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'''''Window on Main Street''''' is a 34-episode nostalgic [[United States|American]] half-hour situation [[comedy]]-[[drama]] [[television]] series starring Robert Young (1907-1998), which aired on [[CBS]] during the 1961-1962 season.  
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[[Image:Actor Robert Young.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Robert Young as Cameron Garrett Brooks on ''Window on Main Street'']]
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Created by Roswell Rogers (1910-1998), ''Window on Main Street'' was produced for twenty-one episodes by Eugene B. Rodney (1898-1985) and for seven episodes by the star, Robert Young.​ The program was of high quality and usually inspirational, despite a lack of popular appeal.
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|creator            = Roswell Rogers​
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|writer              = Mathilda Ferro<br>Theodore Ferro<br>Henry Garson<br>Joel Malone<br>Roswell Rogers<br>Tommy Tomlinson<br>Andy White​
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|starring            = [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]<br>[[Ford Rainey]]<br>[[Constance Moore]]<br>[[Tim Matheson]]​
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Young's ''Father Knows Best'' had ended production in 1960. A year later, he was cast as Cameron "Cam" Garrett Brooks, a pipe-smoking [[author]], who returns from having lived in [[New York]] and [[Connecticut]] to his hometown of fictional Millsberg (elevation 840 feet). Cam lives at the Majestic Hotel from which he has his view from "the window on main street." His wife and child had died, and he was seeking a new start in his hometown. Millsberg was possibly in [[New England]] because of the mention of town meetings, but the state is never specified. Cam renews his friendship with Lloyd Ramsey, the editor of ''The Courier News,'' the local [[newspaper]], portrayed in eleven episodes by Ford Rainey (1908-2005). The people of Millsberg become the subjects of Cam's stories.
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Constance Moore (1920-2005) appeared ten times as Cam's blonde female friend, Christina "Chris" Logan, who had remained behind years earlier, when she was known as "Tina," as he left Millsberg for points undisclosed. Widowed with a son named Arny Logan (Brad Berwick), she worked as the secretary for Lloyd Ramsey
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|company            = Rodney-Young Productions<br>FKB Productions (pilot episode)<br>Temopic Enterprises​
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|distributor        = [[Viacom]]<br>[[Paramount Television]]<br>[[CBS Paramount Television]]<br>[[CBS Television Distribution]] ​
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The series aired a sentimental holiday episode "Christmas Memory" on December 18, 1961, in which Cam recalls a foolish dispute with his late wife over the gift of a butter churn.
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Timothy "Tim" Lewis Matheson (born 1947) starred in an undetermined number of episodes as 13-year-old Roddy Miller. Film star Colleen Gray (1922-2015) guest starred as Miss Wycliffe in the series finale, "A Job for the Summer", which aired on May 23, 1962.​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054579/|title=''Window on Main Street''|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>​
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'''''Window on Main Street''''' is an [[United States|American]] half-hour comedy-drama [[television]] series starring Robert Young (1907-1998), which aired on [[CBS]] during the 1961-1962 season. Created by Roswell Rogers, ''Window on Main Street'' was produced by its star, Robert Young.​
 
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==Synopsis==​
 
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Young, whose ''Father Knows Best'' had ended production a year earlier, was cast as Cameron "Cam" Garrett Brooks, a widower-[[author]], who returns to his hometown of fictional Millsberg, possibly in [[New England]], but no state is ever given as the location of the series. Cam renews his friendship with Lloyd Ramsey, the editor of the local [[newspaper]], portrayed in eleven episodes by Ford Rainey. The people of Millsberg become the subjects of Cam's stories. ​
 
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Tim Matheson starred as 13-year-old Roddy Miller in an undetermined number of episodes. Constance Moore appeared ten times as Cam's blonde female friend Christina "Chris" Logan, who had remained behind years earlier, when she was known as "Tina," as he had left Millsberg for points undisclosed. ​
 
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The series aired a sentimental holiday episode "Christmas Memory" on December 18, 1961, in which Cam recalls a foolish dispute with his late wife over the gift of a butter churn. Film star Coleen Gray guest starred as Miss Wycliffe in the series finale, "A Job for the Summer", which aired on May 23, 1962.​
 
  
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*Malcolm Atterbury​
 
*Malcolm Atterbury​
 
*Ben Cooper​
 
*Ben Cooper​
 
*Bob Hastings​
 
*Bob Hastings​
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*Don Keefer​
 
*Don Keefer​
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*John Lupton​
 
*John Lupton​
 
*Michael J. Pollard​
 
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*Yale Summers​
 
*Yale Summers​
 
*Karl Swenson​
 
*Karl Swenson​
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The series premiered on Monday, October 2, 1961, following the second and final season of the sitcom, ''Pete and Gladys'', and preceding ''The Danny Thomas Show.'' The program filled the time slot vacated the previous season by the unsuccessful sitcom, ''Bringing Up Buddy,'' starring Frank Aletter. ''Window on Main Street'' was paired opposite ''The Price Is Right'' starring Bill Cullen on [[NBC]] and Chuck Connors in ''The Rifleman'' on [[ABC]].<ref>1961-1962 United States network television schedule.</ref>​
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The series premiered on Monday, October 2, 1961, following the second and final season of the sitcom, ''Pete and Gladys'', and preceding ''The Danny Thomas Show.'' The program filled the time slot vacated the previous season by the unsuccessful sitcom, ''[[Bringing Up Buddy]],'' starring Frank George Aletter (1926-2009). ''Window on Main Street'' was paired opposite ''The Price Is Right'' starring Bill Cullen on [[NBC]] and Chuck Connors in ''The Rifleman'' on [[ABC]].<ref>1961-1962 United States network television schedule.</ref>​
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''Father Knows Best'' was still on the CBS schedule on Wednesdays in prime time repeats during the 1961-1962 season; so Young was featured in two network comedies the same season.​
 
''Father Knows Best'' was still on the CBS schedule on Wednesdays in prime time repeats during the 1961-1962 season; so Young was featured in two network comedies the same season.​
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Along with his ''Father Knows Best'' producer Eugene B. Rodney, Young worked in the writing and production of some of the episodes of ''Window on Main Street''. ​
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Along with his ''Father Knows Best'' producer Eugene B. Rodney, Young worked in the writing and production of some of the episodes of ''Window on Main Street.''
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Every DVD boxed sets of Young's previous series ''Father Knows Best'' contains one episode of ''Window on Main Street''. Also, one episode was included in Shouts! Merry Sitcom Christmas Classics from TV's Golden Age. A complete episode of ''Window On Main Street'' is also found on YouTube titled "The Teacher" and is complete with commercials.​
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Every DVD boxed sets of Young's previous series ''Father Knows Best'' contains one episode of ''Window on Main Street.'' Also, one episode was included in Shouts! Merry Sitcom Christmas Classics from TV's Golden Age. At least eight episodes of ''Window on Main Street,'' including the pilot, can be accessed on YouTube.
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[[Image:Actor John Lupton.jpg|200px|left|thumb|John Lupton was cast in ''Window on Main Street'' in "A Doctor Comes to Town," which aired on October 16, 1961.]]
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| 1-1 || "The Return" (pilot episode)|| October 2, 1961​
 
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| 1-3 || "A Doctor Comes To Town" with John Lupton in the starring role|| October 16, 1961​
 
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| 1-4 || "The Woman Behind Chapter Four" || October 23, 1961​
 
| 1-4 || "The Woman Behind Chapter Four" || October 23, 1961​
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| 1-5 || "College" || October 30, 1961​
 
| 1-5 || "College" || October 30, 1961​
 
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| 1-6 || "The Haunted House" with Stanley Fafara || November 6, 1961​
 
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| 1-7 || "The Editor's Daughter" || November 13, 1961​
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| 1-7 || "The Editor's Daughter" with Brenda Scott and Peter Helm || November 13, 1961​
 
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| 1-8 || "The Big Spender" || November 20, 1961​
 
| 1-8 || "The Big Spender" || November 20, 1961​
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| 1-9 || "A Day in the Life of the Editor" || November 27, 1961​
 
| 1-9 || "A Day in the Life of the Editor" || November 27, 1961​
 
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| 1-11 || "The Double Life Of Julia Cosgrove" || December 11, 1961​
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| 1-11 || "The Double Life of Julia Cosgrove" || December 11, 1961​
 
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| 1-12 || "Christmas Memory" || December 18, 1961​
 
| 1-12 || "Christmas Memory" || December 18, 1961​
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| 1-13 || "The Charity Drive" || December 25, 1961​
 
| 1-13 || "The Charity Drive" || December 25, 1961​
 
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| 1-14 || "Arny's Revolt" || January 1, 1962​
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| 1-14 || "Arny's Revolt" with Brad Berwick|| January 1, 1962​
 
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| 1-15 || "The Mixing Bowl" || January 8, 1962​
 
| 1-15 || "The Mixing Bowl" || January 8, 1962​
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| 1-16 || "Persevering Villain"" || January 15, 1962​
 
| 1-16 || "Persevering Villain"" || January 15, 1962​
 
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| 1-17 || "Girl-Rose Colored Eyes" with Don Keefer || January 22, 1962​
 
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| 1-18 || "Front Page Hero" || January 29, 1962​
 
| 1-18 || "Front Page Hero" || January 29, 1962​
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| 1-34 || "A Job for the Summer" || May 23, 1962​<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/window-on-main-street/episodes/|title=''Window on Main Street''|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 21:01, July 16, 2022

Window on Main Street is a 34-episode nostalgic American half-hour situation comedy-drama television series starring Robert Young (1907-1998), which aired on CBS during the 1961-1962 season.

Robert Young as Cameron Garrett Brooks on Window on Main Street

Created by Roswell Rogers (1910-1998), Window on Main Street was produced for twenty-one episodes by Eugene B. Rodney (1898-1985) and for seven episodes by the star, Robert Young.​ The program was of high quality and usually inspirational, despite a lack of popular appeal.

Synopsis

Young's Father Knows Best had ended production in 1960. A year later, he was cast as Cameron "Cam" Garrett Brooks, a pipe-smoking author, who returns from having lived in New York and Connecticut to his hometown of fictional Millsberg (elevation 840 feet). Cam lives at the Majestic Hotel from which he has his view from "the window on main street." His wife and child had died, and he was seeking a new start in his hometown. Millsberg was possibly in New England because of the mention of town meetings, but the state is never specified. Cam renews his friendship with Lloyd Ramsey, the editor of The Courier News, the local newspaper, portrayed in eleven episodes by Ford Rainey (1908-2005). The people of Millsberg become the subjects of Cam's stories.

Constance Moore (1920-2005) appeared ten times as Cam's blonde female friend, Christina "Chris" Logan, who had remained behind years earlier, when she was known as "Tina," as he left Millsberg for points undisclosed. Widowed with a son named Arny Logan (Brad Berwick), she worked as the secretary for Lloyd Ramsey

The series aired a sentimental holiday episode "Christmas Memory" on December 18, 1961, in which Cam recalls a foolish dispute with his late wife over the gift of a butter churn.

Timothy "Tim" Lewis Matheson (born 1947) starred in an undetermined number of episodes as 13-year-old Roddy Miller. Film star Colleen Gray (1922-2015) guest starred as Miss Wycliffe in the series finale, "A Job for the Summer", which aired on May 23, 1962.​[1]​

Guest stars

  • Malcolm Atterbury​
  • Ben Cooper​
  • Bob Hastings​
  • Peter Helm
  • Don Keefer​
  • John Lupton​
  • Michael J. Pollard​
  • Brenda Scott
  • Yale Summers​
  • Karl Swenson​

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Production notes

​ The series premiered on Monday, October 2, 1961, following the second and final season of the sitcom, Pete and Gladys, and preceding The Danny Thomas Show. The program filled the time slot vacated the previous season by the unsuccessful sitcom, Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank George Aletter (1926-2009). Window on Main Street was paired opposite The Price Is Right starring Bill Cullen on NBC and Chuck Connors in The Rifleman on ABC.[2]​

Father Knows Best was still on the CBS schedule on Wednesdays in prime time repeats during the 1961-1962 season; so Young was featured in two network comedies the same season.​

Along with his Father Knows Best producer Eugene B. Rodney, Young worked in the writing and production of some of the episodes of Window on Main Street.

DVD releases

Every DVD boxed sets of Young's previous series Father Knows Best contains one episode of Window on Main Street. Also, one episode was included in Shouts! Merry Sitcom Christmas Classics from TV's Golden Age. At least eight episodes of Window on Main Street, including the pilot, can be accessed on YouTube.

Episode list

John Lupton was cast in Window on Main Street in "A Doctor Comes to Town," which aired on October 16, 1961.
Episode # Episode title Original airdate ​
1-1 "The Return" (pilot episode) October 2, 1961​
1-2 "The Teacher" with Lisabeth Hush and Warner Robbins October 9, 1961​
1-3 "A Doctor Comes To Town" with John Lupton in the starring role October 16, 1961​
1-4 "The Woman Behind Chapter Four" October 23, 1961​
1-5 "College" October 30, 1961​
1-6 "The Haunted House" with Stanley Fafara November 6, 1961​
1-7 "The Editor's Daughter" with Brenda Scott and Peter Helm November 13, 1961​
1-8 "The Big Spender" November 20, 1961​
1-9 "A Day in the Life of the Editor" November 27, 1961​
1-10 "$1.19 Thief" with David Macklin December 4, 1961 ​
1-11 "The Double Life of Julia Cosgrove" December 11, 1961​
1-12 "Christmas Memory" December 18, 1961​
1-13 "The Charity Drive" December 25, 1961​
1-14 "Arny's Revolt" with Brad Berwick January 1, 1962​
1-15 "The Mixing Bowl" January 8, 1962​
1-16 "Persevering Villain"" January 15, 1962​
1-17 "Girl-Rose Colored Eyes" with Don Keefer January 22, 1962​
1-18 "Front Page Hero" January 29, 1962​
1-19 "A Case For Justice" February 5, 1962​
1-20 "The Boy Who Laughed Too Much" February 14, 1962​
1-21 "Time Runs Back" February 21, 1962​
1-22 "The Rainmaker" February 28, 1962​
1-23 "The Rumor on the Campus" March 7, 1962​
1-24 "The Exclusive Story" March 14, 1962​
1-25 "Ours Is A Nice House" March 21, 1962​
1-26 "The Big Chance" March 28, 1962​
1-27 "It's Blessed To Receive" April 4, 1962​
1-28 "The Fast Shuffle" April 11, 1962​
1-29 "To You, From Me" April 18, 1962​
1-30 "A Classroom Romance" April 25, 1962​
1-31 "A Voice in the Tree" May 2, 1962​
1-32 "The Free Soul" May 9, 1962​
1-33 "The Magic Lamp" May 16, 1962​
1-34 "A Job for the Summer" May 23, 1962​[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Window on Main Street. Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved on January 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1961-1962 United States network television schedule.
  3. ↑ Window on Main Street. TV.com. Retrieved on January 24, 2020.

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