Mr. Belvedere

6 Seasons 1985 - 1990 TV-G 30m 6.5

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

Popular 1980s 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 sportscaster Bob Uecker) was, in an example of art imitating life, a sportswriter; the matriarch was Marsha, a law student. The couple, who had settled in suburban Pittsburgh, had three children: awkward teenager Kevin; precocious, easily-embarrassed Heather; and mischievous prankster Wesley. George was initially uncomfortable hiring the worldly Belvedere but eventually came to appreciate the Englishman's friendship (as well as his expert culinary skills). Unlike his older siblings, Wesley never seemed to get along with Belvedere, but even he came to appreciate the British native's regularly-dispensed advice. Each episode ended with Belvedere writing in his journal, giving the show's moral while putting everything into perspective. In later years, Marsha graduated from law school and got her first job, and Kevin and Heather graduated from high school and entered college. The 1985 small-screen adaptation of "Mr. Belvedere" marked the end of a long succession of unsuccessful attempts to bring Davenport's novel to television; the three earlier pilots were made in the 1950s (soon after the final big-screen movie) and 1960s.

Mr. Belvedere background

Episodes:

Episode 1 Stranger in the Night

1. Stranger in the Night

Aired: Mar 15, 1985

The Owens family of Pittsburgh, PA is overwhelmed because George is working, ...

Episode 2 The Outcasts

2. The Outcasts

Aired: Mar 22, 1985

Wesley throws a party of his own, not knowing that he was invited to his frie...

Episode 3 Gotta Dance

3. Gotta Dance

Aired: Mar 29, 1985

After watching a ballet on TV with Mr. Belvedere, Wesley is so impressed with...

Episode 4 Gorgeous George

4. Gorgeous George

Aired: Apr 5, 1985

George gets into a fight with a spectator at a Wrestling match, which results...

Episode 5 What I Did for Love

5. What I Did for Love

Aired: Apr 12, 1985

Kevin goes to jail when he spray-paints a fur to impress his activist girlfri...

Episode 6 The Lost Weekend

6. The Lost Weekend

Aired: Apr 19, 1985

George and Marsha go for a weekend trip to Florida, leaving Mr. Belvedere in ...

Info about Mr. Belvedere

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Family