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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Lonely Weekend (Season 2, Episode 20)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Tom uses the fact of Eddie going to camp to have a romantic weekend with his girlfriend, Brenda. Tom however does not anticipate the continual distractions. First, a work emergency occurs. Since it looks like it will take a long time to ...See moreTom uses the fact of Eddie going to camp to have a romantic weekend with his girlfriend, Brenda. Tom however does not anticipate the continual distractions. First, a work emergency occurs. Since it looks like it will take a long time to resolve, Brenda decides to go home and wait for Tom to finish. She's right as Tom needs to pull an all nighter. Once Tom finishes his work duties and gets some sleep, second, Mrs. Livingston decides to come in for the weekend to clean up the kitchen. As soon as Tom politely sends Mrs. Livingston home, third, Joey Kelly shows up on Tom's doorstep. Joey's father, Joe, and his girlfriend Sherry went to Las Vegas for the weekend and assumed that Joey would stay with the Corbetts during their absence. When Joey called Eddie earlier on to ask, she didn't ask Eddie since Eddie wasn't going to be around. But rather than stay with a sitter, Joey wanted to stay with Tom since she was upset about her father and Sherry probably going to elope without telling her. Since Joe and Sherry were driving to Vegas, Tom has no way of getting in touch with them, and thus Tom has no other choice than to keep Joey for the weekend. When Tom calls Brenda with this latest news, ever gracious Brenda is no longer gracious and hangs up on Tom. Later, Sherry comes by to pick up Joey - she and Joe decided that in Joey's fragile state of mind, it better to take her along. Just then, Brenda drops by in a mood of forgiveness, until she sees Sherry, who she assumes is a fling of Tom's. After clearing up the confusion, Tom finally has his romantic, albeit shortened weekend with Brenda. It ends up being even shorter when Eddie arrives home unexpectedly early. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
Writers
Stan Cutler (written by) | Martin Donovan (written by) | Mark Toby (novel)
Producer
Composer
George Aliceson Tipton (music composed by)
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Edit Released
Updated Feb 17, 1971

Release date
Feb 17, 1971 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Bill Bixby
Tom Corbett Tom Corbett   See fewer
Miyoshi Umeki
Mrs. Livingston Mrs. Livingston   See fewer
James Komack
Norman Tinker Norman Tinker   See fewer
Brandon Cruz
Eddie Corbett Eddie Corbett   See fewer
Brenda Benet
Brenda (as Brenda Benét) Brenda (as Brenda Benét)   See fewer
Jodie Foster
Joey Kelly Joey Kelly   See fewer
Claire Brennen
Sherry Barnes Sherry Barnes   See fewer
Robert Burton
Brian Frisbee (as Skip Burton) Brian Frisbee (as Skip Burton)   See fewer
Kristina Holland
Tina Rickles Tina Rickles   See fewer
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