1 9 5 4 – 1 9 5 5 (USA)
39 x 30 minute episodes
Thomas Russell (Thomas Mitchell) had first been a lawyer before becoming a long-time fixture as the gregarious Mayor of the Town (the town was Springdale but the state was never mentioned).
The mayor was a widower and his nephew Butch (David Saber) was his ward. Kathleen Freeman portrayed their housekeeper Marilly who kept mischievous young Butch in line.
The mayor had a secretary named Minnie (Jean Byron) and future star Natalie Wood appeared in several episodes as the mayor’s niece, June.
Mayor Thomas Russell
Thomas Mitchell
Butch
David Saber
Marilly
Kathleen Freeman
Minnie
Jean Byron
June
Natalie Wood
