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O.K. Crackerby is a rough-and-tumble man from Oklahoma who is also the richest man in the world. But because he lacks the "social graces," high society rejects him. To improve himself and his children, he hires unemployed Harvard graduate St. John Quincy as a tutor.
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- 1965-09-16
- Comedy
- 30
It has been pointed out that "Crackerby" was a play on the pejorative term "Cracker". Similarly his first initials "O.K." reminds one of the term "Okies", meaning the poor of the dust bowl in the depression. To play Crackerby, the world's richest common man, the role was given to Burl Ives.
Jul 14, 2021 · Self-made multi-millionaire and widower O.K. Crackerby (Burl Ives) relocated his brood from Oklahoma to Florida where he bought a hotel in Palm Beach and moved himself and his three children into...
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O.K. Crackerby! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 16, 1965, to January 6, 1966. [1] Synopsis. O.K. Crackerby is a billionaire widower from Oklahoma who has three children: 16-year-old Cynthia, 13-year old O. K., Jr., and 9-year-old Hobert.
Sep 3, 2009 · O.K. Crackerby! Burl Ives starred in this 1965-1966 sitcom as the wealthiest man in the world. All that money couldn’t buy ratings and ABC yanked the show off the air after 17 episodes. Animal lover, society writer, and TV Guide reviewer Cleveland Amory created this ABC sitcom.
Crackerby’s basset hound, Gertrude, also appeared. The stale sitcom was notable only because it was created by playwright Abe Burrows and TV Guide critic Cleveland Amory. Sponsors included Bristol-Myers and Quaker Oats.
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