Harrigan and Son

*Harrigan and Son*
Harrigan and Son
	Pat O'Brien as James Harrigan Sr.
Created by	Cy Howard
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Roger Perry; Helen Kleeb; Georgine Darcy
Composer	Bill Loose
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	34
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Desilu Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 14, 1960 –; September 29, 1961

Harrigan and Son is an American sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers played by Pat O'Brien as James Harrigan Sr. and Roger Perry as James Jr. airing on ABC from October 14, 1960, until September 29, 1961. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb as Miss Claridge.^[1]

A running gag in the show consisted of Harrigan Sr. commenting on some situation in Latin, Harrigan Jr. replying, "Which means?" and Harrigan Sr. translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The same gag had been used often in the television show Colonel Humphrey Flack some years earlier.

The closing of the show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George M. Cohan song, "Harrigan".^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Junior Joins the Law Firm"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1960 (1960-10-14)
2	"Young Man's World"	Unknown	Unknown	October 21, 1960 (1960-10-21)
3	"Harrigan vs. Harrigan"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1960 (1960-10-28)
4	"Mother Was a Nightclub Singer"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1960 (1960-11-04)
5	"Pay the Two Dollars"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1960 (1960-11-11)
6	"A Matter of Dignity"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1960 (1960-11-18)
7	"Miss Claridge Finds Romance"	Unknown	Unknown	December 2, 1960 (1960-12-02)
8	"There's No Fool Like an Old Fool"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 1960 (1960-12-09)
9	"Pipes Are Pipes"	Unknown	Unknown	December 16, 1960 (1960-12-16)
10	"Junior Becomes Senior"	Unknown	Unknown	December 23, 1960 (1960-12-23)
11	"Non Compos Mentis"	Unknown	Unknown	December 30, 1960 (1960-12-30)
12	"Junior Goes Society"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1961 (1961-01-06)
13	"Junior's Other Job"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1961 (1961-01-13)
14	"Poor Little Rich Guy"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1961 (1961-01-20)
15	"My Fair Lawyer"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1961 (1961-01-27)
16	"Shall We Dance?"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1961 (1961-02-03)
17	"The Magnificent Borough"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1961 (1961-02-10)
18	"You Can Fight City Hall"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1961 (1961-02-17)
19	"The Comeback"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1961 (1961-02-24)
20	"The Comics"	Unknown	Unknown	March 3, 1961 (1961-03-03)
21	"100 Proof"	Unknown	Unknown	March 10, 1961 (1961-03-10)
22	"They Were All in Step But Jim"	Unknown	Unknown	March 17, 1961 (1961-03-17)
23	"The Manly Art"	Unknown	Unknown	March 24, 1961 (1961-03-24)
24	"A Ticket to Albany"	Unknown	Unknown	March 31, 1961 (1961-03-31)
25	"The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead"	Unknown	Unknown	April 7, 1961 (1961-04-07)
26	"Harrigan vs. Harvard"	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 1961 (1961-04-14)
27	"Senior Goes to Hollywood"	Unknown	Unknown	April 21, 1961 (1961-04-21)
28	"The Case of the Missing Case"	Unknown	Unknown	April 28, 1961 (1961-04-28)
29	"Hans Is Hot"	Unknown	Unknown	May 5, 1961 (1961-05-05)
30	"Goodbye, Hello"	Sherman Marks	Henry Garson	May 12, 1961 (1961-05-12)
31	"The Legacy"	Unknown	Unknown	May 19, 1961 (1961-05-19)
32	"Roommates"	Unknown	Unknown	May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26)
33	"On Broadway"	Unknown	Unknown	September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
34	"The Testimonial"	Unknown	Unknown	September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)

Guest stars

References

^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1997, p. 361 and appendix
^ "HARRIGAN AND SON closing credits ABC with sponsor". YouTube. 13 April 2012.

External links

Harrigan and Son at IMDb

[1] Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1997, p. 361 and appendix

[2] "HARRIGAN AND SON closing credits ABC with sponsor". YouTube. 13 April 2012.

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