Description: The focus was on the Fitzpatricks, an Irish Catholic family of six who lived in Flint, Michigan. The father, blue collar Mike Fitzpatrick, worked overtime as a steelworker to provide a life for the family; while his pregnant wife, Maggie also worked part-time at a diner as a waitress to help support the family's income. They had four children, eldest son Sean; introspective second son, Jack; only daughter Maureen and youngest son, Max.
