"Window on Main Street" (1961) TV series 1961-1962

Creator:

Roswell Rogers

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2 October 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Cam Brooks, a writer, returns to Millsberg, his hometown, and renews his friendship with the editor of the local newspaper...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom

Cast

Robert Young	...	Cameron Garrett Brooks / ... (11 episodes, 1961-1962)
Constance Moore	...	Chris Logan (9 episodes, 1961-1962)
Ford Rainey	...	Lloyd Ramsey (9 episodes, 1961-1962)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Rodney-Young Productions

Trivia:

Tim Matheson's TV debut.

Movie Connections:

Edited into CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (1961) (TV)

I Remember This Show

I certainly remember this show, especially the first episode. Cameron Brooks has just arrived in Millsburg. In a flashback, we see him as a young man when he was preparing to leave that town many years before. He is with a young girl named "Tina" and is telling her good-bye. They promise that when he returns to Millsburg, they will kiss. Back to the present, Brooks is seen meeting the townspeople. One of these is a woman named Chris Logan. As this episode moves toward its conclusion, it is seen that this woman is actually the "Tina" he said good-bye to (full-name Christina). She reminds him of the promise from years earlier that they will kiss. He remarks it was a promise made many years before. She notes that "promises were meant to be kept" and they do kiss. I thought it was a beautiful way to begin the TV series. Chris, played by Constance Moore, was a regular in the show.

Persons should remember that Robert Young had recently finished being in Father Knows Best (1954-1960) when he began this series. In fact, Father Knows Best continued on in prime time for two seasons (1960-61, 1961-62) on CBS. As such, Young was actually being seen in two separate shows in prime time during that 1961-62 TV season. Window on Main Street was on Mondays and Father Knows Best was on Wednesdays. Maybe the plot was too similar for the new series to take hold. Window was trying to solve the concerns of someone from the town in 30 minutes just as Father had tried to do with a family member or friend during its long run.

It's a series few remember or know of, but I do; particularly that opening episode.