The courtship of Eddie's father. The complete second season / produced by James Komack ; produced by the Komack Company Inc. in association with M-G-M TV.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Komack, James, 1924-1997, Producer, Actor.
• Bixby, Bill, 1934-1993, Actor, Director.
• Cruz, Brandon., Actor.
• Umeki, Miyoshi, 1929-2007, Actor.
• Holland, Kristina, 1944- Actor.
• Foster, Jodie., Actor.
• Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008, Actor.
• Geer, Will., Actor.
• Hedren, Tippi., Actor.
• Prine, Andrew., Actor.
• Cooper, Gordon, 1927-2004, Actor.
• Aames, Willie., Actor.
• Tipton, George, 1932-2016, Composer.
• Nilsson, Harry., Composer, Performer.
• James Komack Company, production company..
• MGM-TV, production company..
• Turner Entertainment Co., publisher.
• Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Fathers and sons--Drama.
• Widowers--Drama.
• Courtship--Drama.
• Courtship.
• Fathers and sons.
• Widowers.

Genre:

• Television programs -- United States.
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Television comedies.
• Romantic comedy television programs.
• Fiction television programs.
• Drama.

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs (611 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Burbank, CA] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.

Language Note:

English dialogue.

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; full screen 1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Summary:

The second season of the TV classic, this ground-breaking situation 'dramedy' was more about friendship than courtship and the special friendship shared by Eddie and his widowed father Tom. Birth, marriage, crime, ghosts, poverty and women's liberation are just a sampling of the themes that father and son struggle with.

Contents:

• Disc 1. The unbirthday present (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Hal Cooper
• A loaf of bread, a bar of soap and a jug of peanut butter (25 min.) / written by Peggy Chantler Dick ; directed by Hal Cooper
• The important word is and (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Bob Sweeney
• I thought, you thought (26 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Hal Cooper
• The business trip (25 min.) / written by Bob Rodgers ; directed by Hal Cooper
• Eddie's will (25 min.) / teleplay by Peggy Chantler Dick ; story by Jay Simms and Peggy Chantler Dick ; directed by Luther James
• Hello, Mrs. Bessinger, goodbye (26 min.) / written by Joanna Lee ; directed by Bob Sweeney
• Love is for sharing (25 min.) / written by Shirley Gordon ; directed by Sid McCoy.
• Disc 2. Who wants to sail down the Amazon, anyway (25 min.) / written by Peggy Chantler Dick and Joanna Lee ; directed by Don Weis
• When the shoe is on the other foot, it doesn't fit (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Don Weis
• The secret box (25 min.) / written by Shirley Gordon ; directed by Jerry Bernstein
• Fear is for understanding (25 min.) / written by Shirley Gordon ; directed by Randall Hood
• Gifts are for giving (25 min.) / written by Shirley Gordon ; directed by Bill Bixby
• A little get together for Cissy (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Harry Falk
• The ghetto girl (25 min.) / written by Alan J. Levitt ; directed by Gary Nelson
• The hospital (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Hal Cooper.
• Disc 3. The rift (25 min.) / written by Peggy Chantler Dick ; directed by Hal Cooper
• The encounter group (25 min.) / written by Joanna Lee ; directed by Hal Cooper
• Dear Mr. Cooper ... (25 min.) / written by Shirley Gordon and Mark Saha ; directed by Hal Cooper
• The lonely weekend (25 min.) / written by Stan Cutler & Martin Donovan ; directed by Harry Falk
• The magic Mrs. Rickles (25 min.) / written by Joanna Lee ; directed by Harry Falk
• To catch a thief (25 min.) / written by Susan Harris ; directed by Hal Cooper
• Everybody needs a brother (25 min.) / written by Blanche Hanalis ; directed by Hal Cooper
• Discipline is a four letter word spelled love (25 min.) / written by Blanche Hanalis ; directed by Terry Becker.

Participant:

Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz, James Komack, Miyoshi Umeki, Kristina Holland; guest stars, Jodie Foster, Suzanne Pleshette, Will Geer, Tippi Hedren, Andrew Prine, Colonel Leroy Gordon Cooper, Willie Aames.

Credits:

Music score composed and conducted by George Tipton ; "Best friend" written and sung by Nilsson ; director of photography, Emmett Bergholz.

Notes:

• This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
• Title from container.
• Originally broadcast in 1970-1971.
• Series based on the novel by Mark Toby.

Related Work:

Television adaptation of: Toby, Mark. Courtship of Eddie's father.

ISBN:

• 9786315089046
• 6315089046

OCLC:

820274322

Publisher Number:

• 883316651162
• 1000356056 Turner Entertainment Co.