My World and Welcome to It 54 years old

My World and Welcome to It

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. The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag."

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Bill Erwin He was 54 , 96 years old when he died
Danny Bonaduce He was 10 , 51 years old when he died
Alan Oppenheimer He was 39 , now 93 years old
Lee Philips He was 42 , 72 years old when he died
William Windom He was 45 , 32 years old when he died as John Monroe
Lee Meriwether She was 34 , now 88 years old
James Gregory He was 331 , 364 years old when he died
Vic Tayback He was 39 , 60 years old when he died
Joan Hotchkis She was 41 , now 96 years old as Ellen Monroe
Royal Dano He was 46 , 71 years old when he died
Douglas Fowley He was 58 , 86 years old when he died
Percy Helton He was 75 , 77 years old when he died
Allyn Ann McLerie She was 42 , 91 years old when she died
Arthur Hunnicutt He was 59 , 69 years old when he died
Stuart Margolin He was 29 , now 84 years old
Lisa Gerritsen She was 11 , now 66 years old as Lydia Monroe
Milton Selzer He was 50 , 87 years old when he died
Tom D'Andrea He was 60 , 88 years old when he died
Frank De Vol He was 57 , 88 years old when he died
Jesse White He was 52 , 80 years old when he died
Lew Gallo He was 41 , 71 years old when he died
Ed Peck He was 52 , 75 years old when he died
Frank Aletter He was 43 , 83 years old when he died
Marvin Kaplan He was 42 , 89 years old when he died
Bobo Lewis She was 43 , 72 years old when she died
Mary Grover She was 91 , 62 years old when she died as Miss Skidmore
Ruth McDevitt She was 74 , 80 years old when she died
Buddy Lester He was 54 , 87 years old when he died
Queenie Smith She was 71 , 79 years old when she died
Neva Patterson She was 49 , 90 years old when she died
Larry Storch He was 46 , now 101 years old
Joe Besser He was 62 , 80 years old when he died
Sheldon Leonard He was 62 , 89 years old when he died
Oscar Beregi, Jr. was 51 , 58 years old when died
Henry Morgan He was 54 , 79 years old when he died as Philip Jensen
Paul Ford He was 67 , 74 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Alan Rafkin Directing He was 41 , 73 years old when he died Director
Allen Baron Directing He was 42 , now 96 years old Director
Lee Philips Directing He was 42 , 72 years old when he died Director
John Rich Directing He was 4 , 38 years old when he died Director
Sheldon Leonard Directing He was 62 , 89 years old when he died Director
Sheldon Leonard Production He was 62 , 89 years old when he died Executive Producer
John McGreevey Writing He was 46 , 87 years old when he died Writer
Harvey Bullock Writing He was 48 , 84 years old when he died Writer
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My World and Welcome to It (54 years)

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  • First Air Date: 1969-09-15
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 26