Oh, This Father

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Oh, This Father
GenreComedy
Starring Willy Millowitsch
Eva Pflug
Country of originWest Germany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original network ARD
Original release4 April 1978 (1978-04-04)

Oh, This Father (German: Oh, dieser Vater) is a West German comedy television series which aired on ARD between 1978 and 1981. [1] It was inspired by the British television series Father, Dear Father . Willy Millowitsch plays the father of two teenage daughters.

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  1. Evermann p.257

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