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Genre Situation comedy Original language(s) English Final episode date 2 July 1954 Number of episodes 40 | 8.3/10 IMDb Written by James B. Allardice Country of origin United States First episode date 2 October 1953 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Paul HartmanFay WrayNatalie WoodRobert HyattLarry J. Blake Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Similar The Public Defender, The Man Behind the Badge, The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Four Star Playhouse, It's a Great Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Pride of the Family is an American situation comedy starring Paul Hartman, Fay Wray, Natalie Wood, and Robert Hyatt, which aired for forty episodes on ABC in the 1953–1954 season.
Overview
Hartman portrays Albie Morrison, the father and error-prone head of the household, about whom most of the episodes are centered. Albie works in the advertising section of his local newspaper, and he often has new ideas that go awry in the workplace as well as failed handyman activities at home. Wray, remembered in particularly from her role in the horror film King Kong, plays Albie's wife, Catherine. Natalie Wood is the 15-year-old daughter, Ann, and "Bobby" Hyatt (1939–2007) is the 14-year-old son, Junior Morrison. Larry J. Blake appeared fourteen times in the role of "Frank".
Billboard described Hartman's lead role as "average"; indeed the series attempted to present the "average family."
Guest stars included Tol Avery, Barbara Billingsley, Douglas Fowley, Frank Ferguson (five times as Murdock), Lyle Talbot, Steven Terrell (five times as Tom), and Joey D. Vieira (six episodes as Hollis).