Barefoot in the Park (TV series)
| Barefoot in the Park | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Developed by |
Bill Idelson Harvey Miller |
| Written by | William Bickley Alan Mandel Charles Shyer |
| Directed by |
Bruce Bilson Jerry Paris Charles R. Rondeau |
| Starring |
Scoey Mitchell Tracy Reed Thelma Carpenter Nipsey Russell Harry Holcombe Vito Scotti |
| Theme music composer | Neal Hefti |
| Composer(s) |
Charles Fox J.J. Johnson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William P. D'Angelo |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Paramount Network Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 24 – December 17, 1970 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Barefoot in the Park |
Barefoot in the Park is an American sitcom that aired in 1970 on ABC. Based on the Neil Simon Broadway play of the same name, the series cast members are predominantly black, making it the first American television sitcom since Amos 'n' Andy to have a predominantly black cast (Vito Scotti is the sole major white character). Barefoot in the Park had also previously been a successful 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
Scoey Mitchell plays Paul Bratter, a newlywed attorney for the law firm Kendricks, Keene & Klein living in lower Manhattan with his wife, Corie (played by Tracy Reed). The show was a slice-of-life situation comedy about surviving in New York City. Other regulars included Thelma Carpenter as Corie's mother, Mable Bates, Harry Holcombe as Mr. Kendricks, Vito Scotti as Mr. Velasquez and Nipsey Russell as local pool hall owner, Honey Robinson.
Dead End Kids alumnus Huntz Hall and actor Jackie Coogan appeared on the 10th episode, aired December 3, 1970, entitled Disorder in the Court (which gets its title from the 1936 Three Stooges short). Penny Marshall made one of her earliest television appearances on the 4th episode of the series, aired October 5, 1970, entitled "In Sickness and in Health". Marshall's later co-star of the mid-1970s television success Laverne & Shirley, Cindy Williams, appeared on the sixth episode, which aired on October 29, 1970 and was entitled "The Marriage Proposal".
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