The Jean Arthur Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 12 to December 5, 1966. The series was sponsored by General Foods.

The Jean Arthur Show
GenreSitcom
Created byNorm Leibmann and Ed Haas
StarringJean Arthur
Ron Harper
Richard Conte
Leonard Stone
Theme music composerJohnny Keating
Jay Richard Kennedy
Richard Quine
Opening theme"Merry Merry-Go-Round", by Johnny Keating, Richard Quine and Jay Richard Kennedy
ComposerJohnny Keating
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersRichard Quine
Jay Richard Kennedy
ProducerSi Rose
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 12 (1966-09-12) –
December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

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Reception

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The Jean Arthur Show ranked number 65 in the ratings, and lasted only 12 episodes.[2]

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Lament of a Horseplayer"UnknownUnknownSeptember 12, 1966 (1966-09-12)
2"My Client, the Rooster"Alan RafkinEd James & Seaman JacobsSeptember 19, 1966 (1966-09-19)
Patricia agrees to defend a friend who is being sued by a neighbor...only to find Paul represents the neighbor. With Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Jo de Winter, Olan Soule.
3"Blackstone, Italian Style"UnknownUnknownSeptember 26, 1966 (1966-09-26)
4"The Lady or the Tiger"UnknownUnknownOctober 3, 1966 (1966-10-03)
5"Rich Man, Poor Man"Richard QuineRichard and Mary SaleOctober 10, 1966 (1966-10-10)
6"Did Clarence Darrow Start This Way?"UnknownUnknownOctober 17, 1966 (1966-10-17)
7"The Friendly Speed Trap"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1966 (1966-10-24)
8"Rocky, Take a Letter"UnknownUnknownNovember 7, 1966 (1966-11-07)
9"A Slight Case of Music"UnknownUnknownNovember 14, 1966 (1966-11-14)
10"With This Hood, I Thee Wed"UnknownUnknownNovember 21, 1966 (1966-11-21)
11"Along Came a Spider"UnknownUnknownNovember 28, 1966 (1966-11-28)
12"The Lady and the Gangster"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

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  1. ^ a b c d Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 426-427
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. McFarland. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7864-3828-0.
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