 This half hour sitcom debuted on CBS on 22 November 1953 and lasted  three seasons (last telecast on 5 July 1955). Based on the novel and  hit movie starring William Powell (I) (qv), it focused on the  lives of the Day family in 1880s New York. Viewers had trouble  keeping track of the numerous cast changes with the children (one  son, Whitney, was played by three different actors). Despite being  seen in black and white by most viewers, this live series was  actually broadcast in color beginning in September 1954, the first  such show produced in Hollywood.