The Smith Family | |
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Created by | Bob Sorrentino |
Directed by | Herschel Daugherty |
Starring |
Henry Fonda Janet Blair Darleen Carr John Carter Ron Howard Michael-James Wixted |
Theme music composer |
George "Red" Callender Wayne Shanklin |
Opening theme | "Primrose Lane" performed by Mike Minor |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
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Executive producer(s) | Don Fedderson |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Don Fedderson Productions |
Distributor |
Viacom Paramount Television CBS Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution (current as of 2007) |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 20, 1971 | – June 7, 1972
The Smith Family is an American comedy-drama television series starring Henry Fonda and Ron Howard and produced by Don Fedderson Productions in association with CBS television. The series, however, aired on ABC from January 20, 1971 to June 7, 1972, for 39 episodes.
Chad Smith is a police detective in Los Angeles. The show covered the exploits of Sergeant Smith and his relationships with his wife Betty and their three children, 18-year-old Cindy, 15-year-old Bob and 7-year-old Brian.
The opening season theme song was "Primrose Lane", composed by Red Callender (as George Callender) and Wayne Shanklin.