The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
From left: Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki, 1969.
Genre	Family sitcom
Created by	James Komack
Starring	Bill Bixby Brandon Cruz Miyoshi Umeki James Komack Kristina Holland
Opening theme	"Best Friend" performed by Harry Nilsson
Composer	George Tipton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	73 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	26 minutes
Production company	MGM Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) – March 1, 1972 (1972-03-01)
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson).

The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. (Eddie's matchmaking efforts were the theme of the film, but gradually became less central to the storylines in the series.)

The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972.

Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.^[1]