Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1972, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is an animation and comedy series.

What it’s about. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home chronicles the lives of the Boyles, your average 1970's American family. Harry Boyle, the father, owns a restaurant supply company. His wife Irma portrays the typical housewife, with an occasional independent flare. Harry and Irma have three children: Chet, Alice, and Jamie. Chet, who is 22, is a college dropout, who spends most of his time sleeping. Alice is a rather robust 16-year-old, who teams up with her mother, to display the independence of women, in the 70's. Jamie is the Capitalist of the family, even though he is only 9. The show is set in the suburbs of Los Angeles, on Elm Street, to be precise. During the 1973 season, the show was host to many celebrity voices, including: Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur and many more (many of these guests were carried over from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, which were recored at this time).

Who’s in it. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home stars Tom Bosley as Harry Boyle (voice), Joan Gerber as Irma Boyle (voice), Kristina Holland as Alice Boyle (voice) and Lennie Weinrib as Chet Boyle (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wait Till Your Father Gets Home page.

If you liked it. Fans of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.