Barefoot in the Park (TV series)

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Barefoot in the Park
Genre	Sitcom
Developed by	Bill Idelson; Harvey Miller;
Written by	William Bickley; Alan Mandel; Charles Shyer;
Directed by	Bruce Bilson; Jerry Paris; Charles R. Rondeau;
Starring	Scoey Mitchell; Tracy Reed; Thelma Carpenter; Nipsey Russell; Harry Holcombe; Vito Scotti;
Theme music composer	Neal Hefti
Composers	Charles Fox; J. J. Johnson;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	William P. D'Angelo
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 24 –; December 17, 1970
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Barefoot in the Park is an American sitcom that aired in 1970 on ABC. Based on Neil Simon's Broadway play of the same name, the series cast members are predominantly black, making it the first American television sitcom since Amos 'n' Andy to have a predominantly black cast (Vito Scotti is the sole major white character).^[1]^[2] Barefoot in the Park had been a 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

^ "A.B.C. Is Dropping 9 Shows in Fall". The New York Times. February 27, 1970. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Boyd, Todd (2008). African Americans and Popular Culture. Praeger Publishing pg. 197. ISBN 978-0-2759-8923-1.

[fall-1] "A.B.C. Is Dropping 9 Shows in Fall". The New York Times. February 27, 1970. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[Boyd-2] Boyd, Todd (2008). African Americans and Popular Culture. Praeger Publishing pg. 197. ISBN 978-0-2759-8923-1.

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