The Jean Arthur Show

*The Jean Arthur Show*
The Jean Arthur Show
	L-R: Ron Harper, Jean Arthur and; Leonard Stone
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"
Composer	Johnny Keating
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Richard Quine; Jay Richard Kennedy
Producer	Si Rose
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 12 –; December 5, 1966

The Jean Arthur Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 12 to December 5, 1966. The series was sponsored by General Foods.

Cast

Jean Arthur as Patricia, a lawyer who works alongside her son Paul.^[1]
Ron Harper as Paul Marshall, a lawyer who works alongside his mother Patricia.^[1]
Richard Conte as Richie Wells, an ex-gangster with a romantic interest in Patricia.^[1]
Leonard Stone as Morton, the chauffeur of the lawyer duo.^[1]

Guest stars

Reception

The Jean Arthur Show ranked #65 in the ratings and lasted only 12 episodes.^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Lament of a Horseplayer"	Unknown	Unknown	September 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)
2	"My Client, the Rooster"	Alan Rafkin	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	September 19, 1966 (1966-09-19)
Patricia agrees to defend a friend who is being sued by a neighbor...only to find Paul represents the neighbor. With Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Jo de Winter, Olan Soule.
3	"Blackstone, Italian Style"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1966 (1966-09-26)
4	"The Lady or the Tiger"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1966 (1966-10-03)
5	"Rich Man, Poor Man"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)
6	"Did Clarence Darrow Start This Way?"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)
7	"The Friendly Speed Trap"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 1966 (1966-10-24)
8	"Rocky, Take a Letter"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1966 (1966-11-07)
9	"A Slight Case of Music"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1966 (1966-11-14)
10	"With This Hood, I Thee Wed"	Unknown	Unknown	November 21, 1966 (1966-11-21)
11	"Along Came a Spider"	Unknown	Unknown	November 28, 1966 (1966-11-28)
12	"The Lady and the Gangster"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 426-427
^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 0-7864-3828-2.

External links

[tv-1] Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 426-427

[2] Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 0-7864-3828-2.

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