My Mother the Car: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

My Mother the Car may very well be known as the most notorious short-lived sitcom of all time and it's solely due to it's premise, a talking car. The pilot episode introduces us to the world of Dave Crabtree. Dave is your ordinary family man, married to wife Barbara and they have two children, Randy and Cindy. However, it's when he purchases a 1928 Porter, that he discovers that another family member is living with him, his deceased mother. It seems Dave Crabtree's mother has been reincarnated as the car.

Series details

• Title: My Mother the Car
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1965-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-04-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9284
• IMDb ID: tt0058830
• TVDB ID: 77227

Cast and credited roles

• Jerry Van Dyke — Dave Crabtree
• Maggie Pierce — Barbara Crabtree
• Ann Sothern — Mother the 1928 Porter (formerly Gladys Crabtree)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1965-09-14; final listed air date 1966-04-05; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Mother the Car 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.