5.6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Situation comedy Written by Bob Schiller Country of origin United States Final episode date 2 July 1955 Number of seasons 1 | 5.5/10 TV Created by Harry Kronman Directed by Sherman Marks First episode date 8 January 1955 Network CBS Number of episodes 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Stephen Dunne
Barbara Billingsley
Beverly Washburn
Phyllis Coates
Joseph Kearns
Arthur Q. Bryan Cast Barbara Billingsley, Stephen Dunne, Beverly Washburn, Phyllis Coates, Joseph Kearns Similar The New Leave It to Beaver, It's a Great Life, The Pride of the Family, This Is Alice, Four Star Playhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional Father is an American situation comedy that aired from January to July 1955 on CBS. The series stars Stephen Dunne. It replaced That's My Boy in the CBS schedule.
Overview
Dr. Tom Wilson (Dunne) is a child psychologist who is successful with his patients but less than effective with his own family. Barbara Billingsley, two years before she was cast as the concerned mother in Leave It to Beaver, played Tom's wife, Helen Wilson.Beverly Washburn starred as daughter Kathryn "Kit" Wilson. Ted Marc portrayed the son, Tom Wilson, Jr., or "Twig".
Phyllis Coates and Joseph Kearns played the neighbors, Madge (a nurse) and Fred Allen. Ann O'Neal starred as the housekeeper "Nana", and Arthur Q. Bryan played Mr. Boggs, the handyman. The series was created and produced by Harry Kronman, directed by Sherman Marks, and partly written by Bob Schiller.