Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is an adult animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired in first-run syndication in the United States from 1972 to 1974 (airing on most NBC stations on Sunday nights at 10:30, except for the ones who had moved their late-night news to that slot). The show originated in a one-time segment on Love, American Style called "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father." The same pilot was later produced with a live cast (starring Van Johnson), but with no success. The show was the first primetime animated sitcom to run for more than a single season since The Flintstones more than ten years earlier and would be the only one until The Simpsons fifteen years later. The show was inspired by All in the Family.

Series details

• Title: Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Adult
• Premiere date: 1972-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9405
• IMDb ID: tt0068148
• TVDB ID: 77782

Cast and credited roles

• Tom Bosley — Harry Boyle
• Joan Gerber — Irma Boyle
• David Hayward — Chet Boyle
• Lennie Weinrib — Chet Boyle
• Jackie Earle Haley — Jamie Boyle
• Willie Aames — Jamie Boyle
• Jack Burns — Ralph Kane
• Kristina Holland — Alice Boyle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-12; final listed air date 1973-02-20; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-11; final listed air date 1974-01-29; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-09-17; final listed air date 1974-10-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wait Till Your Father Gets Home 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.