| It's a Man's World | |
|---|---|
 Series title card | |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Peter Tewksbury James Leighton |
| Starring | Glenn Corbett Michael Burns Ted Bessell Randy Boone |
| Composers | Earle Hagen Jack Marshall Herbert W. Spencer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production companies | Heyday Productions Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17) – January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28) |
It's a Man's World is an American comedy-drama television series starring Glenn Corbett which aired on NBC from September 17, 1962, to January 28, 1963.
Plot
Tom, Vern, and Wes are young men living on a houseboat called Elephant in the Ohio River. Wes is a local, but Tom (nicknamed Tom-Tom) is from Chicago and Vern is from North Carolina. The boat is docked near a service station owned by Mr. Stott, who serves as a grouchy father figure to the men. Wes has a serious girlfriend, Irene, who attends Cordella College along with Wes and Tom. Wes' orphaned little brother Howie also lives with them. The custody agreement states that Howie must be raised in an upstanding environment, which cramps the style of the fun-loving dudes.
Cast
- Glenn Corbett as Wes Macauley
- Michael Burns as Howie Macauley
- Ted Bessell as Tom-Tom DeWitt
- Randy Boone as Vern Hodges
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Four to Go" | Peter Tewksbury | Jim Leighton & James Menzies | September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17) |
| 2 | "Stir Crazy" | Peter Tewksbury | Peter Tewksbury & Jim Leighton | September 24, 1962 (1962-09-24) |
| 3 | "Molly Pitcher and the Green-Eyed Monster" | Peter Tewksbury | Story by : James Menzies Teleplay by : David Duncan | October 1, 1962 (1962-10-01) |
| 4 | "Winning His Way" | Peter Tewksbury | John McGreevey | October 8, 1962 (1962-10-08) |
| 5 | "Drive Over to Exeter" | Peter Tewksbury | Story by : Jim Leighton Teleplay by : Earl Hamner Jr. | October 22, 1962 (1962-10-22) |
| 6 | "The Beavers and the Otters" | Peter Tewksbury | Ben Masselink & Jim Leighton | October 29, 1962 (1962-10-29) |
| 7 | "Howie's Adventure" | Peter Tewksbury | Peter Tewksbury & Jim Leighton | November 5, 1962 (1962-11-05) |
| 8 | "The Bravest Man in Cordella" | Peter Tewksbury | Elliot L. Sims | November 12, 1962 (1962-11-12) |
| 9 | "The Man on the Second Floor" | Peter Tewksbury | Story by : Jim Leighton Teleplay by : John McGreevey | November 19, 1962 (1962-11-19) |
| 10 | "I Count My Life in Coffee Cups" | Peter Tewksbury | William Blinn & Michael Gleason | November 26, 1962 (1962-11-26) |
| 11 | "Chicago Gains a Number" | Lamont Johnson | Elliot L. Sims | December 3, 1962 (1962-12-03) |
| 12 | "The Macauley Profile" | Peter Tewksbury | Hal J. Todd | December 10, 1962 (1962-12-10) |
| 13 | "The Long Short Cut" | Peter Tewksbury | Peter Tewksbury & Jim Leighton | December 17, 1962 (1962-12-17) |
| 14 | "The Long Way Around" | Peter Tewksbury | Robert Bassing | December 24, 1962 (1962-12-24) |
| 15 | "Night Beat of the Tom-Tom" | Lamont Johnson | David Duncan & Jim Leighton | December 31, 1962 (1962-12-31) |
| 16 | "Hour of Truth" | Hal J. Todd | William Blinn & Michael Gleason | January 7, 1963 (1963-01-07) |
| 17 | "The Unbalanced Line" | Hal J. Todd | Story by : James Bonnett Teleplay by : Jim Leighton & James Menzies | January 14, 1963 (1963-01-14) |
| 18 | "Mutiny on the Elephant" | Peter Tewksbury | Elliot L. Sims | January 21, 1963 (1963-01-21) |
| 19 | "Winter Story" | Hal J. Todd | Jim Leighton & James Menzies | January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28) |
Aftermath
After the show was cancelled as of mid-January 1963, Corbett found work almost immediately on the already-airing show Route 66. Route 66 was thematically similar to It's A Man's World, exploring many of the same issues of American life, particularly the issues of restlessness and idealism. Corbett began his co-starring role as Lincoln Case on Route 66 in March, 1963.
In 1977, ABC revisited the premise of It's a Man's World with The San Pedro Beach Bums, a 60-minute situation comedy about five young men living together on a houseboat in San Pedro, California. It also was unsuccessful, lasting only ten episodes.
References
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 415–416
- "It's a Man's World". 23 September 2009.
- "It's a Man's World – Nostalgia Central". 20 March 2012.
External links
- It's a Man's World at IMDb
- It's a Man's World at Television Obscurities
- 1962 American television series debuts
- 1963 American television series endings
- 1960s American comedy-drama television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- American English-language television shows
- NBC comedy-dramas
- Television series by Universal Television
- Television shows set in Washington County, Ohio