Tom Bosley Movies

A young girl learns some important lessons about life, love, friendship, and death from her ailing grandfather in this affectionate family drama starring Tom Bosley and Jordy Benattar. 12-year-old Casey Baker (Benattar) may be generations removed from her loving grandfather Charlie (Bosley), but they have so much in common that they're the very best of friends. They've been together since Casey was four years old and her mother died in a car accident. In the aftermath of that tragedy, Casey's father Jeff withdrew into his work, leaving his precocious daughter in the care of the aging widower. Then, one day, as Jeff is en route to Beijing on a business trip, Charlie suffers a massive heart attack and Casey's life changes forever. Later on at the hospital, the distressed girl does her best to convince Dr. Robert Graham not to subject Charlie to emergency surgery. When the doctors insist in consulting with an adult on the matter, Casey lies and tells them that she has consulted with her father on the matter, and that by no means is Charlie to be operated on. The decision ultimately turns out to save Charlie's life, as his body would have been too week to sustain the trauma of such an operation. As Jeff returns and Charlie recuperates, Dr. Graham's girlfriend Dr. Fran Gilford forms a close bond with the Bakers. A few weeks later, Charlie is healthy enough to take a brief vacation with his granddaughter, during which he takes the time to help Casey overcome her fear of public speaking, and eases her fears with a frank yet thoughtful discussion on death and the grieving process. Meanwhile, back home, Jeff summons the courage to ask Fran out on a date. Fran has grown tired of Dr. Graham's tactless bedside manner, and happily accepts. Jeff is doing his best to get back into the swing of fatherhood, and knowing that Charlie and Casey love to pass the time playing chess, he begins brushing up on his game so they can play together when Charlie is gone. Eventually, the inevitable happens and Charlie passes away, but not before having a heart-to-heart with Casey in which he insists that she limit her grieving time to just one month, and then move on with her life. Though at first it isn't easy, Casey does just that, eventually deciding to enter into a career as a cardiologist under the mentorship of her old friend Dr. Graham. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Once again, the Griffin household is invaded by Peter's crabby father Francis, an old-line Catholic who hates anyone who doesn't adhere to his own peculiar set of religious values. In his efforts to re-convert the family, Francis causes little Stewie to become a "bubble boy." As a result, rebellious Peter attempts to establish his own religion, with "The Fonz" from Happy Days as his new Deity. Without revealing any more, please note that the episode's star-studded voice cast includes Marion Ross and Tom Bosley--and before we forget, Gary Cole is back as obstreperous boss-man Bill Lumbergh, the character he'd played in the movie Office Space (Shucks! There's no space left to mention Jaws: Fire Island). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Directed by Joe Fab and Elliot Berlin, this documentary chronicles a rural Tennessee middle school's unique class project: finding a meaningful way to honor Holocaust victims. Brought up in a heavily fundamentalist Christian environment, most of the students had never seen, let alone spoken with, a member of the Jewish faith; nonetheless, the children of Whitwell found a poignant method of honoring the slain. Using individual paper clips to represent each life lost in the Holocaust, the students were inundated with contributions from around the world. Eventually, they managed to procure an authentic German rail car, which would become container to the millions of paper clips collected. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

An angel from above arrives on a mission to transform a spoiled college girl into a caring young woman in this contemporary variation on the Christmas Carol story starring Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tom Bosley, and Pooch Hall. To wealthy college girl Layla Turner (Knight-Pulliam), Christmas is all about overstuffed gift bags from Bloomingdale's and the best jewelry that money can buy - but this holiday season promises to be a real eye-opener. When an angel in disguise walks into Layla's life and shows her the true meaning of the holiday season, the girl who once scoffed at off-brand names gradually begins to realize that there's more to Christmas than designer labels. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

John Schneider serves as both director and star of this heartwarming made-for-TV film. It all begins when a cute little girl named Felicia Wallace (Jenna Boyd) writes a letter to Santa asking for a "new mommy" as a Christmas present. No-nonsense TV reporter Mary Maloney (Cynthia Gibb) is assigned to spend the Christmas holidays with Felicia and her wealthy widowed father Joel Wallace (Schneider). Though this set-up would seem to automatically guarantee a happy ending, it turns out that the "real" Santa Claus really has his work cut out for him. Tom Bosley rounds out the leading players as an enigmatic old duffer named Les Turner. Mary Christmas premiered November 29, 2002 over the PAX network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Sally Kirkland produced and starred in this lighthearted family drama about three generations of women. Priscilla (Sheri Hellard) and her mother (Kirkland) couldn't more more different. The younger woman is a hardworking housewife who has always had trouble seeing eye to eye with the elder of the two. Lucky for them, Priscilla's level-headed daughter Wendy (Heidi Marnhout) is around to keep the peace. Mothers & Daughters also stars Happy Days' Tom Bosley. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

In this animated story based on the book for children by Lori Walburg VandenBosch, the holiday season has come to the small Western town of West Sage, and a mysterious stranger rides into town. As the good people of West Sage try to find out who he is and why he's come to their community, he teaches them an important lesson about the candy cane, in which they learn the traditional holiday treat is more than just another sweet. Legend Of The Candy Cane features the vocal talents of Florence Henderson, Ossie Davis, Tom Bosley, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Jenna Elfman, Trisha Yearwood, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and other luminaries contribute vocals to this animated children's holiday special featuring the inimitable Tangerine Bear. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Just in time to wreck everybody's Thanksgiving, Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) declares that Winfred-Louder is to have a Thanksgiving Day Parade--and participation is compulsory. Drew is put in charge of the parade, with orders to fire a bunch of people if the event fails to improve business. He soon encounters great difficulty renting trucks for the parade, but Mimi (Kathy Kinney) is willing to help him cut through the red tape, on condition that she be elected "Snow Queen." This is the episode in which we meet Mimi's father and mother, respectively played by former Happy Days costar Tom Bosley and ex-evangelist Tammy Faye Messner--whose outrageous facial makeup surpasses anything ever seen on Mimi! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A murder case ignites the curiosity of Fr. Dowling and a nun who set out to solve the mystery against the wishes of his bishop and the FBI. ~ Rovi

The terrible crash of Delta Airlines Flight 191 provides the basis of this made-for-TV drama-in-real life. The disaster occurred at Dallas in 1985 and during that fateful night many of the ordinary passengers, crew, and rescue workers became true heroes as they worked together to save lives. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi