One Happy Family | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Sid Dorfman Al Lewis |
Theme music composer | Harry Ruby |
Opening theme | "One Happy Family" |
Composer | Jeff Alexander |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producers | Sid Dorfman Al Lewis |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions The One Happy Family Company |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 13 – June 23, 1961 |
One Happy Family is an American sitcom television series where newlyweds Dick and Penny Cooper live with both her parents ("The Hogans") and grandparents ("The Hacketts") all in the same house together that aired from January 13 until June 23, 1961.
Unable to afford a place of their own, a meteorologist (Dick Cooper) and his wife (Penny Cooper) decided to move in with her parents (Barney and Mildred Hogan) and grandparents (Charley and Lovey Hackett) in the same house together. [1]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "For Better or Worse" | Al Lewis | Sid Dorfman & Al Lewis | January 13, 1961 |
2 | "Love's Big Omelette" | Al Lewis | Sid Dorfman & Al Lewis | January 20, 1961 |
3 | "Love Me, Love My Duck" | Al Lewis | Sid Dorfman & Al Lewis | January 27, 1961 |
4 | "Youth Is For The Young" | Al Lewis | Ben Gershman & Leo Solomon | February 3, 1961 |
5 | "Barney Gives Dick the Business" | Al Lewis | Sid Dorfman & Al Lewis | February 10, 1961 |
6 | "Charley's Birthday" | Al Lewis | Bob Fisher & Alan Lipscott | February 17, 1961 |
7 | "Charley, Executive at Large" | Al Lewis | Seaman Jacobs & Si Rose | February 24, 1961 |
8 | "Rain on Saturday" | Unknown | Unknown | March 3, 1961 |
9 | "Sky Diver" | Unknown | Unknown | March 10, 1961 |
10 | "Shut Up, I Love You" | Unknown | Unknown | May 12, 1961 |
11 | "Mildred for President" | Unknown | Unknown | May 19, 1961 |
12 | "Big Night Out" | Unknown | Unknown | May 26, 1961 |
13 | "Dick's TV Debut" | Unknown | Unknown | June 9, 1961 |
14 | "The Tycoons" | Unknown | Unknown | June 16, 1961 |
15 | "My Country Club 'Tis of Thee" | Unknown | Unknown | June 23, 1961 |
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