Good Morning, World (1967–1968)

David Lewis and Larry Clarke are early morning disc jockeys in Los Angeles. Dave is happily married, while Larry thinks of himself as a ladies' man and "swinger." Billy deWolfe's ... See full summary »

Creators:

Sam Denoff, Bill Persky

Stars:

Joby Baker, Ronnie Schell, Billy De Wolfe

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Joby Baker	...	David Lewis (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Ronnie Schell	...	Larry Clarke (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Billy De Wolfe	...	Roland B. Hutton Jr. (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Julie Parrish	...	Linda Lewis (26 episodes, 1967-1968)
Goldie Hawn	...	Sandy Kramer (20 episodes, 1967-1968)
Burt Taylor	...	Vinnie (19 episodes, 1967-1968)

Storyline

David Lewis and Larry Clarke are early morning disc jockeys in Los Angeles. Dave is happily married, while Larry thinks of himself as a ladies' man and "swinger." Billy deWolfe's performance as Roland Hutton, the stuffy, humorless station manager, was the best and funniest part of this show.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Discus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Ronnie Shell' was playing a private on _"Gomer Pyle, USMC" (1964)_ and quit to do "Good Morning World." After it was canceled he went back to "Gomer Pyle, USMC" and got a promotion to corporal.

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Quotes

DeWolfe: I ran this station like I ran my ship.
DJs: AGROUND

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Connections

Referenced in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #1.7 (1968)

User Reviews

Excellent Show

The veteran producers of Dick Van Dyke had a hand in doing this show. They did a great job. The entire cast of the show was really solid. If you want a prime example of how hot Goldie Hawn was as a young woman, this series really shows her off. This was before Laugh-In.

Billy De Wolf was an excellent Station Manager for this show. His mannerisms on this show were borrowed by Pat Paulsen when he was doing sketches on the Smothers Brothers Comedy hour. De Wolfs character is a classic.

Jodie Baker & Ronnie Schell really complemented each other well on the show as the morning DJ's who were always getting into trouble. I wish the ratings had kept this show on longer. It was the best sitcom on CBS during its short run.

CBS remembered it well as they took the format for this series, tweaked it, & brought it back as WKRP In Cincinnati. When you watch this, it is very obvious where the latter show had its roots. WKRP was a great show in its own right, & lasted longer, but without this show, there would have been no WKRP.

If you see this show anyplace, pick it up. Good Morning World is a 1960's classic. The introduction of each episode has a 1960's flair with the fast shower, shave, & freeway trip to work.