The Jean Arthur Show | |
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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" |
Country of origin | United States |
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 | 22–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Universal Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | CBS |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original run | September 12, 1966 | – December 6, 1966
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.
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Arthur and Ron Harper star as 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.[1]
Notable guest stars include: Mickey Rooney, Clint Howard, Olan Soule, Michael Constantine, Dick Wilson, and Ray Bolger.
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]