Mr. Belvedere
American television sitcom (1985–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985 to July 8, 1990. The series is 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.[2] The show stars Christopher Hewett as the title character, a butler for an American family headed by George Owens, played by Bob Uecker.
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Mr. Belvedere | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Based on | Belvedere by Gwen Davenport |
Developed by | Frank Dungan Jeff Stein |
Starring | Christopher Hewett Ilene Graff Rob Stone Tracy Wells Brice Beckham Bob Uecker |
Theme music composer | Judy Hart-Angelo Gary Portnoy |
Opening theme | "According to Our New Arrival" (performed by Leon Redbone for 116 episodes) (performed by an unidentified studio vocalist for the pilot only) |
Composers | Jimmie Haskell (Pilot episode; music arranged and conducted by) Lionel Newman (music supervision; Pilot episode/seasons 1–2) Ben Lanzarone (additional music; seasons 3–6) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 117 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frank Dungan Jeff Stein Tony Sheehan (1985–87) Liz Sage (1989–90) |
Producers | Patricia Rickey Jeff Ferro (1988–90) Ric Weiss (1988–90) |
Production locations | Sunset Gower Studios Hollywood, California (Pilot and Season 1; 1985) ABC Television Center Hollywood, California (Seasons 2–6; 1985–1990) |
Editors | Edward J. Brennan Jessie Hoke Don Wilson |
Camera setup | Videotape Multi-camera |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | Lazy B/F.O.B. Productions 20th Television[1] |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 15, 1985 (1985-03-15) – July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08) |
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