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5.6/10 TV Created by John Fenton Murray Theme music composer Leon Klatzkin Final episode date 10 May 1960 Number of seasons 1 | 7/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Directed by Don Weis
Abby Berlin First episode date 22 September 1959 Network CBS Number of episodes 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by John Fenton Murray
Bob Fisher (screenwriter)
Alan Lipscott Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Hope Emerson
Ricky Kelman
Eloise Hardt
Eddie Ryder Cast Dennis O'Keefe, Hope Emerson, Eddie Ryder Similar I Married Joan, The Ann Sothern Show, Bachelor Father, The Donna Reed Show, Private Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dennis O'Keefe Show is a 1959-1960 sitcom produced by United Artists Television which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run, and was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears this series has entered the public domain.
Contents
Premise
Dennis O'Keefe portrays Hal Towne, a widower who is trying to balance his career as a newspaper columnist {"All Around Towne"} and rear his 9-year-old son, Randy, in an apartment in New York City, with the help of a tough but lovable housekeeper, Amelia Sargent, better known as "Sarge", played by Hope Emerson.
The series aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays, with competition from the last half of two hour-long western series, Laramie on NBC and Sugarfoot and Bronco, alternating on ABC, one of their many Warner Brothers offerings at that time.
Broadcasting History
DVD release
Alpha Video released a budget DVD with 4 episodes on November 23, 2004. They have yet to release more volumes.