<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Courtship of Eddie 's Father </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> From left : Bill Bixby , Brandon Cruz and Miyoshi Umeki , 1969 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Family sitcom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> James Komack </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bill Bixby </Li> <Li> Brandon Cruz </Li> <Li> Miyoshi Umeki </Li> <Li> James Komack </Li> <Li> Kristina Holland </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> `` Best Friend '' performed by Harry Nilsson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> George Tipton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 73 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 26 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> MGM Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Warner Bros. Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 17 , 1969 ( 1969 - 09 - 17 ) -- March 1 , 1972 ( 1972 - 03 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
sitcom with the theme song you 're my best friend
The Courtship of Eddie 's Father