Foot in the Door(1983)

Foot in the Door is a 1983 CBS sitcom following Jim Foot, an advertising executive in New York navigating family life with his wife Harriet and his recently widowed father Jonah, who moves in with them. The series centers on the comedic friction that erupts when three generations collide under one roof. Kip Gilman stars as Jim, Diana Canova as Harriet, and Harold Gould as the intrusive Jonah. The show mines humor from generational clashes and domestic chaos as the elder Foot settles into his new living arrangement, forcing Jim to balance work pressures with unexpected household complications. Though short-lived, the series captures the sitcom formula of the early 1980s, relying on character-driven comedy and family-centered conflict.