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A classic comedy series about a widower and his son, starring Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. IMDb provides episode guide, cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, FAQ and more.
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- 1969-09-17
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A comedy drama film about a widower and his son who disapprove of his romantic choices. Starring Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens and Ron Howard, directed by Vincente Minnelli.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Vincente Minnelli
- 1963-03-27
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The show centered on Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby), a handsome, thirty-something magazine publisher and widower from Los Angeles. Following the death of his wife Helen, Tom is left to raise his mischievous, freckle-faced son, six-year-old Eddie (Brandon Cruz). Eddie wants a new mother, so to that end, he cleverly manipulates his father's relationships w...
Main cast
Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz are the only two actors to appear in every episode of the series. 1. Bill Bixbyas Tom Corbett – A widower and a magazine editor 2. Brandon Cruzas Eddie Corbett – Tom's son 3. Miyoshi Umekias Mrs. Livingston – Tom's and Eddie's housekeeper 4. Kristina Hollandas Tina Rickles – Tom's secretary 5. James Komackas Norman Tinker – Tom's partner at a magazine company
Guest cast
During its three-season run, many familiar or up-and-coming actors who guest-starred on the show went on to become successful stars, including: Jodie Foster, Sally Struthers, Bruce Kirby, Pat Harrington Jr., Diana Muldaur, Willie Aames, Warren Berlinger, Suzanne Pleshette, Yvonne Craig, Cicely Tyson, Richard X. Slattery, Tippi Hedren, Trisha Noble, John Fiedler, Alan Oppenheimer, Lou Jacobi, Will Geer, Bill Dana, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Ronny Graham, Lori Saunders, Ann Prentiss, Ron Ely, C...
Crew
Comedy producer James Komackserved as the show's creator and executive producer. In 1970, Bill Bixby made his debut as a director, going on to direct eight of the show's episodes.
Theme song
The theme song, "Best Friend", was written and performed by Harry Nilsson; it was an adaptation of his song "Girlfriend" with new lyrics written for the show. The theme was played over opening credits showing Bixby and Cruz in various happy moments. An edited version of "Best Friend" was used as the theme song for the 2006 MTV series Rob & Big.
Cancellation
The show was cancelled in 1972, when Bixby and Komack had a falling out over the show's direction. Many of the later episodes focused on Norman, Tom, and Eddie rather than on the relationship between Tom and Eddie. Years after the show was cancelled, it became quietly popular as reruns in syndication.
Warner Bros. has released all three seasons of The Courtship of Eddie's Father on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases, available via WBShop.com and Amazon.
There have been three attempts at re-making the show, none of which resulted in a new series. As early as 1999, Entertainment Weekly reported plans for Nicolas Cage to star in and produce a feature film remake of the series. In a 2011 interview, Brandon Cruzbelieved Cage was likely no longer interested in the project because Cage's son Weston, who ...
The Courtship of Eddie's Father at IMDbThe Courtship of Eddie's Father at AllMovieThe Courtship of Eddie's Fathertheme song, by Harry NilssonThe Courtship of Eddie's Father is a 1963 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, and stars Glenn Ford as Tom Corbett, a widowed father and Ronny Howard as the titular son. The film was taken from a 1961 novel by Mark Toby.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson). The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should ...
Find out who starred in and worked on this comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
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Jun 13, 2017 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father focused on the relationship between magazine executive Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby) and his grade schooler son Eddie (Brandon Cruz). Directed By Hal Cooper, Ralph ...
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