One Happy Family is an American sitcom television series where newlyweds Dick and Penny Cooper live with both her parents ("The Hogans") and grandparents ("The Hacketts") all in the same house together that aired from January 13 until June 23, 1961.

One Happy Family
GenreSitcom
Created bySid Dorfman
Al Lewis
Theme music composerHarry Ruby
Opening theme"One Happy Family"
ComposerJeff Alexander
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersSid Dorfman
Al Lewis
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesMark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
The One Happy Family Company
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 13 (1961-01-13) –
June 23, 1961 (1961-06-23)

Premise

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Unable to afford a place of their own, a meteorologist (Dick Cooper) and his wife (Penny Cooper) decided to move in with her parents (Barney and Mildred Hogan) and grandparents (Charley and Lovey Hackett) in the same house together.[1]

Cast

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Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"For Better or Worse"Al LewisSid Dorfman & Al LewisJanuary 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
2"Love's Big Omelette"Al LewisSid Dorfman & Al LewisJanuary 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
3"Love Me, Love My Duck"Al LewisSid Dorfman & Al LewisJanuary 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
4"Youth Is For The Young"Al LewisBen Gershman & Leo SolomonFebruary 3, 1961 (1961-02-03)
5"Barney Gives Dick the Business"Al LewisSid Dorfman & Al LewisFebruary 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
6"Charley's Birthday"Al LewisBob Fisher & Alan LipscottFebruary 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
7"Charley, Executive at Large"Al LewisSeaman Jacobs & Si RoseFebruary 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
8"Rain on Saturday"UnknownUnknownMarch 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
9"Sky Diver"UnknownUnknownMarch 10, 1961 (1961-03-10)
10"Shut Up, I Love You"UnknownUnknownMay 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
11"Mildred for President"UnknownUnknownMay 19, 1961 (1961-05-19)
12"Big Night Out"UnknownUnknownMay 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
13"Dick's TV Debut"UnknownUnknownJune 9, 1961 (1961-06-09)
14"The Tycoons"UnknownUnknownJune 16, 1961 (1961-06-16)
15"My Country Club 'Tis of Thee"UnknownUnknownJune 23, 1961 (1961-06-23)

Reruns

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The show has aired on Decades in the past.

References

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  1. ^ TV Guide. "One Happy Family Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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