Show Type: Situation Comedy First Telecast: September 14, 1965
Last Telecast: September 6, 1966 Episodes: 30 B&W?/Color Episodes
Theme Song: "My Mother the Car" Written by: Paul Hampton Sung by: Paul Hampton (Scroll down for the lyrics)
My Mother the Car may very well be known as the most notorious short-lived sitcom of all time and it's solely due to it's premise, a talking car. The series was first seen in September of 1965 on NBC and joined the ranks of other "fantasy" driven sitcoms of the time, including Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan's Island, and Mister Ed, to name a few. The pilot episode introduces us to the world of Dave Crabtree. Dave is your ordinary family man, married to wife Barbara and they have two children, Randy and Cindy. However, it's when he purchases a 1928 Porter, that he discovers that another family member is living with him, his deceased mother. It seems Dave Crabtree's mother has been reincarn
Actors: Randy Whipple, Moon, Maggie Pierce, Ann Sothern, Cindy Eilbacher, Avery Schreiber, Jerry Van Dyke