The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.
Seasons & Episode
Tom is taking an art class,sketching nude models. Eddie decides to try the same thing with his new friend,a neighbor girl.
Tom might be the next member of the school board
Eddie learns to cope with fear.
A small accident causes big legal problems.
Tom and Eddie try to convince Norman it is okay to be a kook.
A lesson in responsibility for Eddie gets out of hand.
A divorced couple makes Tom's life miserable.
Norman's birthday is coming up and he does not want anyone to take notice, but Tom and Eddie plan a surprise party anyway.
Tina asks Tom for a raise.
Tom's new neighbors are driving him crazy with kindness.
A beautiful female editor from the Soviet Union arrives to observe Tom's publishing methods.
Eddie's first camping trip is a trauma to mother hen Norman.
Tom meets a charming klutz with an inferiority complex.
Eddie's part in the school play requires him to kiss a girl on the lips, which he finds he can't do.
Tom's romance with a lady doctor depends on her choice to either get married or continue her studies abroad.
Eddie takes karate lessons so he can defeat the school bully.
Eddie's saxophone playing is disturbing the bagpiper upstairs.
Tom and Norman invest in an oil well.
Tom feels his creative writing is causing him to neglect Eddie.
An insurance man proves to be a disastrous house guest.
A sixteen dollar gift of friendship becomes a $5,000 headache.
Tom considers buying a new house that is in need of repair.
Mr. Landon is Annie's boss at an answering service company.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.