Talk:The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)

TV series
This article appears to be entirely about the TV series, but the intro is about the 1963 film. There probably should be 2 separate articles, or at least a separate section for the film. --George100 06:47, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Excellent summary, from IMDB

 * I first saw this back on WWOR in 1994. From the first episode, I was hooked. It was loosely based on the 60's film starring Glenn Ford and Ron Howard, where widowed father Tom Corbett raises his son the best he can in New York City. In the meantime, Eddie stars finding new love interests for his father. A few years later, this show popped up.


 * There were a few changes to the show. In the show, Tom is now a magazine editor for a newspaper in California. He and Eddie are best friends, like the song says. I liked the character of Tom. He never talked down to Eddie and always knew how to balance the best friend/father trick. That is what makes him one of TV's greatest dads.


 * Eddie could always count on the other people in his life too like "Uncle" Norman (Tom's co-worker), Tina (Tom's secretary) and Mrs. Livingston (their maid). It was sort of a neat, extended family. In real life, people would be lucky to have that. I also liked how the series slowly turned away from the original plot of the film of Eddie finding his father a wife. It became about a father and son who are crazy about each other.


 * I think what slowly destroyed the show was the plots started focusing around Norman, rather than Tom and Eddie. The stories ranged from Uncle Norman trying to lose five pounds over the weekend to Uncle Norman's love affairs. I know Bill Bixby was peeved at that but James Komack (Uncle Norman) was the producer, so there wasn't much that could be done.


 * Still, it was a fun show (even if there were a few annoying things to it like the music and the laugh track), but still a heartwarming show.


 * Pat

Can we incorporate the above insights somehow? (Do we need to contact Pat for permission to quote him, or better yet, get him to sign up here and add those comments himself?) --Uncle Ed (talk) 17:32, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Uncle Ed... What you are suggesting is plagiarism and IS NOT ALLOWED by wikipedia and to suggest that it be included in this forum is grounds for barring from editoship and permanent censorship of all contributions. I will need to review all your edits to ensure that you are within the guidelines of Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.198.52 (talk) 03:35, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

DVD release
Season One is now available through multiple outlets like Amazon.com and deepdiscount.com so I removed the reference that it's only available through the WBShop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.75.4 (talk) 22:06, 22 November 2011 (UTC)


 * If a reference is no longer current, it should be replaced with an updated one. Perhaps, a reference that states the release date could be added? – Zntrip 22:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

I give up. http://www.deepdiscount.com/dvd/COURTSHIP-OF-EDDIES-FATHER-SEASON-1.

http://www.amazon.com/Courtship-Eddies-Father-Complete-Season/dp/B005R2SHX8/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322000268&sr=1-2-catcorr

Obviously, the set is not avaialble "exclusively" through WBShop.com

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.75.4 (talk) 22:15, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

" Mr. Eddie's Father"
I am not so sure this form of address solely reflects that Mrs. Livingston thinks Eddie is more important. This would be a standard form of address in Japan (Eddie no otoo san, lit. "Honorable father of Eddie") for someone whose primary relationship was with the child, such as a teacher. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.208.14.221 (talk) 02:47, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Failed Spin-offs section
Isn't a spin-off different from a remake? I have always equated spin-offs with new series centered around what was a supporting character. All the items noted in the Spin-offs section are remakes (new versions of the previous show, previous characters, etc.).