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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies

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Please Don't Eat the Daisies is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 14, 1965 to April 22, 1967. The series was based upon the 1957 book by Jean Kerr and 1960 film starring Doris Day and David Niven. Set in suburban Ridgemont, New York, Nashes family consists of  Jim Nash, a college English professor, his wife Joan, a newspaper columnist, their four sons, a  family maid, and a sheepdog. The series ran for 58 half-hour episodes and stars Patricia Crowley and Mark Miller. The show also features Dub Taylor, Clint Howard, and Bonnie Franklin for multiple appearances; Ellen Corby had a recurring role as Martha the housekeeper.

 

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Video clip: Opening sequence of Please Don't Eat the Daisies

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    • Neil Travis on supervising the sound mix on Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and being paid for writing one of the episodes
      Clip begins at: 23:50, Duration: 02m 06s
    • Editor Neil Travis on writing an episode of Please Don't Eat the Daisies
      Clip begins at: 04:28, Duration: 00m 55s
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