| The Stu Erwin Show | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Trouble With Father |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Arnold Belgard Erna Lazarus Lee Loeb Al Martin Lester Pine Edward E. Seabrook |
| Directed by | Charles Barton Howard Bretherton Frank R. Strayer James Tinling |
| Starring | Stuart Erwin June Collyer Ann Todd Sheila James Willie Best |
| Theme music composer | Alexander Laszlo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Roland D. Reed |
| Producer(s) | Roland D. Reed Hal Roach, Jr. |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot Walter Strenge Lothrop B. Worth |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 26 min |
| Production company(s) | Hal Roach Studios Roland D. Reed Productions Inc. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 21, 1950 – April 13, 1955 |
The Stu Erwin Show (also known as Trouble with Father) is an American sitcom which aired on ABC for five seasons from 1950 to 1955.
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The series stars Stuart Erwin and real-life wife June Collyer. Ann Todd and Sheila James portray the couple's fictional daughters (Merry Anders replaced Ann Todd in the final season). One notable aspect of the show was that it featured African American actor Willie Best in a supporting role.
Predating modern single-camera sitcoms, The Stu Erwin Show originally aired without a laugh track (one was added in its final season), and each episode was around 26 minutes long without commercials. During its original network run on ABC, it was sponsored by General Mills (1950–54) and American Tobacco (1954–55).
The series was produced by Roland D. Reed and Hal Roach, Jr., and filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California.
The series was widely syndicated by Official Films through the late '60s.
Many episodes of the program have fallen into the public domain. As such, various budget DVD releases of public domain episodes have been released.