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seventies_sitcoms · 02-01-2005, 03:05 PM

I remember this prime-time animated show being on when I was only 3 or 4 years old, but I don't really know what it was about. Somebody told me it was sort of an animated All in the Family, but I don't think it was. Anybody care to say what this was about exactly and if it is any good?? I think was only on two seasons.

W.J. Griffin · 02-05-2005, 12:38 AM

"Wait Til Your Father Gets Home" was another of Hanna-Barbera's prime-time animated sitcoms( its pilot episode broadcast as a segment of the sitcom anthology series "Love, American Style" in 1971.) The series ran in first-run syndication during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.

Featuring the voices of Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days" and Father Dowling on "Father Dowling Mysteries") and Jack Burns (part of the comedy duo of burns and Schribner), the show as about advertising exec Harry Boyle, and old-fashioned but open-minded father figure, and his troubles adjusting to the new attitutes of the 1970s as it relates to his children (hippie son Chet, rebellious feminist daughter Alice, and finance-hungry youngest son Jamie). Harry's next door neighbor Ralph was a loud-mouthed bigoted commie-baiting sounding board for some of Harry's concerns.

According to the excellent tv reference tome "The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present"(7th edition), writers Tim Brooks and Earl Marsh claim that this show was an attempt by H-B to cash in on the then-current popularity of Norman Lear's "All In The Family", and watching the show, one can see certain similarities between the two sitcoms; but, like their earlier series "The Flintstones" (which, of course, was an animated adaption of Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners"), the general tone of this show was a bit more good-natured that the show on which it was supposedly based.

Cartoon Network, before they went totally anime-crazy, used to show "Wait Til Your Father gets Home" late nights. I don't know if Boomerang plays it though ( I wish someone did...I wouldn't mind seeing this show again, for old time's sake.)

Addenum:

During this same period Depatie/Freleng also did an animated "All In The Family" called "The Barkleys" for NBC, which ran on Saturday mornings during the 1972-73 season, and it was a more blatant ripoff than "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home", lead Arnie Barkley being even less subtle than Harry Boyle OR Archie Bunker. (and, in what has to be either an amazing coincidence or an incredible bit of chutzpah, the familial make-up of the Barkley clan was eerily identical to the Boyle children (i.e. hippie older son, rebellious feminist daughter, precocious younger son)...

Only on tv...

bry · 02-09-2005, 04:27 PM

i loved this show back then. years ago before COMEDY CENTRAL was named that, the channel was called "HA!". it aired the show as well as "love american style". i have the series, but the pilot was accicentally taped over by a friend.

Stormtracker TF · 02-09-2005, 04:33 PM

I used to watch reruns of that on Cartoon Networks late at night in the latter part of the 1990's. Cool show, or atleast I thought so then.

Cartoon Network is completely crap now with their anime stuff. I absolutely cannot stand that.

Mr. Television · 02-09-2005, 05:16 PM

I havent seen this show since I was about 9 and 10. I'd like to see it again.

Mikado · 07-09-2005, 02:08 AM

its was pretty funny and witty for H-B, the usual perveyors of total crap, at the time ps ANIME RULES

02-01-2005, 03:05 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,243	Wait Til Your Father Gets Home I remember this prime-time animated show being on when I was only 3 or 4 years old, but I don't really know what it was about. Somebody told me it was sort of an animated All in the Family, but I don't think it was. Anybody care to say what this was about exactly and if it is any good?? I think was only on two seasons.

02-09-2005, 04:27 PM	#3
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	i loved this show back then. years ago before COMEDY CENTRAL was named that, the channel was called "HA!". it aired the show as well as "love american style". i have the series, but the pilot was accicentally taped over by a friend.
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02-09-2005, 05:16 PM	#5
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,125	I havent seen this show since I was about 9 and 10. I'd like to see it again.
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02-05-2005, 12:38 AM	#2
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	"Wait Til Your Father Gets Home" was another of Hanna-Barbera's prime-time animated sitcoms( its pilot episode broadcast as a segment of the sitcom anthology series "Love, American Style" in 1971.) The series ran in first-run syndication during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons. Featuring the voices of Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days" and Father Dowling on "Father Dowling Mysteries") and Jack Burns (part of the comedy duo of burns and Schribner), the show as about advertising exec Harry Boyle, and old-fashioned but open-minded father figure, and his troubles adjusting to the new attitutes of the 1970s as it relates to his children (hippie son Chet, rebellious feminist daughter Alice, and finance-hungry youngest son Jamie). Harry's next door neighbor Ralph was a loud-mouthed bigoted commie-baiting sounding board for some of Harry's concerns. According to the excellent tv reference tome "The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present"(7th edition), writers Tim Brooks and Earl Marsh claim that this show was an attempt by H-B to cash in on the then-current popularity of Norman Lear's "All In The Family", and watching the show, one can see certain similarities between the two sitcoms; but, like their earlier series "The Flintstones" (which, of course, was an animated adaption of Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners"), the general tone of this show was a bit more good-natured that the show on which it was supposedly based. Cartoon Network, before they went totally anime-crazy, used to show "Wait Til Your Father gets Home" late nights. I don't know if Boomerang plays it though ( I wish someone did...I wouldn't mind seeing this show again, for old time's sake.) Addenum: During this same period Depatie/Freleng also did an animated "All In The Family" called "The Barkleys" for NBC, which ran on Saturday mornings during the 1972-73 season, and it was a more blatant ripoff than "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home", lead Arnie Barkley being even less subtle than Harry Boyle OR Archie Bunker. (and, in what has to be either an amazing coincidence or an incredible bit of chutzpah, the familial make-up of the Barkley clan was eerily identical to the Boyle children (i.e. hippie older son, rebellious feminist daughter, precocious younger son)... Only on tv...

07-09-2005, 02:08 AM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	its was pretty funny and witty for H-B, the usual perveyors of total crap, at the time ps ANIME RULES