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The Trouble with Father Leave it to Stu (1953)

1953 · Commercial · 29 min

Synopsis

Leave It to Stu, a 16 January 1953 episode of the sitcom The Trouble with Father, with Stu Erwin.

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Running time
29 minutes
Collection
1950s Classic TV, Classic TV, Vintage Commercials

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★★★★ · co-starring Fred Ziffel, Darrin's mom and Zelda Gilroy! · TVonthePorch · 2010-02-08

Some two decades prior to The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family, Stu Erwin's Trouble With Father aired back-to-back with Ozzie And Harriet on ABC Friday nights. Since many years ago I have come across a number of references to this show as the prototype for sitcoms featuring lovable-but-bumbling fathers. This is the first episode I have seen in its entirety and it's a good one. Good for a smile all the way through, but the milking scene is indeed laugh-out-loud funny. I noticed right away that the set used for the Erwin home is the Henderson's house as it appeared in the second batch of 39…