general manner of

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conviviality. Other characters included Rachel's ambitious investigator, Marty Travers (among his ambitions were to be romantically involved with Rachel and to be

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; both were hampered by his extremely diminutive stature; he was portrayed by actor Perry Anzilotti), and Irene (

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), Rachel's secretary who soon developed designs on Arlo. Whether anything was to become of these schemes is unknown; ''Flesh 'n' Blood'' was not successful in attracting an audience and was cancelled less than two months after its premiere.

Cast

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.....Marty Travers *

.....Rachel Brennan *Chris Stacy.....King Weed * Meghan Andrews.....Beauty Weed * David Keith.....Arlo Weed *

.....Irene

Episodes

Awards and nominations

References

*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''

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External links

* * {{epguides, id=FleshandBlood, title=Flesh 'n' Blood 1991 American television series debuts 1991 American television series endings 1990s American sitcoms Television series about adoption NBC original programming Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in Baltimore English-language television shows