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4/10 TV Created by Roswell Rogers Country of origin United States Final episode date 23 May 1962 Number of seasons 1 | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Comedy-drama Directed by Richard Dunlap First episode date 2 October 1961 Number of episodes 34 Network CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Mathilda Ferro
Theodore Ferro
Henry Garson
Joel Malone
Roswell Rogers
Tommy Tomlinson
Andy White Starring Robert Young
Ford Rainey
Constance Moore
Tim Matheson Cast Robert Young, Tim Matheson, Ford Rainey, Constance Moore, Coleen Gray Similar Tucker's Witch, Pete and Gladys, Father Knows Best, Charlie Hoover, Three for the Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Window on Main Street is an American half-hour comedy-drama television series starring Robert Young, which aired on CBS during the 1961-1962 season. Created by Roswell Rogers, Window on Main Street was produced by its star, Robert Young.
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Synopsis
Young, whose Father Knows Best had ended production a year earlier, was cast as Cameron "Cam" Garrett Brooks, a widower-author, who returns to his hometown of fictional Millsberg, possibly in New England, but no state is ever given as the location of the series. Cam renews his friendship with Lloyd Ramsey, the editor of the local newspaper, portrayed in eleven episodes by Ford Rainey. The people of Millsberg become the subjects of Cam's stories.
Tim Matheson starred as 13-year-old Roddy Miller in an undetermined number of episodes. Constance Moore appeared ten times as Cam's blonde female friend Christina "Chris" Logan, who had remained behind years earlier, when she was known as "Tina", as he had left Millsberg for points undisclosed.
The series aired a sentimental holiday episode "Christmas Memory" on December 18, 1961, in which Cam recalls a foolish dispute with his late wife over the gift of a butter churn. Film star Coleen Gray guest starred as Miss Wycliffe in the series finale, "A Job for the Summer", which aired on May 23, 1962.
DVD releases
Every DVD boxed sets of Young's previous series Father Knows Best contains one episode of Window on Main Street. Also, one episode was included in Shouts! Merry Sitcom Christmas Classics from TV's Golden Age. A complete episode of Window On Main Street is also found on YouTube titled "The Teacher" and is complete with commercials.