''The Hartmans'' (also known as ''The Hartmans (at Home)'') is an American television sitcom that aired live on NBC on Sunday nights from February 27 to April 24, 1949. The series stars Paul and Grace Hartman, a married couple who performed together on the vaudeville circuit and on the Broadway stage.

Plot

The series centers around a young married couple who live in Forest Heights, New York.

Cast

* Paul Hartman....Himself * Grace Hartman....Herself *

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....The handyman * Loring Smith.....Their brother-in-law *Robert Shawley....Their nephew *

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.....The man next door *Valerie Cossart....Grace's sister

Production notes

The Hartmans were given their own television series shortly after Paul and Grace won Tony Awards for the Broadway revue ''

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'' (Paul won for

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while Grace won for Best Actress in a Musical. NBC had hoped to cash in on the couple's popularity following their respective Tony Award wins but the series failed to catch on and was canceled by NBC nearly two months later.

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* 1949 American television series debuts 1949 American television series endings 1940s American sitcoms Black-and-white American television shows American live television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Television shows set in New York (state) {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub