Series Description:

The Mr. Belvedere TV show was a 30 minute family comedy series on ABC about the perfect English butler who became a maid, cook, cleaning person, and nanny for a typical middle-class American family. While they obviously cared for each other, the conflict between the way that the "stiff upper lip" butler and the "not so structured" Owen family presented lots of opportunity for funny situations.

Mr. Belvedere Cast:

Christopher Hewett ......... Mr. Lynn Belvedere
Bob Uecker ................. George Owens
Ilene Graff ................ Marsha Owens
Tracy Wells ................ Heather Owens
Rob Stone .................. Kevin Owens
Brice Beckham .............. Wesley Owens
Michele Matheson ........... Angela

Mr. Belvedere Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "According to Our New Arrivals"

By: "Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart-Angelo"

Streaks on the china,
never mattered before,
who cares.

When you dropped kicked your jacket
As you came through the door,
No one glared.

But sometimes things get turned around
And no one’s spared.
All hands look out below
here’s a change in the status quo.
Gonna need all the help that we can get.

According to our new arrival
Life is more than mere survival
We just might live the good life yet.

Mr. Belvedere Trivia:

The basis for Mr. Belvedere was a novel, "Belvedere", written by Gwen Davenport. There were also three Mr. Belvedere theatrical movies titled, "Sitting Pretty (1948)", "Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)", and "Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)".

Three Mr. Belvedere pilots were produced during the 1950s and 60s in an effort to get a TV version of the novel and movies but no one bought any of them.

George Spiro Dibie was Mr. Belvedere's director of photography. He won the only Emmy for the show in 1985 for the pilot episode, "Strangers in the Night". The other shows nominated in the "Outstanding Lighting Direction" category were "Night Court" and "Solid Gold".

The Mr. Belvedere TV show took place in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania named, "Beaver Falls".

Mr. Belvedere didn't work for the Owens family just to get a paycheck. At the end of every episode, he wrote down the Owens' life events every day in a "diary". He intended to eventually write a novel about them.

Mr. Belvedere was actually cancelled after its third season. The series had never made it into the top 30 shows in the ratings, but fans found out and ABC felt that there was possibly enough interest in the show to bring it back for a fourth season. The ratings never really improved so it's surprising that Mr. Belvedere was allowed to live for 5 1/2 seasons!

When Mr. Belvedere was finally cancelled for good, it was again done abruptly so there were eight episodes that were produced but were not broadcast. Their titles were: "Love Fest", "Donuts", "Runaways", "The Pageant", "The Baby", "Bad Marsha", "Home", and "Mumsy".

Maybe ABC gave some credit to Mr. Belvedere due to the stiff competition that it had in its time slot. They included series like "The Twilight Zone", "The A-Team", and "Knight Rider".

Fans were pretty upset about the sudden disappearance of their show. In order to "throw the fans a bone", ABC aired a two-part finale that wrapped up the series. It aired seven months after Mr. Belvedere's last episode was broadcast. Fans got to see Mr. Belvedere get married and move away to Africa!

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Strangers In the Night (Pilot Episode) (3/15/1985)
Outcasts (3/22/1985)
Gotta Dance (3/29/1985)
Gorgeous George (4/7/1985)
What I Did for Love (4/14/1985)
The Lost Weekend (4/21/1985)
Sweet Charity (4/28/1985)

The Second Season

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (9/27/1985)
Tornado (10/4/1985)
The Cheerleader (10/11/1985)
Requiem (10/18/1985)
Delivery (10/25/1985)
The Contract (11/1/1985)
Vows (11/8/1985)
Strike (11/15/1985)
The Letter (11/22/1985)
Pinball (11/29/1985)
The Prize (12/6/1985)
Speechless (1/3/1986)
The Teacher (1/10/1986)
The Dropout (1/17/1986)
Rivals (1/24/1986)
Wesley's Friend (1/31/1986)
The Will (2/7/1986)
Valentine (2/14/1986)
Heather's Tutor (2/21/1986)
Amish (3/7/1986)
Dinner for Two (3/21/1986)
The Play (3/28/1986)

The Third Season

Thief (9/26/1986)
Grandma (10/3/1986)
Debut (10/17/1986)
Kevin's Date (10/24/1986)
Halloween (10/31/1986)
Deportation - Part 1 (11/7/1986)
Deportation - Part 2 (11/14/1986)
Reunion (11/21/1986)
The Spelling Bee (12/5/1986)
Pills (12/12/1986)
College Bound (1/9/1987)
Inky (1/16/1987)
Jobless (1/23/1987)
The Ticket (1/30/1987)
The Crush (2/6/1987)
The Competition (2/13/1987)
The Cadet (2/20/1987)
Kevin's Older Woman (2/27/1987)
Separation (5/1/1987)
The Mogul (5/8/1987)
The Auction (5/15/1987)
Baby (5/22/1987)

The Fourth Season

Initiation (10/30/1987)
TV George (11/6/1987)
Triangle (11/13/1987)
Marsha's Job (11/20/1987)
Moonlighting (11/27/1987)
The Wedding (12/4/1987)
Fall Guy (12/11/1987)
Christmas Story (12/18/1987)
G.I. George (1/8/1988)
Kevin's Model (1/15/1988)
Commentary (1/22/1988)
The Diary (1/29/1988)
The Trip - Part 1 (2/5/1988)
The Trip - Part 2 (2/12/1988)
FoxTrot (3/4/1988)
Heather's Monk (3/11/1988)
Kevin Nightengale (3/18/1988)
The Apartment (3/25/1988)
Graduation (4/29/1988)
The Counselor (5/6/1988)

The Fifth Season

Fat Cats (10/14/1988)
Hooky (10/21/1988)
Braces (10/28/1988)
Pigskin (11/4/1988)
Marsha's Secret (11/11/1988)
Duel (11/18/1988)
Roommates (11/25/1988)
The Curse (12/2/1988)
Black Widow (12/9/1988)
Homeless (12/16/1988)
New Year's (1/6/1989)
Spot (1/13/1989)
Anchors Away (1/20/1989)
Stakeout (2/3/1989)
The Election (2/10/1989)
Mutiny (2/17/1989)
The Debate (2/24/1989)
Really Full House (3/17/1989)
The Book (3/31/1989)
Escort (4/14/1989)
The Ghostwriter (4/28/1989)
Almost Heaven (5/5/1989)
The Dinner (5/12/1989)
The Attic? (5/19/1989)

The Sixth Season

The Field (9/16/1989)
Brainbusters (9/30/1989)
Truckin' (10/7/1989)
Big (10/21/1989)
Fear Of Flying (11/4/1989)
Paper Mill (11/11/1989)
Homecoming (11/18/1989)
Fixed (11/25/1989)
Used Cars (12/2/1989)
Counterfeit (12/9/1989)
A Happy Guys' Christmas (12/16/1989)
The Professor (12/30/1989)

TV Specials:

Belvedere's Wedding - Part 1 (7/1/1990)
Belvedere's Wedding - Part 2 (7/8/1990)