The Family Genius

The Family Genius
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	4
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	September 9 (1949-09-09) – September 30, 1949 (1949-09-30)

The Family Genius is a TV series aired in the United States from September 9 to September 30, 1949. The series was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network, and is most notable for lasting less than a month before cancellation.

Plot

The series was a sitcom centered around the Howard family, in which young son Tommy was a child prodigy.

Cast

• Jack Diamond as Tommy Howard
• Phyllis Lowe as Mrs. Howard
• Arthur Edwards as Mr. Howard

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

External links

• The Family Genius at IMDB
• DuMont historical website