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Overview

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Creator:
David Swift
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
3 July 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
America's Favorite Science Teacher, Underdog And All-Around Nice Guy!
Plot:
Wally Cox as Mr. Peepers played a shy science teacher at "Jefferson Junior High". Mr. Peepers was always facing problems, but never outwitted.
Awards:
Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
One of the best comedy series ever, and that's not just nostalgia talking. more (13 total)

Cast

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Wally Cox ... Robinson Peepers (27 episodes, 1952-1953)
Marion Lorne ... Mrs. Gurney / ... (17 episodes, 1952-1953)
Patricia Benoit ... Nancy Remington (15 episodes, 1952-1953)

Tony Randall ... Harvey Weskitt (15 episodes, 1952-1953)
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Series Directed by
Hal Keith (17 episodes, 1952-1953)
James Sheldon (10 episodes, 1952)
 
Series Writing credits
David Swift (26 episodes, 1952-1953)
James Fritzell (25 episodes, 1952-1953)
Everett Greenbaum (8 episodes, 1953)
Robert Alan Aurthur (5 episodes, 1952-1953)
Harold Rodman (2 episodes, 1952-1953)

Series Produced by
Fred Coe .... producer (27 episodes, 1952-1953)

David Swift .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Bernard Green (26 episodes, 1952-1953)
 
Series Cinematography by
Lawrence Elikann (15 episodes, 1952-1953)
 
Series Casting by
Jim Merrick (1 episode, 1952)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Otis Riggs (25 episodes, 1952-1953)
Jim Russell (2 episodes, 1952)
 
Series Sound Department
Mahlon Fox .... sound (18 episodes, 1952-1953)
Fred Christie .... sound (2 episodes, 1952)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Mapes .... lighting technician (26 episodes, 1952-1953)
 
Series Other crew
Hank Bomberger .... technical director (26 episodes, 1952-1953)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Mister Peepers' was originally a summer series only for NBC and wasn't on the fall schedule for 1952. "Doc Corkle" (1952) was originally on NBC's schedule, but was canceled after only 3 episodes. 'Mister Peepers', which had scored well with viewers and critics during its summer run, replaced 'Doc Corkle' on the schedule. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Agent for H.A.R.M. (#9.15)" (1997) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best comedy series ever, and that's not just nostalgia talking., 1 October 2002
Author: meadowlark

I was about 13 or 14 when the series began and about 17 or 18 when it ended. One of the best comedy series ever, and that's not just nostalgia talking.

Just look at that cast---Wally Cox, Tony Randall, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Warden, and the inimitable Marion Lorne. Randall and Cox played off each other perfectly, Randall as the worldly, man-to-man advisor to Cox's shy, soft spoken, science teacher.

Cox was perfect in every way for his role, and Randall played his self-consciously masculine character with a subtle irony that perfectly expressed both their relationship to one another as human beings and their relationship to the world as types. Consequently, the viewer could identify with them both and on both levels.

Great writing, and not a mean syllable in it.

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