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Revision as of 05:53, 12 December 2008

Accidental Family
GenreSitcom
Written bySam Bobrick
Bill Idelson
Harvey Miller
Peter Myerson
Bernie Orenstein
Mel Shavelson
Jack Sher
Treva Silverman
Saul Turtletaub
Directed byDon Appell
Earl Bellamy
Sheldon Leonard
Bob Sweeney
StarringJerry Van Dyke
Lois Nettleton
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerSheldon Leonard
ProducerSy Gomberg
Running time30 mins.
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1967 –
January 5, 1968

Accidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68 U.S. television season.

Synopsis

The series starred Jerry Van Dyke as a widowed comedian, Jerry Webster, who bought a farm in the San Fernando Valley to serve as a place for him to raise his son, Sandy, when he was not touring. When he was on the road, Sandy was under the care of the farm's manager, divorceé Sue Kramer (Lois Nettleton), who had a daughter the same age as Webster's son.

The program consistently lost in the Nielsen ratings to both the CBS Friday Night Movie and the ABC Western The Guns of Will Sonnett and was cancelled at midseason as a result. It was initially replaced by the first prime-time run of the game show Hollywood Squares.

Cast

Actor Role
Jerry Van Dyke Jerry Webster
Lois Nettleton Sue Kramer
Teddy Quinn Sandy Webster
Susan Benjamin Tracy Kramer
Larry D. Mann Marty Warren
Ben Blue Ben McGrath

Episodes

Ep # Title Airdate
1 "Everywhere a Chick Chick" September 15, 1967
2 "Hot Kid in a Cold Town" September 22, 1967
3 "If You Knew Martha" October 6, 1967
4 "Minnesota Tracey" October 13, 1967
5 "It Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You" October 20, 1967
6 "Halloween's on Us" October 27, 1967
7 "The Making of a Vegetarian" November 3, 1967
8 "The Secret Life of Jerry Webster" November 10, 1967
9 "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Playground" November 11, 1967
10 "What is This-Thanksgiving or a Nightmare?" November 24, 1967
11 "The Woodsman" December 1, 1967
12 "The Return of Mr. Ex" December 8, 1967
13 "The Lush Life" December 15, 1967
14 "The Treasure of San Fernando Valley" December 22, 1967
15 "Sandy Gets Tough" December 29, 1967
16 "Who's Been Sleeping in Daddy's Bed?" January 5, 1968

References