<P> The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on a novel by Mark Toby (edited by Dorothy Wilson). </P> <P> The series is about a widower, Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), who is a magazine publisher, and his young son, Eddie (played by Brandon Cruz). Eddie believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in . (Eddie's matchmaking efforts were the theme of the movie, but gradually became less central to the storylines in the series .) </P> <P> The series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972 . </P> <P> Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show . </P>

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