Room for One More (TV series)
Room for One More is an American sitcom, principally starring Andrew Duggan and Peggy McCay as the heads of the Rose family which aired on ABC from January 27 until July 28, 1962. Its humor derives 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 | |
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 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 |
| Production location |  California |
| Editor | Byron Chudnow |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 1.33 : 1 monochrome |
| Audio format | monaural |
| Original release | January 27 – July 28, 1962 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Room for One More (film) My Three Sons |
Thus, Room for One More and it's 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] As with the similar Brady Bunch that would debut seven years later, the plots on Room for One More tended to feature "easily solvable situations".[1]
Among the series 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 a 1952 movie version starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake.
Cast
- 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
- The Anniversary (1/27/1962)
- Greeks Bearing Gifts (2/3/1962)
- Seated One Day At The Organ (2/10/1962)
- Girl From Sweden (2/17/1962)
- Angel In The Attic (2/24/1962)
- A Trip To The Beach (3/3/1962)
- This Gun For Sale (3/10/1962)
- Speaker Of The House (3/17/1962)
- Strength Through Money (3/24/1962)
- I Retake This Woman (3/31/1962)
- Love Thy Neighbor (4/7/1962)
- The Real George (4/14/1962)
- Two Many Parents (4/21/1962)
- Our Man In Brazil (4/28/1962)
- Flip's Loyalty Test (5/5/1962)
- What Is It? (5/12/1962)
- King Of The Little People (5/19/1962)
- Danger: Man At Work (5/26/1962)
- The Right Wrong Number (6/2/1962)
- Little School House In Red (6/9/1962)
- A New Twist (6/16/1962)
- Out At Home (6/23/1962)
- Happiness Is Just A State Of Mind (6/30/1962)
- Bonjour, Rose Family (7/7/1962)
- Ribbins And Beaus (7/14/1962)
- Son Of A Boss (7/28/1962)
External links
References
- Haramoto, Darrell Y. Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology. Praeger/Greenwood. 1989. p.66