It's a Man's World
Series title card
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Peter Tewksbury James Leighton
Starring	Glenn Corbett Michael Burns Ted Bessell Randy Boone
Composers	Earle Hagen Jack Marshall Herbert W. Spencer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 mins.
Production companies	Heyday Productions Revue Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17) – January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28)

It's a Man's World is an American comedy-drama television series starring Glenn Corbett which aired on NBC from September 17, 1962, to January 28, 1963.^[1]

Tom, Vern, and Wes are young men living on a houseboat called Elephant in the Ohio River. Wes is a local, but Tom (nicknamed Tom-Tom) is from Chicago and Vern is from North Carolina. The boat is docked near a service station owned by Mr. Stott, who serves as a grouchy father figure to the men. Wes has a serious girlfriend, Irene, who attends Cordella College along with Wes and Tom. Wes' orphaned little brother Howie also lives with them. The custody agreement states that Howie must be raised in an upstanding environment, which cramps the style of the fun-loving dudes.^{[citation needed]}

• Glenn Corbett as Wes Macauley^[2]
• Michael Burns as Howie Macauley^[2]
• Ted Bessell as Tom-Tom DeWitt^[2]
• Randy Boone as Vern Hodges^[2]
• Harry Harvey as Houghton Stott^[2]
• Jan Norris as Irene Hoff^[2]
• Kate Murtaugh as Mrs. Iona Dobson^[2]
• Scott White as Virgil Dobson^[2]
• Jeanine Cashell as Alma Jean Dobson^[2]
• Ann Schuyler as Nora^[2]

Revue Productions packaged the series, which was filmed at Revue Studios in Universal City, California. Peter Tewksbury created the show and was the producer and director. Jack Marshall provided the music. The series was broadcast on Mondays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.^[3]

After the show was cancelled as of mid-January 1963, Corbett found work almost immediately on the already-airing show Route 66. Route 66 was thematically similar to It's A Man's World, exploring many of the same issues of American life, particularly the issues of restlessness and idealism. Corbett began his co-starring role as Lincoln Case on Route 66 in March, 1963.^{[citation needed]}

In 1977, ABC revisited the premise of It's a Man's World with The San Pedro Beach Bums, a 60-minute situation comedy about five young men living together on a houseboat in San Pedro, California. It also was unsuccessful, lasting only ten episodes.^{[citation needed]}

• It's a Man's World at IMDb
• It's a Man's World at Television Obscurities