My Mother the Car (1965)
My Mother the Car (1965)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jerry Van Dyke
Dave Crabtree
Maggie Pierce
Barbara Crabtree
Ann Sothern
Gladys Crabtree
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Crabtree
Allan Burns
Writer
Chris Hayward
Writer
Randy Whipple
Randy Crabtree
Avery Schreiber
Capt. Manzini
Harry Holcombe
Doc Benson / Doc Gillespie
Del Close
Camp Counselor / Cheskin / Dr. Kadigan
Rod Amateau
Director
Sidney Miller
Director
James Sheldon
Director
Arnold Margolin
Writer
James L. Brooks
Writer
George Kirgo
Writer
Robert C. Dennis
Writer
Lila Garrett
Writer
Kelly Jean Van Dyke
Kelley Durkin
Florida Friebus
Sam Flint
Robert Easton
Dick Clair
Alvy Moore
Charlie Brill
Don Haggerty
Dan Seymour
Lee Van Cleef
Norman Grabowski
Stuart Nisbet
Walter Baldwin
Willis Bouchey
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 14, 1965
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes30
Running Time30m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
My Mother the Car is an American fantasy comedy that aired for a single season on NBC between September 14, 1965 and April 5, 1966. Thirty episodes were produced by United Artists Television. The premise features a man whose deceased mother is reincarnated as an antique car, who communicates with him through the car radio.
My Mother the Car had an experienced production team with extensive comedy credentials: Rod Amateau (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis); Allan Burns (wrote for Jay Ward and went on to create several critically acclaimed shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, and Lou Grant); James L. Brooks (Room 222, Taxi, and later served as executive producer of The Simpsons) and Chris Hayward (produced and wrote for Barney Miller during its first several seasons). However, critics and adult viewers panned the show.
In 2002, TV Guide proclaimed it to be the second-worst of all time, behind The Jerry Springer Show. TV Land's first day of programming in April 1996 included the series premiere as a collection of television firsts and rarities, billing it as "the strange but true...infamous series". The show's premise was similar to other popular comedies of the 1960s that featured a fantastic gimmick, such as a talking horse (Mister Ed), a suburbanite witch (Bewitched), an obedient genie (I Dream of Jeannie), or a flying nun (The Flying Nun).