The Jean Arthur Show

The Jean Arthur Show
Genre Sitcom
Starring Jean Arthur
Ron Harper
Richard Conte
Leonard Stone
Theme music composer Johnny Keating
Jay Richard Kennedy
Richard Quine
Opening theme "Merry Merry-Go-Round"
Composer(s) Johnny Keating
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Richard Quine
Jay Richard Kennedy
Producer(s) Si Rose
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 2224 minutes
Production company(s) Universal Television
Release
Original network CBS
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 12 (1966-09-12) – December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

The Jean Arthur Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September to December 1966. The series stars Jean Arthur and Ron Harper, and was under the primary sponsorship of General Foods.

Synopsis

Arthur and Ron Harper star as Patricia and Paul Marshall, a mother-son team of lawyers in Los Angeles. Richard Conte appeared as Richie Wells, a former gangster romantically interested in Patricia, who is ten years his senior. Leonard Stone appeared as Morton, the Marshalls' chauffeur.[1]

Notable guest stars include: Mickey Rooney, Clint Howard, Olan Soule, Michael Constantine, Dick Wilson, and Ray Bolger.

Reception

The Jean Arthur Show had a potentially good time slot, following the initial season of Family Affair and preceding Steve Allen's I've Got a Secret quiz program. Its competition was two series in their second seasons, Barbara Stanwyck's ABC western, The Big Valley, and Ben Gazzara's NBC drama Run for Your Life.[2]

However, the series ranked 65th in ratings, and was canceled by CBS after twelve episodes.[3]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Lament of a Horseplayer"TBATBASeptember 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)
2"My Client, the Rooster"Alan RafkinEd James & Seaman JacobsSeptember 19, 1966 (1966-09-19)
Patricia agrees to defend a friend who is being sued by a neighbor...only to find Paul represents the neighbor. With Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Jo de Winter, Olan Soule.
3"Blackstone, Italian Style"TBATBASeptember 26, 1966 (1966-09-26)
4"The Lady or the Tiger"TBATBAOctober 3, 1966 (1966-10-03)
5"Rich Man, Poor Man"TBATBAOctober 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)
6"Did Clarence Darrow Start This Way?"TBATBAOctober 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)
7"The Friendly Speed Trap"TBATBAOctober 24, 1966 (1966-10-24)
8"Rocky, Take a Letter"TBATBANovember 7, 1966 (1966-11-07)
9"A Slight Case of Music"TBATBANovember 14, 1966 (1966-11-14)
10"With This Hood, I Thee Wed"TBATBANovember 21, 1966 (1966-11-21)
11"Along Came a Spider"TBATBANovember 28, 1966 (1966-11-28)
12"The Lady and the Gangster"TBATBADecember 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

References

  1. Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 426-427
  2. 1966-1967 American network television schedule, in appendix of Total Television
  3. Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 0-7864-3828-2.
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