"The Trouble with Father" - Pearl Necklace (1955)
1955 · Television · 26 min
- Comedy
Synopsis
An episode of the 1950s sitcom The Trouble with Father titled "Pearl Necklace", one of the few episodes of the series with a laugh track.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 50s
- 50's
- 1950s
- 1950's
- Fifties
- Sitcom
- Retro
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · GD/110 · foup321 · 2014-08-22
The Trouble With Father, also known as the Stu Erwin Show, was an ABC sitcom that aired for 5 seasons from 1950-1955. The show is an early form of the sort of "bumbling father" genre that is popularized and perfected by shows that came after like "Father Knows Best" and "Leave it to Beaver". This show was somewhat avante garde in that it was shot on film and helped to create a very popular genre. Since it came before the more popular shows of its form, "Trouble with Father" can certainly seem a bit drier; however, it does hold a very similar structure. The show revolves around the family of…
★★★★★ · One of the last episodes of the series... · bgrauman · 2009-04-18
This originally aired on April 6, 1955, as the next-to-last episode of the final season (when the series began using a laugh track more often). A "typical" episode, but a funny one!