The Jimmy Stewart Show

1971 - 1972 NR 30m 7.3

Beloved film legend James Stewart made his much-anticipated, highly-publicized series TV debut in this domestic comedy about the frequently chaotic home and professional lives of a small-town college professor.

In Easy Valley, Jim Howard is an anthropology professor at Josiah Kessel College which was founded by his grandfather. He lives in a large house along with his civic-minded wife Martha; their grown son Peter, Peter's wife Wendy, and grandson Jake; and their younger son Teddy who is the same age as his nephew. Nobel-prize winning fellow professor Luther Quince is a bachelor (he regrets not meeting Martha first) and a dear friend of the family who often stops by for meals and to give his opinions. In each episode, Jim speaks directly to the audience and always ends by wishing peace, love, and laughter.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 Love in a Briefcase

2. Love in a Briefcase

Aired: Sep 26, 1971

Jim's briefcase was destroyed in the fire that burned down Peter and Wendy's ...

Episode 6 A Hunch in Time

6. A Hunch in Time

Aired: Oct 24, 1971

Peter is excited by the prospect of getting involved with a land deal. The fa...

Episode 8 Guest of Honor

8. Guest of Honor

Aired: Nov 7, 1971

The James K. Howard family of Easy Valley California host a guest from behind...

Episode 9 Pro Bono Publico

9. Pro Bono Publico

Aired: Nov 14, 1971

Peter and the Boosters hope to get a big company to build a factory in Easy V...

Episode 10 A Bunk for Unc

10. A Bunk for Unc

Aired: Nov 21, 1971

Jim is annoyed when his globe-trotting, lively Uncle Everett comes for a visi...

Episode 11 A Vote for Howard

11. A Vote for Howard

Aired: Nov 28, 1971

Jim is caught in the middle when Martha and Peter run against each other for ...

Episode 13 Luther's Last Love

13. Luther's Last Love

Aired: Dec 12, 1971

Martha and Wendy try to set up content bachelor Luthor on a blind date.

Episode 14 Cockadoodle Don't

14. Cockadoodle Don't

Aired: Dec 26, 1971

Complications arise between Martha and Wendy while a rooster terrorizes the f...

Episode 15 As the Escrow Flies

15. As the Escrow Flies

Aired: Jan 2, 1972

Wendy and Peter are planning on rebuilding their house, but then they see a h...

Episode 17 The Quarterback Ache

17. The Quarterback Ache

Aired: Jan 16, 1972

It's Homecoming week at Josiah Kessel College and everyone is excited for the...

Episode 19 Paper Work

19. Paper Work

Aired: Jan 30, 1972

Jake and Teddy are part of a school paper drive while learning about ecology....

Episode 20 Song of the Jailbird

20. Song of the Jailbird

Aired: Feb 6, 1972

Thanks to the enforcement of local ordinance 612, Peter gets caught in a raid...

Episode 21 Price Is Right

21. Price Is Right

Aired: Feb 13, 1972

It's time for the Easy Valley Festival of Art in which Martha plans to show h...

Episode 22 Jim's Decision

22. Jim's Decision

Aired: Feb 20, 1972

Jim's latest anthropology book gets him a spot on an educational television s...

Episode 23 Old School Ties

23. Old School Ties

Aired: Mar 5, 1972

The college is fund-raising for a new indoor sports stadium (field house) whi...

Info about The Jimmy Stewart Show

Network: NBC

Genres: Comedy