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Drama Series
Father Knows Best (1954-60)
Window on
Main Street (1961-62)
Marcus Welby
MD (1969-76)
Window
on Main Street
Episode Guide
- November 2008
(Chapter 3 - The Teacher)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox, Robert Leszczak
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
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WINDOW ON MAIN STREET
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Filmed at Desilu Studios
Rodney-Young Productions for Temopic Enterprises. (FKB production -pilot ??)
for
CBS (Mondays 8:30pm EST)
Created by Roswell Rogers
Produced by Robert Young and Eugene B.Rodney
US Comedy-Drama series 1961-62 36 episodes x 30 min bw
02Oct61-12Sep62
Starring:
Robert Young
as Cameron Garrett Brooks,
Constance Moore as Chris Logan
Ford Rainey as Lloyd Ramsey, editor of the town newspaper
Premise:
A novelist returns to write about his home town.
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CBS Mondays 8:30 pm Eastern
1.1 [--] Window on Main Street: THE RETURN (premiere
episode) [BFI] [verified -RL]
02Oct61 CBS Mon
Filmed at Desilu for Rodney-Young Productions/ Sponsor: Scott Paper Company
FKB Production / Prodouced by Eugene B. Rodney
Written by Roswell Rogers
Directed Richard Dunlap
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Garrett Brooks)
With:
Constance Moore ....... Chris (Tina) Logan (recurring)
Ford Rainey ........... Lloyd Ramsey (recurring)
Rick Bache ............ the young Cameron Brooks
Joy Lane .............. the young Tina Logan
Brad Berwick .......... Arny Logan (recurring)
Warner Jones .......... Harry McGill (recurring)
Charles Thompson ...... Janitor
Erin O'Brien Moore .... Miss Kelly
Synopsis
Cameron Garrett Brooks returns to Millsburg, the town of his boyhood, to write
about
the town and its people. When Cameron left town in 1934 with aspirations of
becoming
a rich and famous author, he vowed he'd return, and before leaving wrote a
letter to
a young girl named Tina, telling her to hold onto the letter until he returned
years
later (telling her it'd be valuable one day). Well, he did become an author, but
not
a rich and famous one, however, Tina didn't forget HIM, and Cameron finds out
that
indeed she DID keep the letter after close to 30 years. [RL]
1.2 [--] Window on Main Street: FIRST ROMANCE
09Oct61 CBS Mon
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
Guest cast:
Lisabeth Hush ..... Wilma Henderson
Warner Jones ..... Harry McGil (recurring)
Synopsis:
The last thing anyone in Millsburg expects is a romance between prim
schoolteacher Wilma Henderson and sporty hotel clerk Harry McGil. But
Cameron begins to wonder when he surprises the two of them in intimate
conversation. [RF]
[--] Window on Main Street: Chapter 3: THE TEACHER
[verified -RL]
Airdate unknown, Sponsored by TONI
Written by Roswell Rogers
Directed by Richard Dunlap
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
Guest cast
Lisabeth Hush ........ Wilma Henderson
Tom Quain ............ the man
Mary Adams ........... Vinia Webster
Constance Moore ...... Chris Logan (recurring)
Brad Berwick ......... Arny Logan (recurring)
Ford Rainey .......... Lloyd Ramsey (recurring)
Warner Jones ......... Harry McGil (recurring)
Synopsis:
In the beginning of the episode, it is referred to as "chapter 3".
Cameron continues his book, "Window on Main Street" and adds a character
- a real
person he's been observing- a local teacher named Miss Wilma Henderson, who
has more layers than an onion. Cameron's young protegé, Arny, who has a crush
on Miss Henderson, changes his tune and high praise for the teacher when he
sees her necking with a man in a convertible. When she threatens to resign over
the incident, Cameron steps in to right the situation. [RL]
1.03 [--] Window on Main Street: DOCTOR TO TOWN
16Oct61 CBS Mon
(no details)
1.04 [--] Window on Main Street: THE WOMAN BEHIND CHAPTER FOUR
23Oct61 CBS Mon
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
guest cast:
Mary Adams .......... Lavinia Webster
Chet Stratton ....... Ralph Webster
Lia Waggner ......... Mavis Webster
synopsis:
Cameron decides to write chapter 4 of his novel about Lavinia Webster,
his chambermaid of the hotel. [RF]
1.5 [--] Window on Main Street: COLLEGE
30Oct61 CBS Mon
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
guest cast:
Les Damon ............ Earl Greenough
Douglas Lambert ...... Leonard Greenough
Brad Berwick ......... Arny Logan (recurring)
Synopsis:
Leonard Greenough, son of a gas-station operator, wants to go to
college. But his father doesn't see any sense in it and blames Cameron for
putting the idea into his son's head. [RF]
1.06
06Nov61 CBS Mon - no details
1.07
13Nov61 CBS Mon - no details
1.08
20Nov61 CBS Mon - no details
1.9 Window on Main Street: (episode title not known)
27Nov61 CBS Mon
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
guest cast:
J. Edward McKinley ....... Tom Rafferty
Harriet McGibbons ........ Mrs. Londelius
Robert White ............. Bert Potter
Synopsis:
Editor Ramsey is always getting letters from readers, but this time he
gets a difficult one from a young boy. It reads: "I know that God
started the world, but who started God?" [RF]
1.10
04Dec61 CBS Mon - no details
1.11
11Dec61 CBS Mon - no details
1.12
18Dec61 CBS Mon - no details
1.xx Window on Main Street: CHRISTMAS MEMORY
1.13 Window on Main Street: THE CHARITY DRIVE
25Dec61 CBS Mon
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
guest cast:
Eddie Firestone ........ Hub Hartwig
Malcolm Atterbury ...... Old Man
Louise Lorimer ......... Mrs. Mumford
Synopsis:
Cam reluctantly accepts the presidency of the Millsburg Charity Drive.
His appointment upsets Hub Hartwig, who thought he was a shoo-in for
the job. [RF]
1.xx [--] Window on Main Street: IT'S BLESSED TO RECEIVE
1962
Yale Summers (as Fred)
1.xx [--] Window on Main Street: (unidentified episode)
airdate not known
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
Guest Cast:
Karl Held ............. Chet Lloyd
David Macklin ......... Elroy Paulson
Stuart Wilson ......... Everett Perkins
1.xx [--] Window on Main Street: THE BOY WHO LAUGHED TOO MUCH [verified -RL]
airdate not known
Starring: Robert Young (as Cameron Brooks)
Guest Cast:
Michael J. Pollard ..... Ziggy Vance
Dana Whittaker ......... Sally
Synopsis:
Class clown Ziggy Vance wants Mr. Brooks to write a serious speech for
him so that he can impress his mature classmate, Sally. The speech fails
miserably, and Ziggy thinks all is lost. However, when he stops trying
to be someone he's not, Sally decides to go out with him. [RL]
Note: Laughter track on this episode.
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