A proper British butler brings his refined ways to a middle-class Pittsburgh family, creating both friction and friendship as he helps manage their household while navigating cultural clashe... Read allA proper British butler brings his refined ways to a middle-class Pittsburgh family, creating both friction and friendship as he helps manage their household while navigating cultural clashes and daily chaos.A proper British butler brings his refined ways to a middle-class Pittsburgh family, creating both friction and friendship as he helps manage their household while navigating cultural clashes and daily chaos.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 12 nominations total
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Enjoyable show.
The Best Housekeeper Of All Time
While the wife Marsha studies to be a lawyer, Mr. Belvedere cooks, cleans, grocery shops and meddles in family affairs and always, without fail, manages to give the right advice to help set things straight. As cultured and upper crust as he was, he carried the ability to relate to the family and rightfully so. The hilarious conflict and equally hilarious exchanges between him and his nemesis, the youngest child, Wesley Owens, was a treat.
The show, you have to admit, had excellent casting. Bob Uecker as the dad was perfect for locking horns with the 'big guy' and Rob Stone and Brice Beckham have such a strong resemblance to each other that you can't help, but think they're really brothers.
When watching this sitcom, you can easily see that Mr. Belvedere is there to help out and to help out in more ways than he can. He was so perfect that you can't help, but see how much he spoiled the Owens family with his servitude:
Marsha once complained that he didn't bring her the 'right type' of coffee. The family also sits at the table first thing in the morning, expecting to be served right away. Mr. Belvedere also served an elegant Thanksgiving dinner, but after Grace is said, bows out and wishes everyone a 'happy feast'.
They expected service and got it. Not only that, but Mr. Belvedere was a source to turn to whenever they had their troubles and they always got it without fail.
All that clearly shows what a 100% ideal employee he was. I wish I had a Mr.Belvedere in my household. He had the solutions to everything. The most unforgettable moment was when it was time for him to leave and Wesley said, "I'm losing my best friend." He couldn't have been more right.
Wes-leeeeey!
The lead character (the title-named Mr. Belvedere) is a stuffy but very wise and very professional, stuck-in-his-ways butler who actually was the butler for the royal family. I forget why he leaves them and moves to the U.s.
Anyway he settles in with this American family of blue collar people in Pittsburgh, PA, where the father is a gruff former baseball player (played by Bob Uecker) and the youngest son Wesley is a trouble maker and a constant thorn in Mr. Belvedere's side but also becomes his best friend.
Love this show!
I always believed Mr. Belvedere was a very cool
guy with his sophisticated British accent. I feel
he was the highlight of the show.
This is a very good show. Every episode was fun to
watch and never a dull moment.
Every actor played their roles beautifully.
I am hoping Mr. Belvedere will stream on tv some
day, because it truly is a great show to watch.
I try searching and I've had no luck finding the
show anywhere. I would definitely binge-watch if
it's ever streaming online. It would be great.
This is a great comedy series in my opinion.
Had its moments and it had its moments.
Did you know
- TriviaTen previously unaired episodes were added during its syndicated run. Two are from season five, and are consecutive, and eight are from season six. Season five's two episodes are: The Dinner (1989) and The Attic (1989). Season six's eight episodes are: Love Fest (1990), Donuts (1990), Runaways (1990), The Pageant (1990), The Baby (1990), Bad Marsha (1990), Home (1990) and Mumsy (1990).
- Quotes
Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere: [In the back yard, lustily humming 'Ride of the Valkyries,' and beating a rug in time to the music] Kill da wabbit! Kill da wabbit! Kill da WABbit! Da-da-daaah!
- Alternate versionsIn syndication, the episodes were edited from 23-24 minutes to 21-22 minutes. The episodes on Shout! Factory's DVD releases are the original full-length versions.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tomorrow Man (1996)
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