Setting
The fictional "Blondie Street" located at Columbia Ranch in Burbank, California (now the Warner Ranch) was the backdrop for the series.
The Mitchells' house was constructed between 1934 and 1935 for the movie Party Wire. It was later moved and became well known as the home of the Stone family on The Donna Reed Show in 1958, before becoming the home of the Mitchell family in 1959.
The Wilsons' house was constructed between 1936 and 1937 for the Blondie film series. This structure, after some transformation, became well known as the home of the Andersons in Father Knows Best before becoming the home of the Wilsons, and later, the home of Major Nelson and Jeannie in I Dream of Jeannie. The house can also be seen in episodes of Bewitched and The Partridge Family.
The Partridge Family house, located on the same street, was used as the home of Mrs. Elkins (a Mitchell neighbor). It can be seen in the episode "The Man Next Door" (Season 3 Episode 30) in which Mr. Wilson and Dennis believe there is a jewel thief living next door and climb into a basement window of the home. It was also used as Miss Cathcart's house in the episode "Miss Cathcart's Sunsuit" (Season 1 Episode 32). The corner church, together with The Partridge Family house burned down in a fire in August 1970. Both were rebuilt to specification, albeit the church was moved further back and in a different configuration and smaller. Prior to The Partridge Family the house facade was used by the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Kravitz on Bewitched. These days all of these houses still exist at the Warner Ranch and are used primarily as storage space and production offices across from the suburban park it faces.
The garage of the well-known address, 1164 Morning Glory Circle, used as the Bewitched house, can also be clearly seen in several episodes.
| Season | Rank (Rating) |
| 1) 1959–60 | # 16 (26.0) |
| 2) 1960–61 | # 11 (26.1) |
| 3) 1961–62 | # 17 (23.8) |
| 4) 1962-63 | # |
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