The Jean Arthur Show

The Jean Arthur Show
L-R: Ron Harper, Jean Arthur and Leonard Stone
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Norm Leibmann and Ed Haas
Starring	Jean Arthur Ron Harper Richard Conte Leonard Stone
Theme music composer	Johnny Keating Jay Richard Kennedy Richard Quine
Opening theme	"Merry Merry-Go-Round", by Johnny Keating, Richard Quine and Jay Richard Kennedy
Composer	Johnny Keating
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Richard Quine Jay Richard Kennedy
Producer	Si Rose
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 12 (1966-09-12) – December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

The Jean Arthur Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 12 to December 5, 1966. The series was sponsored by General Foods. It was canceled by the network on 12 October 1966 and replaced with To Tell the Truth . ^[1]

Cast

• Jean Arthur as Patricia, a lawyer who works alongside her son Paul ^[2]
• Ron Harper as Paul Marshall, a lawyer who works alongside his mother Patricia ^[2]
• Richard Conte as Richie Wells, an ex-gangster with a romantic interest in Patricia ^[2]
• Leonard Stone as Morton, the chauffeur of the lawyer duo ^[2]

Guest stars

• Ray Bolger
• Michael Constantine
• Clint Howard
• Mickey Rooney
• Olan Soule
• Dick Wilson

Reception

The Jean Arthur Show ranked number 65 in the ratings, and lasted only 12 episodes. ^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Lament of a Horseplayer"	Unknown	Unknown	September 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)
2	"My Client, the Rooster"	Alan Rafkin	Ed James & Seaman Jacobs	September 19, 1966 (1966-09-19)
Patricia agrees to defend a friend who is being sued by a neighbor...only to find Paul represents the neighbor. With Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Jo de Winter, Olan Soule.
3	"Blackstone, Italian Style"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1966 (1966-09-26)
4	"The Lady or the Tiger"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1966 (1966-10-03)
5	"Rich Man, Poor Man"	Richard Quine	Richard and Mary Sale	October 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)
6	"Did Clarence Darrow Start This Way?"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)
7	"The Friendly Speed Trap"	Unknown	Unknown	October 24, 1966 (1966-10-24)
8	"Rocky, Take a Letter"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1966 (1966-11-07)
9	"A Slight Case of Music"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1966 (1966-11-14)
10	"With This Hood, I Thee Wed"	Unknown	Unknown	November 21, 1966 (1966-11-21)
11	"Along Came a Spider"	Unknown	Unknown	November 28, 1966 (1966-11-28)
12	"The Lady and the Gangster"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

References

1. "New Jean Arthur Show to Be Dropped by CBS," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday 12 October 1966. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 426-427
3. Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN   978-0-7864-3828-0.

External links

• The Jean Arthur Show at IMDb