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| Mickey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Bob Fisher Arthur Marx |
| Directed by | Richard Whorf |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney Emmaline Henry Tim Rooney Bobby Van |
| Composer(s) | Robert Hammack |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Fisher Arthur Marx |
| Cinematography | Fleet Southcott |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MGM Television Selmur Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | September 16, 1964 – January 13, 1965 |
Mickey is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 1964 to January 1965. Created and produced by Bob Fisher and Arthur Marx, the series stars Mickey Rooney.
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[edit] Synopsis
Rooney stars as Mickey Grady, the owner of the luxury Newport Arms Hotel in Newport Beach, California. The program costarred Emmaline Henry as Mickey's wife, Nora, and Rooney's second son, Tim, as 17-year-old Timmy Grady. Brian Nash played the younger son, Buddy Grady. Sammee Tong played Sammy Ling. Alan Reed was cast as Mr. Swidler.
Rooney won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actor in a Television Series" at the 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremonies in 1964.[1]
[edit] Notable guest stars
- Dina Merrill
- Frank De Vol
- Keith Andes
- Walter Burke
- Peter Deuel
- Parley Baer
- Jesse White
- Burt Mustin
- Donald Barry
[edit] Reception and cancellation
The series failed to sustain ratings to survive the full season in its 9 p.m. Eastern time slot on Wednesdays. Its principal competition was another sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS. NBC ran television movies at the time.[2] Another reason, according to Arthur Marx, was that the network was willing to renew the series for a full season because they liked Sammee Tong. But Tong found out that Mickey was in danger of being cancelled, and was depending on his salary to pay off heavy gambling debts. Distraught, Tong committed suicide on October 27, 1964, effectively ending any further discussion of the show's future.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964), Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Accessed October 25, 2008.
- ^ 1964-1965 American network television schedule
- ^ Marx, Arthur. The Nine Lives Of Mickey Rooney (1986). New York: Stein & Day
[edit] External links
- Mickey at the Internet Movie Database
- 1964 television series debuts
- 1965 television series endings
- 1960s American television series
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- American television sitcoms
- Black-and-white television programs
- English-language television series
- Fictional versions of real people
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television
- Television shows set in California
