<P> The series was created and co-produced by Irving Brecher, who was also the creator of the 1949 sitcom, The Life of Riley . Although The People's Choice never made the top 30 programs, its ratings were respectable enough to warrant a three - year run on NBC . The show later became popular in syndication . </P> <P> In its first season, The People's Choice aired opposite Stop the Music, which concluded its long run on ABC . </P> <P> From The People's Choice, Cleo the talking dog spawned the idea of a talking baby in the 1960 - 1961 NBC sitcom, Happy starring Ronnie Burns and Yvonne Lime Fedderson, who had also guest starred on The People's Choice . </P> <P> In Spanish the show was known as "Cleo y yo". </P>

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