My World and Welcome to It

The story

My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber.

The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag."

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1969 · 26 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 15, 1969

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Cast

J Joan HotchkisEllen Monroe W William WindomJohn Monroe H Henry MorganPhilip Jensen L Lisa GerritsenLydia Monroe M Mary GroverMiss Skidmore L Lew Gallo B Buddy Lester A Arthur Hunnicutt S Sheldon Leonard D Danny Arnold S Stuart Margolin D Douglas Fowley

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L Lee Philips D Danny Bonaduce P Paul Ford L Lee Meriwether L Larry Storch F Frank De Vol R Ruth McDevitt A Allyn Ann McLerie N Neva Patterson J James Gregory B Bill Erwin J Joe Besser M Marvin Kaplan Q Queenie Smith B Bobo Lewis J Jesse White M Milton Selzer V Vic Tayback D Dave Shelley R Royal Dano O Oscar Beregi Jr. K Kerry MacLane P Percy Helton A Alan Oppenheimer E Ed Peck F Frank Aletter E Eldon Quick J Joseph V. Perry T Tom D'Andrea W William CorcoranRoy Monroe B Betty KeanMrs. Monroe R Roberta Lee CarrollMiss Dalrymple (as Roberta Carol)