That's My Boy!

A half-hour sitcom, the series starred radio and theatre star Jimmy Clitheroe. Using his four-foot three-inch stature and mischievous persona to comic effect, causing further mischief and mayhem for his fictional family. It ran for one series of seven episodes in 1963.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Strictly for the Birds

Air Date: 1963-11-10

Jimmy creates havoc at home when he goes out to get a budgerigar and returns with a goose. Further complications arise when his father invites a fellow business owner for dinner to smooth out a potentially lucrative contract.

2. The Reluctant Page

Air Date: 1963-11-17

Bert's sister is to be married, and - knowing no other boys of the right age - Jimmy is asked to be page boy. His mother is quick to accept on his behalf, but he's horrified when he sees the traditional page's outfit he must wear.

3. Who's Who

Air Date: 1963-11-24

Jimmy's desire to go on a camping trip causes ructions when Bert, who had promised to escort him, announces he needs to go to London in search of a new job.

4. A Quiet Evening Out

Air Date: 1963-12-01

Whilst his parents attend the annual builders' industry dinner-dance, Jimmy is allowed to stay at home and invite a friend around to stay the night. When Mr Clitheroe calls Bert out a late-night errand, a serious misunderstanding unfurls.

5. To View or Not to View

Air Date: 1963-12-08

George instigates a week's television detox for the whole family - something absolutely no one is keen on. One disastrous dinner party and a bath-time mishap later, and it seems unlikely an experiment that'll be repeated.

6. It's a Plant

Air Date: 1963-12-15

7. An Unnatural Break

Air Date: 1963-12-22

Jimmy's finding there's too much week left at the end of his pocket money; and his mother has ambitions for him to become a child acting star. Could the latter prove a solution to the former?

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

1963-11-10

Episodes

7 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

ABC