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My World and Welcome to It

Man Against the World (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

In the pilot episode: We meet a cartoonist with a vivid imagination (deftly illustrated by James Thurber), who lives a fairly standard life in American suburbia with a wife, a child, and a house with the proverbial picket fence. After ...See moreIn the pilot episode: We meet a cartoonist with a vivid imagination (deftly illustrated by James Thurber), who lives a fairly standard life in American suburbia with a wife, a child, and a house with the proverbial picket fence. After daughter Lydia complains her history lesson is dull and boring, John tells her his own take on the story of Generals Grant and Lee at Appomattox. Of course, Lydia shares her father's less-than-factual version with her class in school, her teacher schedules a home visit. Written by stellans See less
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Writers
James Thurber (writings) | Melville Shavelson (written by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Archie R. Dalzell (as Arch R. Dalzell)
Editor
Casting Director
Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 15, 1969

Release date
Sep 15, 1969 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
William Windom
John Monroe John Monroe   See fewer
Joan Hotchkis
Ellen Monroe Ellen Monroe   See fewer
Lisa Gerritsen
Lydia Monroe Lydia Monroe   See fewer
Royal Dano
General Lee General Lee   See fewer
Marvin Kaplan
Corp. Schultz Corp. Schultz   See fewer
Mary Grover
1st Miss Skidmore 1st Miss Skidmore   See fewer
Lillian Field
2nd Miss Skidmore (as Lilian Field) 2nd Miss Skidmore (as Lilian Field)   See fewer
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