Mr. Smith (TV series)

Mr. Smith
Promotional photo for Mr. Smith
GenreSitcom
Created byStan Daniels
Ed. Weinberger
Written byDari Daniels
George Kirgo
David Lloyd
Douglas Wyman
Directed byStan Daniels
Ralph Helfer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Ed. Weinberger
StarringLeonard Frey
Tim Dunigan
Terri Garber
Laura Jacoby
Stuart Margolin
Voices ofEd. Weinberger
ComposerPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersStan Daniels
Ed. Weinberger
ProducerRalph Helfer
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesWeinberger/Daniels Productions
Paramount Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 23 (1983-09-23) –
December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16)
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Mr. Smith is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23 through December 16, 1983. The title character was a talking orangutan. Mr. Smith was canceled after thirteen episodes had been aired.

The orangutan who played Mr. Smith had previously been featured in the 1978 film Every Which Way But Loose and its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can.[1]

  1. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 789. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.