Our House

Our House is currently streaming on major platforms, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. Across 2 seasons, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Wilford Brimley leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Our House is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Our House takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Our House is an American television drama series that aired on NBC for two seasons from September 11, 1986 to May 8, 1988. The series centers on the Witherspoon family and the challenges they face adjusting to life with three generations living in the same house. Wilford Brimley and Deidre Hall lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Across 2 seasons (1986–1988), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Our House. The tonal similarities to Olive Kitteridge are real, though Our House carves out its own identity quickly. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Wilford Brimley carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

Our House wrapped up in 1988, created by James Lee Barrett — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.