The Courtship Of Eddie's Father

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 1971
4 Disc 26-Episode Complete Season One of the warmly remembered sitcom centering on the relationship between magazine exec Tom Corbett and his son Eddie, who hopes to find the ideal wife for his widower father (and a great mom for himself!).
IMDb 7.3197026 episodes7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Mrs. Livingston, I Presume
    September 16, 1969
    26min
    7+
    When Tom and his son Eddie spend an evening touring MGM Studios, Eddie happens to make friends with a curvaceous young lady named Dolly Daley who has come alone to Hollywood to be a "star."
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  2. S1 E2 - Teacher's Pet
    September 25, 1969
    26min
    7+
    A romantic situation develops after Tom meets Miss Allen, Eddie's schoolteacher. When Eddie's classmates find out, he's teased and tagged a "teacher's pet."
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  3. S1 E3 - And Eddie Makes Three
    September 30, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Tom falls in love, and wants to marry a charming model named Lynn whom he has known for some time. Lynn is also very much in love with him.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Littlest Kidnapper
    October 7, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Eddie decides that Mrs. Livingston should have a "someone" of her own to love. So, one day he brings home a five-year-old Japanese boy named Frank to "give" to the housekeeper.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Computer
    October 14, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Photographer Norman Tinker decides to do a story on computer dating and enrolls his boss, Tom Corbett, at a computer service to get a personalized report. Very reluctantly, Tom agrees.
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  6. S1 E6 - Pain
    October 21, 1969
    26min
    7+
    When Eddie (Brandon Cruz) balks at leaving for his first day at school, Tom (Bill Bixby) wonders if his child is too young to go.
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  7. S1 E7 - Guess Who's Coming For Lunch
    October 28, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Eddie can't wait to have dad meet his new little friend Max -- who incidentally has a beautiful mother, and no father.
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  8. S1 E8 - Bully For You
    November 4, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Tom discovers that Eddie is upset because a bully named Joey is always beating him up at school.
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  9. S1 E9 - Gentleman Friend
    November 11, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Mrs. Livingston appears happy but preoccupied, and Tom discovers she is being courted by a well-to-do Japanese manufacturer, Mr. Saito.
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  10. S1 E10 - Any Friend Of Dad's
    November 18, 1969
    24min
    7+
    Tom has always emphasized the value of true friendship to Eddie.
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  11. S1 E11 - An F For Mrs. Livingston
    November 25, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Mrs. Livingston suffers a loss of face when she flunks a test at her evening English class.
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  12. S1 E12 - Member Of The Wedding
    December 2, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Norman Tinker, Tom's zany, trendy art director, and Tina, his slightly kooky secretary, impulsively decide to get married.
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  13. S1 E13 - A Night Out For The Boys
    December 9, 1969
    26min
    ALL
    Bob, father of Eddie's friend Danny is an expert on camping. He invites Tom and Eddie along for a weekend trip in the woods to "build character," as he puts it.
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  14. S1 E14 - Mother Of The Year
    December 16, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Eddie's teacher, Miss Lester is going to have a baby, and the mothers of Eddie's classmates plan a party for her.
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  15. S1 E15 - Who Pulled The Blues Right Out Of The Horn
    December 23, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Conflicting emotions arise when Tom's sister-in-law, Eddie's Aunt Kate, arrives in town unexpectedly.
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  16. S1 E16 - The Library Card
    December 30, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Tom gets Eddie his very own library card, with an explanation of the responsibility involved.
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  17. S1 E17 - How Do You Know If It's Really Love
    January 6, 1970
    26min
    7+
    Eddie Brandon Cruz thinks he's in love with a girl named Elsie, and invites her to his birthday party as a non-obvious way to get to know her better.
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  18. S1 E18 - The Road To You-Know-Where Is Paved With You-Know-What
    January 13, 1970
    26min
    7+
    Eddie, convinced by Miss Bristol, a new neighbor, that he shouldn't expect his father to devote every Sunday to his entertainment, invents a friend.
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  19. S1 E19 - They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
    January 20, 1970
    25min
    7+
    Eddie falls in love with Glori, his 15-year-old baby-sitter who has a mad crush on his father, Tom Corbett.
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  20. S1 E20 - The Mod Couple
    January 27, 1970
    25min
    7+
    Mrs. Livingston quits her job as the Corbetts' housekeeper because she feels she has made things so comfortable for Tom that he won't look for a wife.
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  21. S1 E21 - Guardian For Eddie
    February 3, 1969
    26min
    7+
    Tom Corbett's search for a guardian for Eddie centers on Norman Tinker after he discovers there's an unbridgeable generation gap between Eddie and his grandmother.
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  22. S1 E22 - The Promise
    February 10, 1970
    26min
    7+
    Tom Corbett promises Eddie he will get Mrs. Livingston's expired visa renewed, but at the immigration office Miss Ritter says "no." Eddie, as upset.
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  23. S1 E23 - A Five-Pound Monkey On His Stomach
    February 17, 1970
    25min
    7+
    Norman Tinker goes on a watermelon-only diet and resolves to stick to it. He spends the weekend at the Corbetts', asking Tom, Eddie and Mrs. Livingston to help him stay on his diet.
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  24. S1 E24 - Free Is A Four-Letter Word
    February 24, 1970
    25min
    7+
    Tom Corbett realizes Mrs. Cissy Drummond-Randolph, chairwoman of the magazines board of directors, plans to eliminate the darkroom to get rid of Norman Tinker, Tom threatens to quit his job.
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  25. S1 E25 - Don't Look Now, Your Scorpio's Rising
    March 3, 1970
    25min
    7+
    Tom Corbett's new secretary, Miss Atwater, is so efficient she makes Tom nervous, and he gets hiccups. Tina, Tom's former secretary, quit because her astrology sign is incompatible with his.
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