Room for One More (TV series)

Not to be confused with the 1952 film Room for One More.

Room for One More
The cast from left: Peggy McCay, Ronnie Dapo, Carol Nicholson, Andrew Duggan and Tramp, Tim Rooney and Ahna Capri.
Genre	Sitcom
Based on	Room for One More (film) and Room for One More by Anna Perrot Rose
Directed by	Leslie H. Martinson Charles R. Rondeau and others
Starring	Andrew Duggan Peggy McCay Ronnie Dapo Carol Nicholson Ahna Capri Tim Rooney Jack Albertson Maxine Stuart
Theme music composer	Jerry Fuller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	William T. Orr
Producer	Ed Jurist
Editor	Byron Chudnow
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 27 (1962-01-27) – July 28, 1962 (1962-07-28)
Related
Room for One More (film) The Brady Bunch My Three Sons

Room for One More is an American sitcom, starring Andrew Duggan and Peggy McCay, which aired on ABC from January 27 until July 28, 1962.

Premise

Duggan and McCay played George and Anne Rose. The premise and humor came from their decision to augment their existing family with two adopted children. Actors playing the children included Tim Rooney, Ahna Capri, Carol Nicholson, and Ronnie Dapo. Jack Albertson played a neighbor, Walter Burton, with Maxine Stuart as his wife, Ruth Burton. Tommy Farrell played the character Fred in five episodes.

Room for One More and its contemporary, My Three Sons "were significant departures from the mom-and-pop model of the family" that typified American television comedy of its era. ^[1] Similar to Brady Bunch, which debuted seven years later, the plots on Room for One More tended to feature "easily solvable situations". ^[1]

Among the guest stars were Parley Baer, Bob Hastings, Sandy Kenyon, Sue Ane Langdon, Robert Q. Lewis, Howard McNear, Maudie Prickett, and Gary Vinson.

Room for One More aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, having replaced another ABC/WB offering, The Roaring 20s .

The series was based on the 1952 film version, which starred Cary Grant and his wife Betsy Drake.

Cast

Cast of Room for One More

• Andrew Duggan as George Rose
• Peggy McCay as Anne Rose
• Tim Rooney as Jeff Rose
• Carol Nicholson as Laurie Rose
• Jack Albertson as Walter Burton
• Maxine Stuart as Ruth Burton
• Ronnie Dapo as Flip Rose
• Ahna Capri as Mary Rose

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Anniversary"	Leslie H. Martinson	Teleplay by : Jerry Davis From a screenplay by: Robert O'Brien and Irving Elinson	January 27, 1962 (1962-01-27)
2	"Greeks Bearing Gifts"	Leslie H. Martinson	Peter Bradford and Laurence Marks	February 3, 1962 (1962-02-03)
3	"Seated One Day at the Organ"	Gene Reynolds	Michael Morris & Larry Markes	February 10, 1962 (1962-02-10)
4	"Girl from Sweden"	Andrew McCullough	Michael Morris & Arnold Horwitt and Laurence Marks	February 17, 1962 (1962-02-17)
5	"Angel in the Attic"	Norman Tokar	Story by : Laurence Marks Teleplay by : Laurence Marks and Milt Rosen	February 24, 1962 (1962-02-24)
6	"A Trip to the Beach"	Andrew McCullough	Story by : Henry Sharp Teleplay by : Henry Sharp and Laurence Marks	March 3, 1962 (1962-03-03)
7	"This Gun for Sale"	Gene Reynolds	Leo Rifkin	March 10, 1962 (1962-03-10)
8	"Speaker of the House"	Unknown	Unknown	March 17, 1962 (1962-03-17)
9	"Strength Through Money"	Unknown	Unknown	March 24, 1962 (1962-03-24)
10	"I Retake This Woman"	Unknown	Unknown	March 31, 1962 (1962-03-31)
11	"Love Thy Neighbor"	Gene Reynolds	Larry Rhine & Milton Pascal	April 7, 1962 (1962-04-07)
12	"The Real George"	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 1962 (1962-04-14)
13	"Two Many Parents"	Unknown	Unknown	April 21, 1962 (1962-04-21)
14	"Our Man in Brazil"	Gene Reynolds	Milton Pascal & Larry Rhine	April 28, 1962 (1962-04-28)
15	"Flip's Loyalty Test"	Unknown	Unknown	May 5, 1962 (1962-05-05)
16	"What Is It?"	Marc Lawrence	Phil Sharp	May 12, 1962 (1962-05-12)
17	"King of the Little People"	Marc Lawrence	Michael Fessier	May 19, 1962 (1962-05-19)
18	"Danger: Man at Work"	Charles R. Rondeau	Mel Tolkin & Leo Rifkin	May 26, 1962 (1962-05-26)
19	"The Right Wrong Number"	Robert Sparr	Teleplay by : Norman Tokar From a Story by: Norman Tokar & Ed Jurist	June 2, 1962 (1962-06-02)
20	"Little School House in Red"	Leslie H. Martinson	Laurence Marks	June 9, 1962 (1962-06-09)
21	"A New Twist"	Leslie H. Martinson	Phil Sharp	June 16, 1962 (1962-06-16)
22	"Out at Home"	James V. Kern	Clifford Goldsmith	June 23, 1962 (1962-06-23)
23	"Happiness is Just a State of Mind"	James V. Kern	Michael Morris and Arnold Horwitt	June 30, 1962 (1962-06-30)
24	"Bonjour, Rose Family"	Unknown	Unknown	July 7, 1962 (1962-07-07)
25	"Ribbins and Beaus"	Seymour Robbie	Larry Markes & Harvey Bullock	July 14, 1962 (1962-07-14)
26	"Son of a Boss"	Norman Abbott	Teleplay by : Eugene Mason From a screenplay by: Robert O'Brien & Irving Elinson	July 28, 1962 (1962-07-28)

References

1. Haramoto, Darrell Y. Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology. Praeger/Greenwood. 1989. p.66

External links

• Room for One More at IMDb