Wait Till Your Father Gets Home 1972
“A conservative father butts heads with his family on various social attitudes of the day.”
What is Wait Till Your Father Gets Home?
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is a television series first released in 1972. Catalogued under Animation, Comedy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 48
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 12, 1972
- Networks
- Syndication
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy
- Updated
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Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is a television series first released in 1972. Catalogued under Animation, Comedy. Produced and broadcast by Syndication. Current status: Ended. Spans 3 seasons and 48 tracked episodes.
Should you watch it?
“A 1970s animated sitcom about a conservative dad clashing with his progressive family.”
- Pioneering animated sitcom of its era
- Explores 1970s social issues through humor
- Features generational family conflict
- Animation style feels dated today
- Period‑specific jokes may not resonate with all viewers
Watch it if you enjoy retro animated comedies that tackle generational and social clashes.
The series is a TV‑PG animated comedy with mild family disagreements and period‑specific social commentary.
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What is the premise of the show?
It follows the Boyle family, a typical 1970s American household, focusing on father Harry’s clashes with his wife and three children over contemporary social attitudes.
When did the series originally air?
The series premiered in 1972 and ran until 1974.
Is the show animated or live‑action?
It is an animated sitcom; a live‑action pilot was later made with Van Johnson but did not succeed.
Who are the main family members?
The family includes patriarch Harry Boyle, his wife Irma, and their children Chet (22), Alice (16), and Jamie (9).
How does the series compare historically to other cartoons?
It was the first primetime animated sitcom to last more than one season since The Flintstones, marking a notable return for adult‑oriented animation.
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