Mr. Belvedere (1985–1990)

The humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.

Stars:

Christopher Hewett, Ilene Graff, Brice Beckham

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Christopher Hewett	...	Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Ilene Graff	...	Marsha Cameron Owens (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Brice Beckham	...	Wesley T. Owens (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tracy Wells	...	Heather Owens (116 episodes, 1985-1990)
Rob Stone	...	Kevin Owens (115 episodes, 1985-1990)
Bob Uecker	...	George Owens (115 episodes, 1985-1990)

Storyline

Popular 80s sitcom based on the Gwen Davenport novel, "Belvedere," which in turn was thrice adapted to the big screen. Like its earlier novel and big-screen brethren, "Mr. Belvedere" featured British butler Lynn Belvedere, who takes a job as a live-in nanny for a typical American family and records their everyday experiences in his diary for future use in writing a novel. In the 1985 small-screen version, the Owens family served as that "typical American family" and the source of fodder for Belvedere who had previously worked as a gentry for Winston Churchill and had connections to British royalty. Family patriarch George (played by sports-caster Bob Uecker) was, in an example of art imitating life, a sports writer; the matriarch was Marsha, a law student. The couple, which had settled in suburban Pittsburgh, had three children: Awkward teen-ager Kevin, precocious (and easily embarrassed) Heather and mischievous prankster Wesley. George was initially uncomfortable hiring the worldly ...

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Plot Keywords:

housekeeper | mr belvedere | sitcom | remake | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Belvedere

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Lazy B / F.O.B. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (117 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among all 117 episodes of the show, all six characters were in 112 of the 117 episodes. Three people, two actors and one actress, acted in every episode, they were Christopher Hewett, as Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere, Ilene Graff as Marsha Owens, and Brice Beckham as youngest sibling, Wesley T. Owens. The three missing from five episodes combined are Bob Uecker acted as George Owens, Rob Stone acted as Kevin Owens, and Tracy Wells acted as Heather Owens. Bob Uecker did not act in two episodes, Mr. Belvedere: The Escort and Mr. Belvedere: The Dinner. Rob Stone also did not act in two episodes, Mr. Belvedere: Hooky and Mr. Belvedere: Mr. Belvedere's Wedding: Part 1. Extra fact, Rob Stone co-directed Mr. Belvedere's Wedding Part 1. The only episode that Tracy Wells did not act in was Mr. Belvedere: Jobless.

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Quotes

George Owens: Who are these from?
Marsha Cameron Owens: They're from Robbie Rogers.
George Owens: Robbie Rogers? You mean that wimp you met before you met me?
Marsha Cameron Owens: He was not a wimp. He was sweet and kind and I'm not throwing these away.
George Owens: Okay, then I will.
[George throws out Marsha's mash letters]
Marsha Cameron Owens: George!
[Marsha throws out George's girlie magazines]
George Owens: Hey, those are collector's items!
Marsha Cameron Owens: Yeah, the trash collector.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Futurama: A Leela of Her Own (2002)

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Soundtracks

"According To Our New Arrivals"
Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Leon Redbone

User Reviews

Enjoyable show.

I saw the re-runs on TV and my whole family love it. I found out how talented Brice Beckham was. He plays Wesley, who always puts his family into trouble. My little sis fancys him. I mostly liked the looks on Mr. Belvedere's face- especially when he was caught by George while dancing in the opera music. I also liked the part that Wesley broke the TV and waving "Hallelujah!" to Mr.Belvedere to hide the smoke. The casts are great and "Mr.Belvedere" is one of the funniest shows in the 80's.