This family comedy was about the middle-class Rose family: Engineer George (Andrew Duggan), his wife, Anna (Peggy McCay), their two biological children Laurie (Carol Nicholson) and Flip (Ronnie Dapo), and two adopted children Mary (Ahna Capri) and Jeff (Mickey Rooney’s son, Tim).
The Roses’ easygoing ways and sympathy for children, in general, kept bringing other homeless waifs in and out of the household as well – they always had “room for one more”.
Walter and Ruth Burton (Jack Albertson and Maxine Stuart) were their neighbours. Elsie (Sara Seeger) was Anna’s friend. Tramp was the family dog.
George Rose Andrew Duggan Anna Rose
Peggy McCay Laurie Rose
Carol Nicholson Flip Rose
Ronnie Dapo Mary Rose
Ahna Capri Jeff Rose
Tim Rooney Ruth Burton
Maxine Stuart Walter Burton
Jack Albertson Elsie
Sara Seeger
