September 5, 1967 (1967-09-05) – March 19, 1968 (1968-03-19)
Good Morning World is an American sitcom broadcast on CBS-TV during the 1967–1968 season, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble on Tuesday nights at 9:30pm ET. On January 7, 2017, reruns of the show began airing on the Antenna TV network.
Synopsis
Good Morning World starred Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell as Dave Lewis and Larry Clarke, morning drive timedisc jockeys and hosts of the eponymous "Lewis and Clarke Show" on a small AMradio station in Los Angeles. The two host the show under the supervision of station manager Roland B. Hutton Jr., portrayed by Billy De Wolfe in his usual character. Frequently appearing in the subplots was Julie Parrish as Lewis's wife Linda, as well as her aggressive best friend Sandy Kramer, played by Goldie Hawn in her first professional role.
The series was created and produced by Carl Reiner, Sheldon Leonard, Bill Persky, and Sam Denoff, all of whom were creatively responsible for the critically acclaimed and commercially successful The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and was inspired by Persky and Denoff's personal experiences working as continuity writers for several disc jockeys on radio station WNEW in New York during the 1950s. In fact, William B. Williams, one of the station's most popular deejays, received screen credit for originating the show's title, which was adapted from his famous opening greeting, "Hello, World!".[citation needed]
Ronnie Schell, on the DVD commentary for the series, claimed that the show had been on the bubble for a second season renewal on CBS, but the network was also not entirely satisfied with the main cast, either Baker or Parrish, who was having health concerns that slowed down her performance as the season progressed. Recasting both actors was considered, but CBS, unimpressed with the program losing audience from its lead-inThe Red Skelton Show, canceled the show instead.[citation needed] After the show's cancellation after a single season, Schell returned to his previous role on Gomer Pyle, USMC, while Hawn joined the cast of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in what would prove to be her breakout role. De Wolfe joined the cast of The Doris Day Show on a recurring basis.