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| genre = [[Sitcom]] |
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| director = [[Earl Bellamy]]<br>[[Frederick de Cordova]]<br>[[James Sheldon]] |
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| starring = [[John Forsythe]]<br>[[Kay Medford]]<br>[[Peggy Mondo]]<br>[[Vito Scotti]]<br>[[Walter Brennan]] |
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| composer = [[Frank De Vol]] |
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|starring = [[John Forsythe]]<br>[[Kay Medford]]<br>[[Peggy Mondo]]<br>[[Vito Scotti]]<br>[[Walter Brennan]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| num_seasons = 2 |
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| num_episodes = 48 |
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| producer = Edmund L. Hartmann |
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| creator = Joan O'Brien |
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| runtime = 25 minutes |
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| company = Don Fedderson Productions |
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| channel = [[CBS]] |
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|company = Don Fedderson Productions |
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| last_aired = {{End date|1971|02|24}} |
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|last_aired = {{End date|1971|09|01}} |
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'''''To Rome with Love''''' is an American [[ |
'''''To Rome with Love''''' is an American [[sitcom]] that aired on [[CBS]] from September 28, 1969, to February 24, 1971. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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''To Rome with Love'' is the story of widowed [[Professors in the United States|college professor]] Michael Endicott, who decided to leave his native [[Iowa]] following the death of his wife and accept a new position as an instructor at the [[American Overseas School of Rome]]. The [[culture shock]] of his children in reacting to their new environment, and to an extent, his own, provided the main humor in the series. Family situations provided most of the rest. Early on, much of this came from Endicott's single sister, Harriet, who followed them to [[Rome]], apparently for the sole |
''To Rome with Love'' is the story of widowed [[Professors in the United States|college professor]] Michael Endicott, who decided to leave his native [[Iowa]] following the death of his wife and accept a new position as an instructor at the [[American Overseas School of Rome]]. The [[culture shock]] of his children in reacting to their new environment, and to an extent, his own, provided the main humor in the series. Family situations provided most of the rest. Early on, much of this came from Endicott's single sister, Harriet, who followed them to [[Rome]], apparently for the sole purpose of dissuading them from living there and cajoling them into returning to Iowa. Harriet soon departed, but her place was taken shortly afterward by Andy Pruitt, Endicott's father-in-law and the children's grandfather. He came to Rome for a brief visit, but wound up staying indefinitely. |
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==Broadcast history== |
==Broadcast history== |
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| [[1969–70 United States network television schedule|1969–70]] || Sunday at 7:30 pm |
| [[1969–70 United States network television schedule|1969–70]] || Sunday at 7:30 pm |
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| [[1970–71 United States network television schedule|1970–71]] || Tuesday at 9:30 pm <small>(Episodes |
| [[1970–71 United States network television schedule|1970–71]] || Tuesday at 9:30 pm <small>(Episodes 1–15)</small><br/>Wednesday at 8:30 pm <small>(Episodes 16–22)</small> |
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==Episode list== |
==Episode list== |
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===Season 1: 1969–70=== |
===Season 1: 1969–70=== |
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 |
| EpisodeNumber = 1 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
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| Title = Pilot |
| Title = Pilot |
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| DirectedBy = |
| DirectedBy = [[Fred de Cordova]] |
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| WrittenBy = |
| WrittenBy = [[Edmund Hartmann]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|9|28}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1969|9|28}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |
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| Title = A Gown for Alison |
| Title = A Gown for Alison |
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| DirectedBy = |
| DirectedBy = [[James Sheldon]] |
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| WrittenBy = |
| WrittenBy = Elick Moll |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|1|11}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|1|11}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |
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| Title = One Coin in the Fountain |
| Title = One Coin in the Fountain |
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| DirectedBy = |
| DirectedBy = James Sheldon |
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| WrittenBy = |
| WrittenBy = [[Philip Rapp]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|1|18}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|1|18}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |
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| Title = The Pied Piper of Rome |
| Title = The Pied Piper of Rome |
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| DirectedBy = |
| DirectedBy = Charles Barton |
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| WrittenBy = |
| WrittenBy = Blanche Hanalis |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|2|1}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|2|1}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |
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| Title = My Daughter Penny |
| Title = My Daughter Penny |
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| DirectedBy = Charles Barton |
| DirectedBy = [[Charles Barton (director)|Charles Barton]] |
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| WrittenBy = Blanche Hanalis |
| WrittenBy = Blanche Hanalis |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|2|8}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|2|8}} |
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| Title = Beautiful People |
| Title = Beautiful People |
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| DirectedBy = Charles Barton |
| DirectedBy = Charles Barton |
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| WrittenBy = John McGreevey |
| WrittenBy = [[John McGreevey]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|3|1}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|3|1}} |
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===Season 2: 1970–71=== |
===Season 2: 1970–71=== |
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| EpisodeNumber = 27 |
| EpisodeNumber = 27 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
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| Title = Here Comes Andy |
| Title = Here Comes Andy |
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| DirectedBy = [[Earl Bellamy]] |
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| WrittenBy = [[Robert Pirosh]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|9|15}} |
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| Title = A Day in the Country |
| Title = A Day in the Country |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|9|22}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|9|22}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
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| Title = Baby of the Family |
| Title = Baby of the Family |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|9|29}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
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| Title = Roman Affair |
| Title = Roman Affair |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|6}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|6}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title = A Boy to Remember |
| Title = A Boy to Remember |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|13}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
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| Title = Rome Is Where You Find It |
| Title = Rome Is Where You Find It |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|20}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|20}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title = Lire from Heaven |
| Title = Lire from Heaven |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|27}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|10|27}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
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| Title = Grandpa in Charge |
| Title = Grandpa in Charge |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|11|10}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
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| Title = The Catnip Club |
| Title = The Catnip Club |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|11|17}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|11|17}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
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| Title = The Rose Garden |
| Title = The Rose Garden |
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| DirectedBy = Earl Bellamy |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|11|24}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|11|24}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |
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| Title = The Boy Next Door |
| Title = The Boy Next Door |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|12|1}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|12|1}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |
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| Title = The Runaways |
| Title = The Runaways |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|12|8}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |
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| Title = Fly Away Home |
| Title = Fly Away Home |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|12|15}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |
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| Title = Doctor Andy |
| Title = Doctor Andy |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1970|12|29}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |
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| Title = Making the Scene |
| Title = Making the Scene |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|1|5}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|1|5}} |
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| EpisodeNumber = 42 |
| EpisodeNumber = 42 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |
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| Title = Bonsai |
| Title = Bonzai or Bonsai |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|1|13}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |
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| Title = Beauty and the Judge |
| Title = Beauty and the Judge |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|1|20}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |
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| Title = Age of Life |
| Title = Age of Life |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|1|27}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |
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| Title = Mike and the Countess |
| Title = Mike and the Countess |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|2|3}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |
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| Title = The Stray Cat |
| Title = The Stray Cat |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|2|10}} |
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| EpisodeNumber = 47 |
| EpisodeNumber = 47 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |
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| Title = Yankee Trader |
| Title = Yankee Trader |
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| DirectedBy = Earl Bellamy |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|2|17}} |
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| EpisodeNumber = 48 |
| EpisodeNumber = 48 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |
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| Title = Boy Meets Penny |
| Title = Boy Meets Penny |
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| DirectedBy = Earl Bellamy |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1971|2|24}} |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Originally airing on Sunday nights, the show never garnered the ratings CBS had hoped for. Also, [[Kay Medford]] as Aunt Harriet did not catch on with viewers and, as a result, was phased out of the series shortly after its premiere. Nevertheless, the network agreed to renew the show for a second season. ''To Rome With Love'' was switched to Tuesdays at 9:30 in September, 1970. |
Originally airing on Sunday nights, the show went up against [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Land of the Giants]]'' and [[NBC]]'s ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' and never garnered the ratings CBS had hoped for. Also, [[Kay Medford]] as Aunt Harriet did not catch on with viewers and, as a result, was phased out of the series shortly after its premiere. Nevertheless, the network agreed to renew the show for a second season. ''To Rome With Love'' was switched to Tuesdays at 9:30 in September, 1970. |
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In order to give Forsythe a strong co-star, [[Walter Brennan]] joined the cast as Michael Endicott's father-in-law, Andy Pruitt. However, the second season did even worse than the first. In January, 1971, in an attempt to salvage the series, CBS shifted the show to Wednesdays to make room for a new CBS sitcom: ''[[All In The Family]]''. The move did not help, and the series was canceled in the spring of 1971. |
In order to give Forsythe a strong co-star, [[Walter Brennan]] joined the cast as Michael Endicott's father-in-law, Andy Pruitt. However, the second season did even worse than the first. In January, 1971, in an attempt to salvage the series, CBS shifted the show to Wednesdays to make room for a new CBS sitcom: ''[[All In The Family]]''. The move did not help, and the series was canceled in the spring of 1971. |
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==Crossover episodes== |
==Crossover episodes== |
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"Roman Affair" (Season 2, Episode 4) features [[Anissa Jones]] and [[Johnny Whitaker|Johnnie Whitaker]] as their ''[[Family Affair]]'' characters Buffy and Jody, respectively. "Rome Is Where You Find It" (Season 2, Episode 6) features [[William Demarest]], [[Don Grady]] and [[Tina Cole]] as Uncle Charley, Robbie Douglas and Katie Douglas respectively from ''[[My Three Sons]]''. |
"Roman Affair" (Season 2, Episode 4) features [[Anissa Jones]] and [[Johnny Whitaker|Johnnie Whitaker]] as their ''[[Family Affair]]'' characters Buffy and Jody, respectively. "Rome Is Where You Find It" (Season 2, Episode 6) features [[William Demarest]], [[Don Grady]] and [[Tina Cole]] as Uncle Charley, Robbie Douglas and Katie Douglas respectively from ''[[My Three Sons]]''. All 3 series were produced by [[Edmund Hartmann]] and [[Don Fedderson]], |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Kay Medford]] as Harriet Endicott (first season only) |
*[[Kay Medford]] as Harriet Endicott (first season only) |
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*[[Walter Brennan]] as Andy Pruitt (second season only) |
*[[Walter Brennan]] as Andy Pruitt (second season only) |
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*Peggy Mondo as Mama Vitale |
*[[Peggy Mondo]] as Mama Vitale |
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*[[Vito Scotti]] as Nico |
*[[Vito Scotti]] as Nico |
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*[[Joyce Menges]] as Alison Endicott |
*[[Joyce Menges]] as Alison Endicott |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|id=0063958|title=To Rome With Love}} |
* {{IMDb title|id=0063958|title=To Rome With Love}} |
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* {{tv.com show|to-rome-with-love|To Rome With Love}} |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fnZgo_PT4s ''To Rome With Love'' opening credits on YouTube] |
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fnZgo_PT4s ''To Rome With Love'' opening credits on YouTube] |
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To Rome with Love | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Joan O'Brien |
Directed by | Earl Bellamy Frederick de Cordova James Sheldon |
Starring | John Forsythe Kay Medford Peggy Mondo Vito Scotti Walter Brennan |
Composer | Frank De Vol |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Don Fedderson |
Producer | Edmund L. Hartmann |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Don Fedderson Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 28, 1969 February 24, 1971 | –
To Rome with Love is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 28, 1969, to February 24, 1971.
Synopsis
[edit]To Rome with Love is the story of widowed college professor Michael Endicott, who decided to leave his native Iowa following the death of his wife and accept a new position as an instructor at the American Overseas School of Rome. The culture shock of his children in reacting to their new environment, and to an extent, his own, provided the main humor in the series. Family situations provided most of the rest. Early on, much of this came from Endicott's single sister, Harriet, who followed them to Rome, apparently for the sole purpose of dissuading them from living there and cajoling them into returning to Iowa. Harriet soon departed, but her place was taken shortly afterward by Andy Pruitt, Endicott's father-in-law and the children's grandfather. He came to Rome for a brief visit, but wound up staying indefinitely.
Broadcast history
[edit]Season | Time slot (ET) |
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1969–70 | Sunday at 7:30 pm |
1970–71 | Tuesday at 9:30 pm (Episodes 1–15) Wednesday at 8:30 pm (Episodes 16–22) |
Episode list
[edit]Season 1: 1969–70
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Fred de Cordova | Edmund Hartmann | September 28, 1969 |
2 | 2 | "Hello, Aunt Harriet" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1969 |
3 | 3 | "The Roman from Iowa" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1969 |
4 | 4 | "Goodbye Aunt Harriet" | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1969 |
5 | 5 | "The Telephone" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1969 |
6 | 6 | "We Want to Go Home" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1969 |
7 | 7 | "A Palazzo Is Not a Home" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1969 |
8 | 8 | "The Long Road Home" | Unknown | Unknown | November 23, 1969 |
9 | 9 | "A Secret Day" | Unknown | Unknown | November 30, 1969 |
10 | 10 | "An Affair of Honor" | Unknown | Unknown | December 14, 1969 |
11 | 11 | "And One More Spring" | Unknown | Unknown | December 28, 1969 |
12 | 12 | "Anything Can Happen in Rome" | Unknown | Unknown | January 4, 1970 |
13 | 13 | "A Gown for Alison" | James Sheldon | Elick Moll | January 11, 1970 |
14 | 14 | "One Coin in the Fountain" | James Sheldon | Philip Rapp | January 18, 1970 |
15 | 15 | "To Go Home Again" | Unknown | Unknown | January 25, 1970 |
16 | 16 | "The Pied Piper of Rome" | Charles Barton | Blanche Hanalis | February 1, 1970 |
17 | 17 | "My Daughter Penny" | Charles Barton | Blanche Hanalis | February 8, 1970 |
18 | 18 | "Beautiful People" | Charles Barton | John McGreevey | March 1, 1970 |
19 | 19 | "Birds, Bees and Romans" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 1970 |
20 | 20 | "The Pretty Little Girl" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 1970 |
21 | 21 | "Father's Choice" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 1970 |
22 | 22 | "A Friend for Penny" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1970 |
23 | 23 | "Spring Vacation" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1970 |
24 | 24 | "West of Rome" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1970 |
25 | 25 | "Our Friend Gino" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1970 |
26 | 26 | "We Remember Mama" | Unknown | Unknown | May 17, 1970 |
Season 2: 1970–71
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 1 | "Here Comes Andy" | Earl Bellamy | Robert Pirosh | September 15, 1970 |
28 | 2 | "A Day in the Country" | Unknown | Unknown | September 22, 1970 |
29 | 3 | "Baby of the Family" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1970 |
30 | 4 | "Roman Affair" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1970 |
31 | 5 | "A Boy to Remember" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 1970 |
32 | 6 | "Rome Is Where You Find It" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1970 |
33 | 7 | "Lire from Heaven" | Unknown | Unknown | October 27, 1970 |
34 | 8 | "Grandpa in Charge" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1970 |
35 | 9 | "The Catnip Club" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1970 |
36 | 10 | "The Rose Garden" | Earl Bellamy | Unknown | November 24, 1970 |
37 | 11 | "The Boy Next Door" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1970 |
38 | 12 | "The Runaways" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1970 |
39 | 13 | "Fly Away Home" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 1970 |
40 | 14 | "Doctor Andy" | Unknown | Unknown | December 29, 1970 |
41 | 15 | "Making the Scene" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1971 |
42 | 16 | "Bonzai or Bonsai" | Unknown | Unknown | January 13, 1971 |
43 | 17 | "Beauty and the Judge" | Unknown | Unknown | January 20, 1971 |
44 | 18 | "Age of Life" | Unknown | Unknown | January 27, 1971 |
45 | 19 | "Mike and the Countess" | Unknown | Unknown | February 3, 1971 |
46 | 20 | "The Stray Cat" | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 1971 |
47 | 21 | "Yankee Trader" | Earl Bellamy | Unknown | February 17, 1971 |
48 | 22 | "Boy Meets Penny" | Earl Bellamy | Unknown | February 24, 1971 |
Reception
[edit]Originally airing on Sunday nights, the show went up against ABC's Land of the Giants and NBC's The Wonderful World of Disney and never garnered the ratings CBS had hoped for. Also, Kay Medford as Aunt Harriet did not catch on with viewers and, as a result, was phased out of the series shortly after its premiere. Nevertheless, the network agreed to renew the show for a second season. To Rome With Love was switched to Tuesdays at 9:30 in September, 1970.
In order to give Forsythe a strong co-star, Walter Brennan joined the cast as Michael Endicott's father-in-law, Andy Pruitt. However, the second season did even worse than the first. In January, 1971, in an attempt to salvage the series, CBS shifted the show to Wednesdays to make room for a new CBS sitcom: All In The Family. The move did not help, and the series was canceled in the spring of 1971.
Crossover episodes
[edit]"Roman Affair" (Season 2, Episode 4) features Anissa Jones and Johnnie Whitaker as their Family Affair characters Buffy and Jody, respectively. "Rome Is Where You Find It" (Season 2, Episode 6) features William Demarest, Don Grady and Tina Cole as Uncle Charley, Robbie Douglas and Katie Douglas respectively from My Three Sons. All 3 series were produced by Edmund Hartmann and Don Fedderson,
Cast
[edit]- John Forsythe as Michael Endicott
- Kay Medford as Harriet Endicott (first season only)
- Walter Brennan as Andy Pruitt (second season only)
- Peggy Mondo as Mama Vitale
- Vito Scotti as Nico
- Joyce Menges as Alison Endicott
- Susan Neher as Penny Endicott
- Melanie Fullerton as Mary Jane "Pokey" Endicott
References
[edit]- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows