"Mr. Belvedere" (1985) TV series 1985-1990

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

15 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Mr Belvedere | Sitcom | Remake | Family Relationships

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 12 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Don Corvan		(56 episodes, 1987-1990)
Noam Pitlik		(44 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tony Sheehan		(9 episodes, 1985-1988)
Michael Zinberg		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Alan Bergmann		(2 episodes, 1987)

Series Writing credits
Jeff Stein		(34 episodes, 1985-1989)
Frank Dungan		(33 episodes, 1985-1989)
Fredric Weiss		(24 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tony Sheehan		(23 episodes, 1985-1989)
Jeffrey Ferro		(22 episodes, 1985-1990)
Liz Sage		(9 episodes, 1987-1989)
Doug Steckler		(8 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jay Abramowitz		(8 episodes, 1989-1990)
Jack Carrerow		(6 episodes, 1985-1988)
Lissa Levin		(6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lisa A. Bannick		(5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Gene Braunstein		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bob Perlow		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Doug McIntyre		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
James Kearns		(2 episodes, 1988)
Wayne Kline		(2 episodes, 1990)
Dennis Snee		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Produced by
Frank Dungan	....	executive producer (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Geralyn Maddern	....	associate producer (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Patricia Rickey	....	producer (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Jeff Stein	....	executive producer (117 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tony Sheehan	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 1986-1990)

Series Cinematography by
Donald A. Morgan		(1 episode, 1985)

Series Film Editing by
Don Wilson		(27 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Costume Design by
Bill Belew		(117 episodes, 1985-1990)

Series Makeup Department
Courtney Corvan	....	assistant makeup artist (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
Dale Miller	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Greg Gneier	....	assistant art director (117 episodes, 1985-1990)

Series Sound Department
Joyce Grossman	....	sound mixer (117 episodes, 1985-1990)

Series Stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1989)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mark J. Levin	....	lighting director (5 episodes, 1985)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eric Van Wagoner	....	set costumer (46 episodes, 1988-1990)

Series Music Department
Judy Hart-Angelo	....	composer: theme "According to Our New Arrivals" (unknown episodes)
Gary Portnoy	....	composer: theme "According to Our New Arrivals" (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Kevin John Rogers	....	production accountant (22 episodes, 1985-1986)
Wayne Kline	....	creative consultant (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher (unknown episodes)
M. Rutledge McCall	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1985-1990) (USA) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (the first three seasons)
• Shout! Factory (2010) (USA) (DVD) (season four)

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  taping location
• Hershey's  sponsoring
• Hershey's  sponsoring (Carefree gum)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (117 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Episode, "Mr. Belvedere: G.I. George (#4.9)" (1988)'s final scene, just before closing credits start is where the group photograph of housekeeper, Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere, acted by Christopher Hewett (standing behind the Owens family, he lowered his head for photo focusing). Setting on a couch, [from left to right] George Owens, acted by Bob Uecker, Marsha Owens, acted by Ilene Graff, Kevin Owens, acted by Rob Stone, Heather Owens, acted by Tracy Wells and Wesley T. Owens, acted by Brice Beckham. The family photograph was originally picked by Marsha Owens. The photograph is taken, 2 to 3 seconds at the near end of opening credits and is on longer and still, as the closing credits shows names of full cast and crew, writers, creator, producers, directors, production staff and guest stars, then the photo changes as lesser popular names appear.

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.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: When You Pish Upon a Star (#2.11)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

According To Our New Arrivals

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.