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Mr. Belvedere Mr. Belvedere title card, from seasons 3-6 Format Sitcom Created by Gwen Davenport Developed by Frank Dungan Jeff Stein Directed by Don Corvan Noam Pitlik Tony Sheehan Alan Bergmann Gerren Keith Tony Singletary Rob Stone Howard Storm Michael Zinberg Starring Christopher Hewett Ilene Graff Rob Tracy Wells Brice Beckham Bob Uecker Opening theme According to Our New Arrivals, by Judy Hart-Angelo & Gary Portnoy, performed by Leon Redbone Country of origin United States No. of seasons 6 No. of episodes 117 (10 unaired) (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Frank Dungan Jeff Stein Tony Sheehan Producer(s) Patricia Rickey Location(s) ABC Television Center Running time 30 minutes (with commercials) 23-24 minutes (ABC airings, without commercials)21-22 minutes (Syndicated airings, without commercials) Production company(s) Lazy B/F.O.B. Productions 20th Century Fox Television Broadcast Original channel ABC Original run March 15, 1985 – July 8, 1990 Mr. Belvedere was an American sitcom based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty. The sitcom starred Christopher Hewett in the title role, who takes a job with an American family headed by George Owens, played by Bob Uecker. The show was originally broadcast on the ABC network from March 15, 1985 until July 8, 1990. Contents [hide] 1 Format 2 Premise 3 Theme 3.1 Ending theme 4 Ratings 5 Broadcast History 6 Syndication History 7 Cast 8 Recurring Format The character of Lynn Belvedere was originally created by Gwen Davenport in her 1947 novel, Belvedere. The following year, the title character was portrayed by Clifton Webb in the film Sitting Pretty. Webb's performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Sitting Pretty told the story of an arrogant genius who answers an employment ad for a baby sitter for three bratty kids. He accepts such employment because he is secretly writing a novel about a community filled with gossips and busybodies. Clifton Webb reprised his role as Mr. Belvedere in two more movies, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951). As early as the 1950's, attempts were made to adapt the character to the small screen, with 3 pilots made during the 50's and 60's, including a 1965 version starring Victor Buono in the title role. All efforts, however, were unsuccessful until 1985, when ABC was finally able to get the show up and running with British actor Christopher Hewett playing Lynn Belvedere, this time accepting employment as a housekeeper for the Owens family in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, a suburb | ||||
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