The Stu Erwin Show

The Stu Erwin Show
Also known as	The Trouble With Father
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Arnold Belgard Erna Lazarus Lee Loeb Al Martin Lester Pine Edward E. Seabrook
Directed by	Charles Barton Howard Bretherton Frank R. Strayer James Tinling
Starring	Stuart Erwin June Collyer Ann Todd Sheila James Willie Best
Theme music composer	Alexander Laszlo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	128
Production
Executive producer(s)	Roland D. Reed
Producer(s)	Roland D. Reed Hal Roach, Jr.
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot Walter Strenge Lothrop B. Worth
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Running time	26 min
Production company(s)	Hal Roach Studios Roland D. Reed Productions Inc.
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	October 21, 1950 (1950-10-21) – April 13, 1955 (1955-04-13)

The Stu Erwin Show (also known as Trouble with Father) is an American sitcom which aired on ABC for five seasons from 1950 to 1955.

Synopsis

The series stars Stuart Erwin and real-life wife June Collyer. Ann Todd and Sheila James portray the couple's fictional daughters (Merry Anders replaced Ann Todd in the final season). One notable aspect of the show was that it featured African American actor Willie Best in a regular supporting role.

Predating modern single-camera sitcoms, The Stu Erwin Show originally aired without a laugh track (one was added in its final season), and each episode was around 26 minutes long, without commercials. During its original network run on ABC, it was sponsored by General Mills (1950–54) and Liggett & Myers (1954–55).

Production notes

The series was produced by Roland D. Reed and Hal Roach, Jr., and filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California.

Syndication and DVD release

The series was widely syndicated by Official Films through the late '60s. The show is being shown on the MyFamilyTV Network as of January 2012.

Many episodes of the program have fallen into the public domain. As such, various budget DVD releases of public domain episodes have been released.

External links

• The Stu Erwin Show at the Internet Movie Database
• The Stu Erwin Show at TV.com
• The Stu Erwin Show is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]