The humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
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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 ... Written by Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>

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George was originally to be a Construction Worker, and in fact was identified as such in the pilot. George instead was changed to a a Sports Reporter, first as a Newspaper writer, and later TV Anchor. The changes were likely made to reflect Bob Uecker's career as a Sportscaster and related persona that audiences largely associated him with. See more »

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There are three clocks on the same wall in the living room, but none of them show the same time. See more »

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Kevin Owens: What is that? You can't eat that. That's a cookie.
Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere: What? It's a graham cracker.
Heather Owens: You're cheating on your diet.
Wesley T. Owens: You're eating it with milk so that makes it a cookie.
Heather Owens: He's right, you know.
Wesley T. Owens: Neener, neener, neener.
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Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Leon Redbone
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Enjoyable show.
30 January 2000 | by See all my reviews

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.


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