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Good Morning World (1967-68)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox, Mark, Charnetha Kimbrough
references:
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Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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GOOD MORNING, WORLD
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Discus Productions / Desilu Studios
for
CBS (Tuesdays 9:30 pm EST)
Executive Producers Sheldon Leonard & Carl Reiner
Produced by Bill Persky and Sam Denoff

US Situation Comedy series 1967-68   26 episodes x 30 min Color
release date 5Sep67
starring
Joby Baker as David Lewis
Ronnie Schell as Larry Clarke
Julie Parrish as Linda Lewis
Billy De Wolfe as Roland B. Hutton Jr.
Goldie Hawn as Sandy Kramer

Premise:
David Lewis and Larry Clarke are early morning disc jockeys in Los Angeles.
Dave is happily married, while Larry thinks of himself as a ladies' man and
"swinger." Billy deWolfe's performance as Roland Hutton, the stuffy,
humorless station manager, was one of the funniest parts of the show.

Background:
Goldie Hawn left the show in mid-season to join "Rowan and Martin's
Laugh-In", which served as her springboard to a movie career.

"Good Morning, World" theme words & music James Steward, Jr.

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CBS Tuesdays 9:30 pm Eastern
 
1.1 [--] Good Morning World: KNITS TO YOU, SIR
05Sep67 CBS, Tuesday 9:30pm (Network rerun 09Apr68)
Guest cast:
Marty Ingels ........ Jimmy
Charlie Brill ....... Harry Pervis
Burt Taylor ......... Vinnie
Synopsis:
When Dave and his wife Linda try to return a "bargain" sweater, they
get into a dispute with the store, which happens to be a sponsor of Dave's show. [TA]
TV Guide:
[Debut] The comedy adventures of Lewis and Clarke - two disc jockeys -
namely Dave Lewis (Joby Baker) and Larry Clarke (Ronnie Schell).

1.2 [--] Good Morning World: YOU CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT MY WIFE AND NEITHER CAN I
12Sep67 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Herb Vigran ......... Keith
Dave Ketchum ........ Bert
Synopsis:
Dave's on-the-air jokes about his wife have the lady fuming, so the
disc jockeys conduct a poll to find out what listeners really think of Linda Lewis. [TA]

1.3 [--] Good Morning World: YOU VS. ME
aka "Disc Jockey Of The Year"
19Sep67 CBS Tue (re-run 02Apr68)
Guest cast:
Ann Morgan Guilbert (as Harriet Hatfield)
Synopsis:
The partnership and friendship of Lewis and Clarke are threatened when
both DJs are nominated - individually - for an award. [TA]

1.4 [--] Good Morning World: IF YOU GO INTO THE BLUE YONDER, I'LL GO WILD
26Sep67 CBS Tue
Are Larry's days numbered? That's the word he's spreading to retain his
bachelor standing - and assure the continuing adulation of girl friend Sandy. [TA]

1.5 [--] Good Morning World: WHO WILL BUY MY CALAMARI?
aka "Dave sells his car"
3Oct67 CBS Tue

1.6 [--] Good Morning World: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, BILLY BOY, BILLY BOY?
10Oct67 CBS Tue

[--] 17Oct67 - pre-empted for a CBS Playhouse special:
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
starring Shirley Booth and Melvyn Douglas.

1.7 [--] Good Morning World: LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT
24Oct67 CBS Tue
Dave's desire to take flying lessons gets an emphatic no from wife Linda, so
the DJ resorts to rationalization in a scheme to become a flyer - without becoming a liar. [TA]

1.8 [--] Good Morning World: NO NEWS LIKE NUDE NEWS
31Oct67 CBS Tue (CBS re-run 14May68)
Guest cast:
David Ketchum ......... Henry Honey
Synopsis:
Hutton orders Larry and Dave to do a show from a dude ranch - which turns
out to be a nude ranch. Facing the bare facts, the boys try to make the best of it. [TA]

1.9 [--] Good Morning World: STAN AND OLLIE MEET LARRY AND DAVE
07Nov67 CBS Tue

1.10 [--] Good Morning World: FEET OF CLAY AND A HEAD TO MATCH
14Nov67 CBS Tue

1.11 [--] Good Morning World: THE RETURN OF BIBIAN
21Nov67 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Jackie Joseph ......... Bibian
Synopsis:
Dave and Linda suffer from a surfeit of niceness as Dave's sickeningly
sweet cousin comes for a brief visit - and stays and stays and stays. [TA]

1.12 [--] Good Morning World: IF YOU MARRY ME TODAY, I'LL MARRY YOU TOMORROW
28Nov67 CBS Tue

1.13 [--] Good Morning World: DON'T CALL US AND WE WON'T CALL YOU
05Dec67 CBS Tue (rerun 04Jun68)
Guest cast: [RF]
Andy Griffith
Carl Reiner
Synopsis:
Dave and Larry try to duck out of doing a charity show for Linda's club, then
have a change of heart when they learn that some big names are slated for the
event. Andy Griffith and Carl Reiner are seen in cameo roles. [TA]
(Postponed from an earlier date.)

1.14 [--] Good Morning World: THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE IS BETTER THAN MINE
12Dec67 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Johnny Holliday ........ Andy McChesney
Marc London ............ psychiatrist
Don Diamond ............ moving man
Synopsis:
In a flashback episode, the DJs relive their first days on the job when
Dave's laryngitis spelled near disaster for Lewis and Clarke. [TA]

1.15 [--] Good Morning World: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DIN DIN
19Dec67 CBS Tue (CBS re-run 07May68)
(Goldie Hawn appears)
Guest cast:
Peter Hobbs ........... Dr. Zinnato
Synopsis:
After Hutton injures his back in the Lewis Home, Dave and Linda bend
over backwards to wait on the fussy man, who can't be moved - for several days. [TA]

1.16 [--] Good Morning World: NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, MAYBE
26Dec67 CBS Tue [RF] (CBS rerun 13Aug68) [TA]
Guest cast:
Ric Roman ........... Lieutenant Breitbard
Geoff Edwards ....... Patrolman Nichols
David Astor ......... Fred
Gary K. Marshall .... Man
Kitty Malone ........ Agnes
Synopsis:
An emergency forces the DJs to do a late-night show in addition to their
early morning stint. The overtime takes its toll on Dave, who can't get
any sleep between shows no matter how he tries. [TA]

1.17 [--] Good Morning World: FIRST DOWN AND 200 MILES TO GO
02Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast: [RF]
Art Lewis ........ Freeman
Robert Donner .... Justice of the Peace
Mitzi Hoag ....... Martha
Duke Vincent ..... Officer
Tom Kelly ........ Announcer
Synopsis:
"First Down and 200 Miles to Go" pictures the plight of a football fan
facing a home-town TV blackout. Determined to see a big game, Dave
drives to an out-of-town motel - only to find that the TV sets don't work.
Frustration mounts as he tries to dash home in time for the replay. [TA]

1.18 [--] Good Morning World:
I WANT A GIRL JUST LIKE THE GIRL WHO MARRIED DEAR OLD DAVE
09Jan68 CBS Tue
Synopsis:
The Lewises try to help Larry out of a touchy romantic crisis: The bachelor
thinks he's in love with his partner's wife. [RF]

1.19 [--] Good Morning World: THE WEDDING PRESENT
16Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Herb Edelman ...... Uncle Harry
Synopsis:
At long last, Larry makes good on his promise to give the Lewises a
wedding gift. But his complicated stipulations send the couple on an
embarrassing and harassing foray that hardly seems worth it. [RF]

1.20 [--] Good Morning World: PARTNER MEET MY PARTNER
Prod. no. 18
23Jan68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Jerry Van Dyke ..... Jerry Carroll
Synopsis:
A conniving night-club comic is scheming to split up the disc jockeys.
Jerry's goal: sign Dave as his partner for a new TV show. [RF]

1.21 [--] Good Morning World: POT LUCKLESS
30Jan68 CBS
Guest cast:
Pat Harrington ........ Dale Vincent
Herbie Faye ........... Jake
Synopsis:
Hoping for a big break in TV, Dave and Larry spend an evening at the
home of a Hollywood superstar, where they get involved in a high-stakes
poker game that cound spell disaster. [TA]

1.22 [--] Good Morning World: I LOVE A CHARADE
06Feb68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Burt Taylor ............ Vinnie
Judy Cassmore .......... Christine Andrea
Synopsis:
Disappointment awaits Dave, who has arranged his activities to accommodate a
surprise party his wife is planning not to give. [TA]

[--] 13Feb68 - pre-empted for a CBS Playhouse special:
"My Father and My Mother"
starring Ralph Belamy, Jane Wyatt and Gene Hackman.

1.23 [--] Good Morning World: FOR MY DAUGHTERčS HAND YOUčLL GET MY FOOT
20Feb68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Lynda Day .......... Cecily
Synopsis:
Station boss Hutton's animosity toward Larry reaches an all-time high
when the bachelor disc jockey falls for Hutton's only daughter, a ravishing jet-setter. [TA]
(Goldie Hawn appears)

1.24 [--] Good Morning World: HERE COMES THE BRIBE
27Feb68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Jan Murray ......... Mickey Mouze
George Tyne ........ Benson
Synopsis:
Comic Jan Murray plays Mickey Mouze, a pushy record promoter with the
gift of gab - and a grab bag of payola. For the benefit of a Government
investigator, DJs Dave and Larry recount how they nearly fell victim to
the pay-off practitioner. [TA]

[--] 05Mar68 - pre-empted for a "S. Hurok Presents" special with Artur
Rubinstein, David Oistrakh and the Bolshoi Ballet.

1.25 [--] Good Morning World: HUTTON'S MUTT
12Mar68 CBS Tue
Guest cast:
Leonid Kinskey ........ Dr. Crandell
Bella Bruck ........... Fifi
Synopsis:
Dave and Linda get roped into caring for Hutton's poodle, a prize showdog
requiring meticulous care. Unleashed havoc ensues when the pooch runs away.

1.26 [--] Good Morning World: THE LADY AND THE PUSSYCAT (final episode)
19Mar68 CBS Tue

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CBS Network Summer Reruns 26Mar68-17Sep68
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26Mar68
02Apr68 - Rerun of #1.3 "You vs. Me" (from 19Sep67)
09Apr68 - Rerun of #1.1 "Knits to you sir" (from 05Sep67)
16Apr68
23Apr68 - pre-empted for a news special: "What Happened to the Riot Report?"
30Apr68 - Rerun of #1.26 "The Lady and the Pussy cat" (from 19Mar68)
07May68 - Rerun of #1.15 "The Man who came to Din Din" (from 19Dec67)
14May68 - Rerun of #1.8 "No News like Nude News" (from 31Oct67 )
21May68
28May68
04Jun68
11Jun68
18Jun68
25Jun68
02Jul68
09Jul68
16Jul68
23Jul68
30Jul68
06Aug68
13Aug68 - Rerun of #1.16 "Now I Lay me down to sleep, maybe" (first aired 26Dec67)
20Aug68
27Aug68 - pre-empted for coverage of the Democratic Convention
03Sep68
10Sep68
17Sep68

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