Mr. Belvedere

Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985 to July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty.^[2] The show stars Christopher Hewett as the title character, a butler for an American family headed by George Owens, played by Bob Uecker.

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Mr. Belvedere
Title card, from seasons 3–6
Genre	Sitcom
Based on	Belvedere by Gwen Davenport
Developed by	Frank Dungan Jeff Stein
Starring	Christopher Hewett Ilene Graff Rob Stone Tracy Wells Brice Beckham Bob Uecker
Theme music composer	Judy Hart-Angelo Gary Portnoy
Opening theme	"According to Our New Arrival" (performed by Leon Redbone for 116 episodes) (performed by an unidentified studio vocalist for the pilot only)
Composers	Jimmie Haskell (Pilot episode; music arranged and conducted by) Lionel Newman (music supervision; Pilot episode/seasons 1–2) Ben Lanzarone (additional music; seasons 3–6)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	117 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Frank Dungan Jeff Stein Tony Sheehan (1985–87) Liz Sage (1989–90)
Producers	Patricia Rickey Jeff Ferro (1988–90) Ric Weiss (1988–90)
Production locations	Sunset Gower Studios Hollywood, California (Pilot and Season 1; 1985) ABC Television Center Hollywood, California (Seasons 2–6; 1985–1990)
Editors	Edward J. Brennan Jessie Hoke Don Wilson
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Lazy B/F.O.B. Productions 20th Television[1]
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 15, 1985 (1985-03-15) – July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08)

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