The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · TV Series · 118 min · ★ 6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-09-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (17 votes)
Themes
- parent child relationship
- affectation
- admiring
- empathetic
- sympathetic
Cast & crew
Bill Bixby
as Tom Corbett
Brandon Cruz
as Eddie Corbett
Miyoshi Umeki
as Mrs. Livingston
James Komack
as Norman Tinker
Kristina Holland
as Tina Rickles
Pat Harrington Jr.
as Peter Stowe
Brenda Benet
as Brenda
Victoria Vetri
as Dolly Daly
- KW
Karin Wolfe
as Etta
- LF
Lynn Fields
as Heidi
Directed by Bill Bixby, James Komack, Hal Cooper +14 more
Episodes3 seasons · 73 episodes
Season 126 episodes
- S1E1Mrs. Livingston, I Presume30m
- S1E2Teacher's Pet30m
- S1E3And Eddie Makes Three30m
- S1E4The Littlest Kidnapper30m
- S1E5The Computer30m
- S1E6Pain30m
- S1E7Guess Who's Coming for Lunch?30m
- S1E8Bully for You30m
- S1E9Gentleman Friend30m
- S1E10Any Friend of Dad's30m
- S1E11An F for Mrs. Livingston30m
- S1E12Member of the Wedding30m
- S1E13A Night Out for the Boys30m
- S1E14Mother of the Year30m
- S1E15Who Pulled the Blues Right Out of the Horn?30m
- S1E16The Library Card30m
- S1E17How Do You Know If It's Really Love?30m
- S1E18The Road to You Know Where is Paved with You Know What30m
- S1E19They're Either Too Young or Too Old30m
- S1E20The Mod Couple30m
- S1E21Guardian for Eddie30m
- S1E22The Promise30m
- S1E23A Five-Pound Monkey on His Stomach30m
- S1E24Free is a Four Letter Word30m
- S1E25Don't Look Now, But Your Scorpio's Rising30m
- S1E26Money is a Five Letter Word30m
Season 224 episodes
- S2E1The Unbirthday Present30m
- S2E2A Loaf of Bread, a Bar of Soap and a Jar of Peanut Butter30m
- S2E3The Important Word is 'And'30m
- S2E4I Thought, You Thought30m
- S2E5The Business Trip30m
- S2E6Eddie's Will30m
- S2E7Hello, Mrs. Bessinger, Goodbye30m
- S2E8Love is for Sharing30m
- S2E9Who Wants to Sail Down the Amazon, Anyway?30m
- S2E10When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot, It Doesn't Fit30m
- S2E11The Secret Box30m
- S2E12Fear is for Understanding30m
- S2E13Gifts Are for Giving30m
- S2E14A Little Get Together for Cissy30m
- S2E15The Ghetto Girl30m
- S2E16The Hospital30m
- S2E17The Rift30m
- S2E18The Encounter Group30m
- S2E19Dear Mr. Cooper (a.k.a.) Eddie Meets an Astronaut30m
- S2E20The Lonely Weekend30m
- S2E21The Magic Mrs. Rickles30m
- S2E22To Catch a Thief30m
- S2E23Everybody Needs a Brother30m
- S2E24Discipline is a Four Letter Word Spelled Love30m
Season 323 episodes
- S3E1My Son, The Artist
- S3E2The Candidate30m
- S3E3Getting Back on the Horse30m
- S3E4Tell It Like I'm Telling You It Is30m
- S3E5A Very Different Drummer30m
- S3E6The Bicycle Theft30m
- S3E7Two's Company30m
- S3E8Happy Birthday To You
- S3E9Or Else30m
- S3E10Thy Neighbor Loves Thee30m
- S3E11A Little Red
- S3E12A Brave at Natchanoony30m
- S3E13The Blarney Stone Girl30m
- S3E14Prince Charming30m
- S3E15The Choice30m
- S3E16The Karate Story30m
- S3E17Very Young Man With a Horn30m
- S3E18The Investors30m
- S3E19It's All Write With Me30m
- S3E20A Little Help From My Friend30m
- S3E21In the Eye of the Beholder30m
- S3E22Time For a Change30m
- S3E23We Love Annie30m