Accidental Family

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Accidental Family
GenreSitcom
Created byMelville Shavelson
Written bySam Bobrick
Bill Idelson
Harvey Miller
Peter Myerson
Bernie Orenstein
Mel Shavelson
Jack Sher
Treva Silverman
Saul Turtletaub
James L. Brooks
Directed byDon Appell
Earl Bellamy
Sheldon Leonard
Bob Sweeney
StarringJerry Van Dyke
Lois Nettleton
Composer(s)Earle Hagen
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producer(s)Sheldon Leonard
Producer(s)Sy Gomberg
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesSheldon Leonard Productions, in association with NBC
Broadcast
Original channelNBC
Audio formatMonaural
Original runSeptember 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[edit]

The series stars 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 Movies 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[edit]

ActorRole
Jerry Van DykeJerry Webster
Lois NettletonSue Kramer
Teddy QuinnSandy Webster
Susan BenjaminTracy Kramer
Larry D. MannMarty Warren
Ben BlueBen McGrath

Episodes[edit]

Ep #TitleAirdate
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 17, 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

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