THE GOVERNOR AND JJ
was a short-lived CBS sitcom that ran for two seasons in which Dan Dailey played a straight-laced governor who was always at odds with his free-spirited daughter, JJ, played by Julie Sommars.
This was my first exposure to Dan Dailey as an actor and I was surprised to learn later that he had an impressive career as a singer/dancer for a long time before this show came along.
I found him to have an engaging screen presence and though Julie Sommars was a little on the annoying side as JJ (she always looked like she was about to burst into tears), I found the show worth watching and don't feel it ever jumped the shark.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 6, 2018 5:09 PM
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Dan Dailey, Gene Kelly, and Michael Kidd in "It's Always Fair Weather."
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 6, 2018 2:37 AM
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I remember liking "The Governor and JJ" too.
But I was a child and I barely remember it.
I read somewhere CBS cancelled it and replaced it with "All In the Family".
Julie Sommers was one of those actresses who got a big push toward stardom - she got a LOT of guest spots on a lot of shows.
But somehow she just never hit it big.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 6, 2018 4:00 AM
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I like Dailey a lot but he didn't have the happiest of lives. He was a highly closeted gay man who suffered bouts of major depression and became an alcoholic. He was one of a slew of traditional song-and-dance men, including Gene Kelly and Danny Kaye, who turned down the original production of The Music Man, forcing Meredith Willson and the producers to "settle" for Robert Preston, who had never sung or danced professionally and at the time was considered strictly B-list.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 6, 2018 4:09 AM
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His sister was Aunt Liz on Another World.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 6, 2018 4:14 AM
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One of the forgotten sitcoms of the late-1960's and early-1970's..the short-lived sitcom "The Governor and JJ" was the brainchild of Leonard Stern and Arne Sultan(who were the producers of Get Smart),and starring Dan Dailey and Julie Sommars premiered on CBS's Wednesday night schedule from September 23,1969 until December 30,1970.
Wow, watching this intro video triggers some of my long dormant brain synapses - nice memories.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 6, 2018 5:29 AM
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Was Julie Sommars ever seen again until her unfortunate time on Matlock
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 6, 2018 6:14 AM
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A bitch needs a paycheck. I thought of Ronald Reagan when I kissed Andy.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 6, 2018 6:30 AM
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I'll admit this was not a great show, but I love it for the sentimentality.
It reminds me of time when I was young and clueless - and my parents could protect me from anything.
I wonder why the reruns are so hard to find?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 6, 2018 6:49 AM
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I wonder where that house is that's used for the Governor's mansion in the opening sequence?
It looks a little like the Pasadena house that was used for Bruce Wayne Manor - but I don't think it's the same house.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 6, 2018 6:51 AM
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The silly bit at :46-1:03 in R11 's clip is making me chuckle.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 6, 2018 6:58 AM
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Dan Dailey also had another short series as part of the NBC Mystery Movie, which only had 4 episodes. It has so completely disappeared I couldn't even find a clip on Youtube.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 6, 2018 7:19 AM
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I liked it when they hired Benson.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 6, 2018 7:54 AM
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My first exposure to James Callahan, later of "Charles in Charge" and as Dorothy's plagiarizing teacher Mr. Gordon on "Golden Girls." (Fun fact: Callahan was eight years YOUNGER than Bea Arthur.)
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 6, 2018 5:09 PM
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