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My World... and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber.
Original Release
09/15/1969 on NBC
US Release
09/15/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Windom | John Monroe |
| Joan Hotchkis | Ellen Monroe |
| Lisa Gerritsen | Lydia Monroe |
| Harold J. Stone | Hamilton Greeley |
| Henry Morgan | Philip Jensen |
| Lillian Field | Miss Skidmore / 2nd Miss Skidmore |
| Richard Stahl | Mandrake / Jewelry Salesman / 2nd Man |
| Olive Dunbar | Ruth Jensen / Mrs. Jensen |
| Buddy Lester | O'Malley |
| Sam Denoff | Writer / Doctor / Another Shopper |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man Against the World | Monday, 15 September 1969 |
| 2 | The Disenchanted | Monday, 22 September 1969 |
| 3 | Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice, and Not Always Nice! | Monday, 29 September 1969 |
| 4 | Cristabel | Monday, 06 October 1969 |
| 5 | The Night the House Caught Fire | Monday, 13 October 1969 |
| 6 | The Ghost and Mr. Monroe | Monday, 20 October 1969 |
| 7 | Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore | Monday, 27 October 1969 |
| 8 | Seal in the Bedroom | Monday, 03 November 1969 |
| 9 | The Saga of Dimity Ann | Monday, 10 November 1969 |
| 10 | A Friend of the Earth | Monday, 17 November 1969 |
| 11 | Maid in Connecticut | Monday, 24 November 1969 |
| 12 | Native Wit | Monday, 01 December 1969 |
| 13 | The Shrike and the Chipmunks | Monday, 08 December 1969 |
| 14 | Rally Round the Flag | Monday, 15 December 1969 |
| 15 | The War Between Men and Women | Monday, 22 December 1969 |
| 16 | The Mating Dance | Monday, 29 December 1969 |
| 17 | Darn That Dream | Monday, 05 January 1970 |
| 18 | The Human Being and the Dinosaur | Monday, 12 January 1970 |
| 19 | Dear Is a Four Letter Word | Monday, 19 January 1970 |
| 20 | The Middle Years | Monday, 26 January 1970 |
| 21 | Rules for a Happy Marriage | Monday, 02 February 1970 |
| 22 | The Wooing of Mr. Monroe | Monday, 09 February 1970 |
| 23 | The Mea Culpa Bit | Sunday, 16 February 1969 |
| 24 | The Fourth Estate | Monday, 23 February 1970 |
| 25 | Monroe the Mysogynist | Monday, 02 March 1970 |
| 26 | Child's Play | Friday, 06 March 1970 |
Directors
John Rich, Danny Arnold, James Sheldon, Melville Shavelson, Alan Rafkin, Hal Cooper, Sheldon Leonard, Lee Philips, Allen Baron
Writers
Melville Shavelson, James Thurber, Danny Arnold, Laurence Marks, Rick Mittleman, Ruth Brooks Flippen, Paul Wayne, Lila Garrett, Victor Senger, Marion Hargrove, Carl Kleinschmitt, John McGreevey, Erik Tarloff, Bill Manhoff, R.S. Allen, Phil Sharp, Frank Tarloff, Tom Koch, Stan Cutler, Martin Donovan, Harvey Bullock
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Windom | John Monroe |
| Joan Hotchkis | Ellen Monroe |
| Lisa Gerritsen | Lydia Monroe |
| Harold J. Stone | Hamilton Greeley |
| Henry Morgan | Philip Jensen |
| Lillian Field | Miss Skidmore / 2nd Miss Skidmore |
| Richard Stahl | Mandrake / Jewelry Salesman / 2nd Man |
| Olive Dunbar | Ruth Jensen / Mrs. Jensen |
| Buddy Lester | O'Malley |
| Sam Denoff | Writer / Doctor / Another Shopper |
| Lew Gallo | First Man / Shopper / The Defense Attourney |
| Douglas Fowley | Grandpa |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | Zeph Leggin |
| Nicolas Beauvy | Little John |
| Stuart Margolin | Arthur Charles |
| Sam Javis | 1st Cop / 1st Man |
| Joe Besser | 2nd Cop / Fire Chief |
| Margaret Muse | Margaret Greeley / Mrs. Greeley |
| Richard Steele | 1st Boy / Charlie |
| Stuart Nisbet | Man Shopper / Male Shopper |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sheldon Leonard | Executive Producer |
| Danny Arnold | Producer |
| Don Richetta | Producer |
| Eddie Foy III | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts | Nominated |
