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That's My Boy (U.S. TV Series)
''That's My Boy'' is a 1954 in television, 1954–1955 in television, 1955 CBS situation comedy television series based on the 1951 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film That's My Boy (1951 film), of the same name. The series, written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf filmed before a live audience, starred Eddie Mayehoff as Jack Jackson, Sr., Gil Stratton as Jack, Jr., and Rochelle Hudson as Alice Jackson, the wife and mother. The senior Jackson is a construction contractor who had been a star American football, football player in college, and he is determined to have "Junior" follow in his gridiron football, gridiron path at their common ''alma mater''. Broadcast The series aired at 9 p.m. Eastern in the slot following ''My Favorite Husband'' and preceding June Havoc's sitcom ''Willy (TV series), Willy'' on CBS. Both ''That's My Boy'' and ''Willy'' aired opposite ''The George Gobel Show'' on NBC. The following season, 1955–1956, this time slot was occupied by the first year of the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |