The Family Genius

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The Family Genius
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes4
Release
Original network DuMont
Original releaseSeptember 9 (1949-09-09) 
September 30, 1949 (1949-09-30)

The Family Genius is a TV series aired in the United States from September 9 to September 30, 1949. The series was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and is most notable for lasting less than a month before cancellation.

Contents

Plot

The series was a sitcom centered around the Howard family, in which young son Tommy was a child prodigy.

Cast

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

Bibliography

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