FANTASY BLUEPRINTS OF CLASSIC TV HOMES - TV SETS - MINT

At 4222 Clinton Way in Los Angeles, a split-level contemporary features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a maid's room. Perfect for the six children of Mike and Carol Brady.

At 322 Maple, in the friendly town of Mayberry, is a comfortable two-story wood and shingle house. This is the residence of local sheriff Andy Taylor, his son Opie, and Aunt Bee. Large trees grace the front yard.

At 211 Pine Street, in Mayfield, lives the Beaver, with his brother Wally and his parents Ward and June. Ward's book-lined den and the spacious living room are just right for Wally's teen parties.

These are the homes where our favorite television families lived - the Brady kids; Beaver and Wally; Opie; Lucy and Ricky; Richie Cunningham; Ralph and Alice Kramden; Fred and Wilma Flintstone. These characters were a part of our day-to-day lives, and they live on in our memories and on cable television.

In TV Sets, Mark Bennett has lovingly recreated the blueprints for forty sitcom homes. Working first with small sketches on envelopes and table napkins - and in the days before videocassette recorders - Bennett gathered information on each home before making a formal drawing. The bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, doghouses, and, in some cases, such as Mayberry R.F.D., the entire town, have been carefully drawn, all down to the last fascinating detail. Relive your favorite episode as you study the blueprint for the Brady home, the M*A*S*H 4077 compound, or the Addams family mansion. Take a close look at Oscar and Felix's swinging bachelor pad, and marvel at how Mary Richards managed to squeeze so much furniture into her Minneapolis studio apartment.

Inside this book are fascinating and obscure details which are the result of 25 years - and thousands of hours - of television viewing. How many rooms were there in the Clampett mansion in "The Beverly Hillbillies", and where was Granny's moonshine still, in relation to the cement pond? Even if you've never asked yourself these questions, after one glance at TV Sets, you will. This book is a fun romp through the icons of American pop culture: from Darrin and Samantha Stephen's Dutch Colonial to Victoria Barkley's ranch, from Felix and Oscar's pre-war apartment to the Jetsons' space unit.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Christopher Ford, Mark Moore Gallery

Preface: Mark Bennett

TV SETS

I. Suburban Bliss

Leave it to Beaver - Ward & June Cleaver
               Grant Avenue House
               Pine Street House

Father Knows Best - Jim & Margaret Anderson House

The Donna Reed Show - Dr. Alex & Donna Stone House

The Patty Duke Show - Home of Martin & Natalie Lane

Hazel - Home of George and Dorothy Baxter

II. Home on the Range

Mister Ed - Wilbur & Carol Post House

Green Acres - Oliver & Lisa Douglas
               Town of Hooterville
               Home of Oliver & Lisa Douglas

The Andy Griffith Show - Andy Taylor
               Town of Mayberry
               Home of Andy Taylor

Big Valley - Home of Victoria Barkley

The Wild, Wild West - Train Coach Home of Jim West

III. The New York Apartment

I Love lucy - Lucy and Ricky Ricardo
               New York City Apartment
               Connecticut House
               Beverly Palms Hotel Suite

Family Affair - Home of William "Bill" Davis

The Odd Couple - Home of Oscar Madison & Felix Ungar

IV. To the Manor Born

The Beverly Hillbillies - The Clampett Mansion

The Munsters - Herman & Lily Munster House

The Addams Family - Home of Gomez & Morticia Addams

V. Suburban Bliss: Part II

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Rob & Laura Petrie House

Bewitched - Darrin & Samantha Stevens House

The Brady Bunch - Mike & Carol Brady House

Happy Days - Home of the Cunninghams

The Jetsons - Home of the Jetsons

VI. Home is Where the Hard Hat Is

The Honeymooners - Home of Ralph & Alice Kramden

The Flintstones - Home of Fred & Wilma Flintstone

All in the Family - Home of Archie & Edith Bunker

VII. Single Parent Families

My Three Sons - Stephen Douglas
               Bryant Park House
               North Hollywood Home

Gidget - Home of Frances "Gidget" Lawrence

Flipper - Home of Porter Ricks

The Partridge Family - Home of Shirley Partridge & Family

VIII. You're Gonna Make It After All

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Home of Mary Richards

Laverne and Shirley - Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney

IX. Home away from Home

Lost in Space - Home of Professor John Robinson & Crew

Gilligan's Island - Gilligan's Island

M*A*S*H - The MASH Compound

X. For Law Suits, Write

Perry Mason - Office of Perry Mason