My Mother the Car
| My Mother the Car | |
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| Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
| Created by |
Allan Burns Chris Hayward |
| Written by | Allan Burns James L. Brooks Phil Davis Chris Hayward George Kirgo Arnold Margolin Jim Parker |
| Directed by |
Rod Amateau David Davis Sidney Miller Tom Montgomery |
| Starring | Jerry Van Dyke |
| Voices of | Ann Sothern |
| Opening theme |
Composed and conducted by Ralph Carmichael Written and sung by Paul Hampton |
| Composer(s) | Ralph Carmichael |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Rod Amateau |
| Editor(s) | Richard K. Brockway Dann Cahn |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cottage Industries, Inc. United Artists Television |
| Distributor | MGM Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 14, 1965 – April 5, 1966 |
Composed and conducted by Ralph Carmichael
My Mother the Car is an American fantasy sitcom which aired for a single season on NBC between September 14, 1965 and April 5, 1966. A total of 30 episodes were produced by United Artists Television.
Critics and adult viewers generally panned the show, often savagely. In 2002, TV Guide proclaimed it to be the second-worst of all time, just behind The Jerry Springer Show. In 2010 The O'Reilly Factor recorded its viewers as listing it as the worst show of all time. In the context of its time, however, My Mother the Car was an original variation on then-popular "gimmick" shows like Bewitched, My Favorite Martian, The Flying Nun, I Dream of Jeannie, and especially Mister Ed, all of which depended on a fantastic, quirky premise for their comedy.
Allan Burns, co-creator of My Mother the Car, went on to create several critically acclaimed shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, and Lou Grant. Television producer James L. Brooks, who later collaborated with Burns on these series, created, among others, Room 222 and Taxi, and served as executive producer of The Simpsons (which later parodied the show in the "Lovematic Grandpa" segment of "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"), got his start in television sitcoms when he was called upon to rewrite a script for an episode of the series. The other co-creator, Chris Hayward, produced and wrote for Barney Miller during its first several seasons.
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