"My Mother the Car" (1965) TV series 1965-1966

Creators:

Allan Burns
Chris Hayward

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Classic Car | Mother | Reincarnation | Talking Car | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jerry Van Dyke	...	Dave Crabtree (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ann Sothern	...	Gladys Crabtree (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Maggie Pierce	...	Barbara Crabtree (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
Cindy Eilbacher	...	Cindy Crabtree (27 episodes, 1965-1966)
Randy Whipple	...	Randy Crabtree (27 episodes, 1965-1966)
Avery Schreiber	...	Capt. Manzini (23 episodes, 1965-1966)

Runtime:

30 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Company:

Cottage Industries Inc.

Trivia:

(May 2009) In a poll conducted by "The O'Reilly Factor" (1996), host Bill O'Reilly revealed that this sitcom was voted the worst TV show in broadcast history. In hot pursuit were: (2) "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991) / (3) "Friends" (1994) / (4) "The Gong Show" (1976) and (5) "Cop Rock" (1990).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Get Smart: The Secret of Sam Vittorio (#4.4)" (1968)

It wasn't THAT bad

I know that this show is generally regarded as one of the worst- if not THE worst- TV show ever made. But as I remember it, the show wasn't that horrible. Of course, I was 6 years old when I saw it 33 years ago, so I could be wrong.