
The Pride of the Family was a half-hour situation comedy starring Paul Hartman, Fay Wray, Natalie Wood, and Robert Hyatt, which aired for forty episodes on ABC in the…
Comedy • Series • 1953 • 1 season
Starring: Paul Hartman, Natalie Wood, Fay Wray
S1 E1 - Pilot
Albie Morrison's daughter Ann is desperate to go on a class trip, His son wants a Kayak for a Boy Scout adventure, and his wife wants a coat, but he can't afford it. He asks his boss at the newspaper for a raise, and learns he'll get one if he moves to Cleveland for four months of special training. The boss gives him an advance, so he decides to soften up his family by getting them what they want before he tells of the move. His vague references to "going away" along with getting spotted near a cord dangling close to his head in the shape of a noose, and then, fixing a stove's pilot light by climbing in the broiler, convince them that he's attempting suicide so they'll receive his life insurance money.
Oct 2, 1953 • 30m
S1 E2 - A Dueling Story
Oct 9, 1953 • 30m
S1 E3 - The Dance Story
Oct 16, 1953 • 30m
S1 E4 - Portrait Story
Oct 23, 1953 • 30m
S1 E5 - Albie Sells a House
Oct 30, 1953 • 30m
S1 E6 - Albie's Dishwasher
Nov 6, 1953 • 30m
S1 E7 - Income Tax Collector
Nov 13, 1953 • 30m
S1 E8 - The Thanksgiving Story
Nov 20, 1953 • 30m
S1 E9 - The Anniversary Story
Nov 27, 1953 • 30m
S1 E10 - The Radioactive Story
Albie mistakens some pills for ones prescribed and ingests them. When dad discovers what he has done Albie imagines the severest consequences and creates an uproar in the house.
Dec 4, 1953 • 30m
S1 E11 - The Chicken Farm
Dec 11, 1953 • 30m
S1 E12 - The Christmas Story
Dec 18, 1953 • 30m
S1 E13 - Ann's Stage Struck Phase
Dec 25, 1953 • 30m
S1 E14 - Uncle Harry's Visit
Jan 8, 1954 • 30m
S1 E15 - Catherine's Birthday
Jan 15, 1954 • 30m
S1 E16 - Barbecue Story
Jan 22, 1954 • 30m
S1 E17 - Arts and Crafts Story
Jan 29, 1954 • 30m
S1 E18 - Albie's Health Diet
Feb 5, 1954 • 30m
S1 E19 - Albie Feels His Age
Albie experiences a series of events that make him feel older then his actual years. His family protests he is still youthful and becomes worried about Albie's mental state.
Feb 12, 1954 • 30m
S1 E20 - Albie's Old Flame
Feb 19, 1954 • 30m
S1 E21 - The Shaggy Dog Story
Feb 26, 1954 • 30m
S1 E22 - Albie's New Chair
Mar 5, 1954 • 30m
S1 E23 - Albie's Economy Wave
Mar 12, 1954 • 30m
S1 E24 - Ann's Boyfriends
Mar 19, 1954 • 30m
S1 E25 - The Antique Watch
Mar 26, 1954 • 30m
S1 E26 - Albie the Clown
Apr 2, 1954 • 30m
S1 E27 - Catherine's Old Friend
Apr 9, 1954 • 30m
S1 E28 - Bringing Back Romance
Apr 16, 1954 • 30m
S1 E29 - Albie's Rebellion
Apr 23, 1954 • 30m
S1 E30 - Big Boss's Son
Apr 30, 1954 • 30m
S1 E31 - Albie's Homework
May 7, 1954 • 30m
S1 E32 - Albie and the New Catherine
May 14, 1954 • 30m
S1 E33 - Albie's Discipline Campaign
May 21, 1954 • 30m
S1 E34 - Albie Buys a Sports Coat
May 28, 1954 • 30m
S1 E35 - Honest Albie
Jun 4, 1954 • 30m
S1 E36 - The Women Haters
Jun 11, 1954 • 30m
S1 E37 - Albie Babysits
Jun 18, 1954 • 30m
S1 E38 - Albie's Train Trip
Jun 25, 1954 • 30m
S1 E39 - Albie Helps the Lovelorn
Jul 2, 1954 • 30m
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The Pride of the Family
The Pride of the Family was a half-hour situation comedy starring Paul Hartman, Fay Wray, Natalie Wood, and Robert Hyatt, which aired for forty episodes on ABC in the 1953–1954 season. Hartman portrays Albie Morrison, the father and error-prone head of the household, about whom most of the episodes are centered. Albie works in the advertising section of his local newspaper, and he often has new ideas that go awry in the workplace as well as failed handyman activities at home. Wray, remembered in particularly from her role in the horror film King Kong, plays Albie's wife, Catherine. Natalie Wood is the 15-year-old daughter, Ann, and "Bobby" Hyatt is the 14-year-old son, Junior Morrison. Larry J. Blake appeared fourteen times in the role of "Frank". Hartman's Albie Morrison lacks the good judgment and wisdom exercised by the fictitious insurance agent James Anderson, Sr., the role of Robert Young on the long-running Father Knows Best, which premiered the following season on CBS. Billboard described Hartman's lead role as "average"; indeed the series attempted to present the "average family." Guest stars included Tol Avery, Barbara Billingsley, Douglas Fowley, Frank Ferguson, Lyle Talbot, Steven Terrell, and Joey D. Vieira.
Comedy • TV Series • 1953