A comedy about a newspaper man raising his young daughter without a mother. He has help from his live-in maid (Diane) whom his daughter Flossy refers to as Mumsy. This is a classic Eddie Albert piece in the vein of Green Acres where everyone around him seems to be crazy while he struggles to keep his sanity. His widow's sister is a snooping overly Christian snob who butts in constantly. He also has an overly friendly neighbor who is a nudist. Spoiler: In the chaos daughter Flossy inspires a local minister to write a sermon entitled "Adam & Eve - The First Nudists" which sends Aunt Mary into panicked hysterics. This was the middle part of a presentation called "Comedy Times Three" of 3 failed TV pilots that deserved air time. One of the others was "Big Daddy" Starting Rosey Greer as a cooking show host.
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Thought this disappeared off the face of the earth!
OKCRay25 February 2011
After years of searching I can't believe I finally found something online regarding this show! If I remember correctly it aired on NBC one time only (New Years Eve, 1973/74) as part of an evening featuring various pilot episodes. Eddie Albert plays a widowed father of an 8 year old girl (Dawn Lyn, better known as Dodie from MY THREE SONS). He has help from his sister and also a housekeeper (called "Momsy" by the daughter). I was only nine years old when it aired, but I distinctly remember this was pretty risqué for 1973, with scenes including the daughter at the breakfast table asking "why can't I wear a bra?", and I also recall some neighbors or acquaintances who cause problems for the father when they leave a brochure for a nudist colony behind. Wouldn't mind seeing this one again!
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