My World and Welcome to It
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."
Top Cast
Joan Hotchkis
Ellen Monroe
William Windom
John Monroe
Henry Morgan
Philip Jensen
Lisa Gerritsen
Lydia Monroe
Mary Grover
Miss Skidmore
Episodes
Man Against the World (Pilot)
Sep 15, 1969
The Disenchanted
Sep 22, 1969
Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice - And Not Always Nice!
Sep 29, 1969
Christabel
Oct 06, 1969
The Night the House Caught Fire
Oct 13, 1969
The Ghost and Mr. Monroe
Oct 20, 1969
Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore
Oct 27, 1969
Seal in the Bedroom
Nov 03, 1969
The Saga of Dimity Ann
Nov 10, 1969
A Friend of the Earth
Nov 17, 1969
Maid in Connecticut
Nov 24, 1969
Native Wit
Dec 01, 1969
The Shrike and the Chipmunks
Dec 08, 1969
Rally Round the Flag
Dec 15, 1969
The War Between Men and Women
Dec 22, 1969
The Mating Dance
Dec 29, 1969
Darn that Dream
Jan 05, 1970
The Human Being and the Dinosaur
Jan 12, 1970
Dear Is a Four-Letter Word
Jan 19, 1970
The Middle Years
Jan 26, 1970
Rules for a Happy Marriage
Feb 02, 1970
The Wooing of Mr. Monroe
Feb 09, 1970
The Mea Culpit Bit
Feb 16, 1970
The Fourth Estate
Feb 23, 1970
Monroe the Mysogynist
Mar 02, 1970
Child's Play
Mar 09, 1970
