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That's My Boy

  • 1963-1963
  • 1 season
  • Comedy

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.

Season 1 Episode Guide

7 Episodes 1963

Episode 1

Strictly for the Birds

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.

Episode 2

The Reluctant Page

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.

Episode 3

Who's Who

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.

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Episode 4

A Quiet Evening Out

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.

Episode 5

To View or Not to View

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.

Episode 6

It's a Plant

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.

Episode 7

An Unnatural Break

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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