''Young Mr. Bobbin'' is an American television

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that aired live on the

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network during the 1951-1952 season.

Synopsis

The series stars

Jackie Kelk John Daly "Jackie" Kelk (August 6, 1923 – September 5, 2002) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for portraying the role of Homer Brown on the radio series ''The Aldrich Family'' a ...

as Alexander Hawthorne Bobbin, a young high school graduate who lived with his maiden aunts and was in love with the girl next door, Nancy (Pat Hosley).

Nydia Westman Nydia Eileen Westman (February 19, 1902 – May 23, 1970) was an American actress and singer of stage, screen, and television. Early years Westman's parents, Theodore and Lily (Wren) Westman were active in vaudeville in her native New Yo ...

and Jane Seymour co-star as Bobbin's aunts. The series was canceled after one season.

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1951 American television series debuts 1952 American television series endings 1950s American sitcoms American live television series Black-and-white American television shows American English-language television shows NBC sitcoms {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub