page_title: The Courtship of Eddie's Father
hierarchical_section_title: The Courtship of Eddie's Father
caption_attribution_description: Publicity photo from the television program The Courtship of Eddie's Father. From left: Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki
context_page_description: The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby.
  The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie. Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in.
  The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972.
  Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.
context_section_description: The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson).
  The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. (Eddie's matchmaking efforts were the theme of the movie, but gradually became less central to the storylines in the series.)
  The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972.
  Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.
caption: From left: Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki, 1969.
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