It's a Man's World The Man on the Second Floor (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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It's a Man's World

The Man on the Second Floor (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This one features Howie, (Michael Burns), as he gets caught up in a tug of war between Mr. Stott (Harry Hervey Sr.) who runs the gas station and Mr. Lowell (Charles P. Thompson, who is memorable as the elderly bank guard on The Andy ...See moreThis one features Howie, (Michael Burns), as he gets caught up in a tug of war between Mr. Stott (Harry Hervey Sr.) who runs the gas station and Mr. Lowell (Charles P. Thompson, who is memorable as the elderly bank guard on The Andy Griffith Show), a insurance agent, both of whom want him to work for them. The climax is a moving evocation of the difficulty of men facing retirement and marginalization. There's also some nice horseplay between Wes, Tom-Tom and Vern at the end. It's a fine episode, but it probably highlights another reason the series didn't succeed. When the series shifts away from the three older leads to Howie, it changes tone dramatically. Certainly Howie is a part of the dramatic mix, but if the series had simply been about the three, older leads, it might have had a better chance at success. Written by The Mystic Hedgehog See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Glenn Corbett Wes Macauley Wes Macauley See fewer	Chisum (1970)
Ted Bessell Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt Thomas A. 'Tom-Tom' DeWitt See fewer	The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
Michael Burns Howie Macauley Howie Macauley See fewer	The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968)
Randy Boone Vern Hodges Vern Hodges See fewer	The Virginian (1962)
Harry Harvey Houghton Stott (as Harry Harvey Sr.) Houghton Stott (as Harry Harvey Sr.) See fewer	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Charles Thompson Cleary Cleary See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Kate Murtagh Iona Dobson Iona Dobson See fewer	The Car (1977)
Scott White Mr. Dobson Mr. Dobson See fewer	It's a Man's World (1962)
Jeanine Cashell Alma Jean Dobson Alma Jean Dobson See fewer	It's a Man's World (1962)
Dan Sheridan Doobel Doobel See fewer	Lawman (1958)
Maurine Cookson Miss Hodspeth Miss Hodspeth See fewer	It's a Man's World (1962)
Jan Norris Irene Hoff Irene Hoff See fewer	Splendor in the Grass (1961)