Window on Main Street
| Window on Main Street | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Roswell Rogers |
| Written by | Mathilda Ferro Theodore Ferro Henry Garson Joel Malone Roswell Rogers Tommy Tomlinson Andy White |
| Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
| Starring | Robert Young Ford Rainey Constance Moore Tim Matheson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Eugene B. Rodney Robert Young |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 2, 1961 – September 12, 1962 |
Window on Main Street is an American comedy-drama television series starring Robert Young, which aired on CBS during the 1961-1962 season. The series was created by Roswell Rogers and produced by series star Robert Young.
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[edit] Synopsis
Young, who had left Father Knows Best a year earlier, was cast as Cameron "Cam" Garrett Brooks, a widower-author, who returns to his hometown of fictional Millsburg (possibly in New England) to renew his friendship with Lloyd Ramsey, the editor of the local newspaper, portrayed by Ford Rainey. The people of Millsburg become the subjects of Cam's stories. Tim Matheson starred as 13-year-old Roddy Miller. Constance Moore appeared as Cam's blonde female friend Christina "Chris" Logan, who had remained behind years earlier, when she was known as "Tina", and he left Millsburg for points undisclosed.
The series premiered on Monday, October 2, 1961, following the second and final season of Pete and Gladys and preceding The Danny Thomas Show. The program took over the time slot vacated the previous season by the unsuccessful Bringing Up Buddy comedy series starring Frank Aletter. Window on Main Street was paired opposite The Price Is Right starring Bill Cullen on NBC and Chuck Connors in The Rifleman on ABC.[1]
Father Knows Best was still on the CBS schedule on Wednesdays in prime time repeats during the 1961-1962 season; so Young was featured in two network comedies the same season.
[edit] Production notes
Young, along with the Father Knows Best producer Eugene B. Rodney, worked in the writing and production of some of the episodes of Window on Main Street.
[edit] DVD releases
Every DVD boxed sets of Young's previous series Father Knows Best contains one episode of Window on Main Street. Also, one episode was included in Shouts! Merry Sitcom Christmas Classics from TV's Golden Age.
[edit] References
- ^ 1961-1962 United States network television schedule
