Eddie (Ron Howard), un niño de seis años, está harto de que su padre Tom Corbett (Glenn Ford) siga viudo y sin compromiso. Decidido a solucionar el problema, prepara citas para su padre y supervisa la selección de las posibles candidatas, entre ellas la atractiva Dollye Daly (Stella Stevens) la sofisticada Rita Behrens (Dina Merrill) o puede que Elizabeth Marten (Shirley Jones), la vecina divorciada.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972.

Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.