Accidental Family: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jerry Van Dyke played nightclub comedian Jerry Webster, one of TV's many widowers, confronted with the problems of raising a young son, Sandy, played by Teddy Quinn. In this series Father decided literally to "farm out" his son by purchasing a farm in California's San Fernando Valley as a full-time home for the boy and part-time home for himself, between performing commitments. Farm manager Sue Kramer, a pretty divorcée whose daughter, Tracy, just happened to be Sandy's age, served as de facto governess for the boy and foil for Jerry. Ben McGrath, the farm handyman, and Marty Warren, Jerry's friend and lawyer, rounded out the cast of regulars.

Series details

• Title: Accidental Family
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1967-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27473
• IMDb ID: tt0061229
• TVDB ID: 72316

Cast and credited roles

• Jerry Van Dyke — Jerry Webster
• Lois Nettleton — Sue Kramer
• Teddy Quinn — Sandy Webster
• Susan Benjamin — Tracy Kramer
• Larry D. Mann — Marty Warren
• Ben Blue — Ben McGrath

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1967-09-15; final listed air date 1968-01-05; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Accidental Family on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.