| The Governor & J.J. | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Leonard Stern Arne Sultan |
| Starring | Dan Dailey Julie Sommars James T. Callahan Neva Patterson Nora Marlowe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Talent Associates-Norton Simon |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | 23 September 1969 – 6 January 1971 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | All in the Family |
The Governor & J.J. is a television series that ran from 1969 to 1970 on CBS in the United States and in Canada, where it ran on CBC. Selected episodes were rerun by CBS during the summer of 1972. It was produced by Talent Associates and CBS Productions. CBS Television Distribution now owns the distribution rights to the program.
The series won three Golden Globe Awards in 1970 for Best Comedy Series, Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical TV series for Sommars and Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical TV Series for Dailey.
Francis De Sales guest starred as Senator Loomis in the 1970 episode "Charley's Back in Town".
In real life Sommars has long been involved in politics, mostly behind the scenes with the Republican Party, even though her son Michael worked with Vice President Albert Gore's 2000 Presidential campaign.
When the program was canceled by CBS, it was replaced in its timeslot by All in the Family.
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