The Betty Hutton Show
Encyclopedia
The Betty Hutton Show is an American sitcom
that aired on CBS
's Thursday night schedule (8-8:30pm Eastern) during the 1959-1960 season. The show was sponsored by General Foods
' Post Cereals
, and was produced by Desilu
and Hutton Productions.
The series, which was originally entitled Goldie, would retain its original title during its syndication run.
-turned-manicurist
. One of Goldie's regular customers is a millionaire, Mr. Strickland (White). After Mr. Strickland suddenly dies, Goldie discovers that he has left everything he owns, including his 60 million dollar fortune and his three children, to her.
's popular series The Donna Reed Show
.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's Thursday night schedule (8-8:30pm Eastern) during the 1959-1960 season. The show was sponsored by General Foods
General Foods
General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions...
' Post Cereals
Post Cereals
Post Foods, LLC, also known as Post Cereals is a food company that was founded by C.W. Post in 1895 with the first Postum, a "cereal beverage," developed by Post in Battle Creek, Michigan. The first cereal, Grape-Nuts, was developed in 1897. Post has its headquarters in the Bank of America Plaza...
, and was produced by Desilu
Desilu Productions
Desilu Productions was a Los Angeles, California-based company jointly owned by actors Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who were married to each other from 1940 to 1960....
and Hutton Productions.
The series, which was originally entitled Goldie, would retain its original title during its syndication run.
Synopsis
Hutton stars as Goldie, a showgirlShowgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
-turned-manicurist
Manicure
A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure treatment is not only a treatment for the natural nails but also for the hands. A manicure consists of filing, shaping of the free edge, treatments, massage of the hand and the...
. One of Goldie's regular customers is a millionaire, Mr. Strickland (White). After Mr. Strickland suddenly dies, Goldie discovers that he has left everything he owns, including his 60 million dollar fortune and his three children, to her.
Cast and characters
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Betty Hutton Betty Hutton Betty Hutton was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedienne and singer.-Early life:Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg, daughter of a railroad foreman, Percy E. Thornburg and his wife, the former Mabel Lum . While she was very young, her father abandoned the family for... |
Goldie Appleby |
| David White David White (actor) David White was an American stage, film and television actor best known for playing Darrin's boss Larry Tate in the 1964-72 sitcom Bewitched.-Early life:... |
Mr. Strickland |
| Gigi Perreau Gigi Perreau Gigi Perreau, , is an American actress.-Biography:She achieved success as a child actress in a number of films. She played the daughter of Claude Rains and Bette Davis's characters in the 1944 film Mr. Skeffington. In Shadow on the Wall , she starred as the sole witness to a murder... |
Pat Strickland |
| Peter Miles Peter Miles (child actor) Peter Miles was an American actor and writer.Born Gerald Richard Perreau-Saussine in Tokyo, Miles was the older brother of actress Gigi Perreau. He was educated at Beverly Hills Catholic School and graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles.Miles first screen appearance was as the son of... |
Nicky Strickland |
| Dennis Joel | Roy Strickland |
| Gavin Muir | Hollister |
| Norma Varden Norma Varden Norma Varden was an English actress with a long film career in Hollywood.Born in London, the daughter of a retired sea-captain, Varden was a child prodigy. She trained as a concert pianist in Paris and performed in England before deciding to take up acting... |
Aunt Louise |
| Jean Carson Jean Carson Jean Carson was an American stage, film and television actress best known for her work on the classic 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show as one of the "fun girls".-Biography:Born to Alexander W... |
Rosemary |
Reception and cancellation
Although Hutton was a popular actress, the show only lasted for thirty episodes before being cancelled, mainly because it was scheduled opposite ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's popular series The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the upper middle class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz appears as her pediatrician husband Alex, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children Mary and Jeff. The show originally aired on ABC at 10 pm from September...
.
Season 1
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Goldie Crosses the Tracks" | October 1, 1959 |
| 1-2 | "Goldie and the 400" | October 8, 1959 |
| 1-3 | "Goldie Goes to a Dog Show" | October 15, 1959 |
| 1-4 | "Goldie Knots the Old School Tie" | October 22, 1959 |
| 1-5 | "Who Killed Vaudeville?" | October 29, 1959 |
| 1-6 | "Goldie Goes Broke" | November 5, 1959 |
| 1-7 | "Goldie's Playground" | November 12, 1959 |
| 1-8 | "Nicky's First Love" | November 19, 1959 |
| 1-9 | "Hollister's Mother" | November 26, 1959 |
| 1-10 | "Art for Goldie's Sake" | December 3, 1959 |
| 1-11 | "Jenny" | December 17, 1959 |
| 1-12 | "The Christmas Story" | December 24, 1959 |
| 1-13 | "Goldie Goes to Court" | December 31, 1959 |
| 1-14 | "Love Comes to Goldie" | January 7, 1960 |
| 1-15 | "Goldie's Birthday Party" | January 14, 1960 |
| 1-16 | "Roy Runs Away" | January 21, 1960 |
| 1-17 | "Rock 'n' Roll" | January 28, 1960 |
| 1-18 | "Goldie and the Tycoon" | February 4, 1960 |
| 1-19 | "Goldie Meets Betty Hutton" | February 11, 1960 |
| 1-20 | "Rosemary's Romance" | February 18, 1960 |
| 1-21 | "The Cold War" | February 25, 1960 |
| 1-22 | "Goldie Gets Amnesia" | March 3, 1960 |
| 1-23 | "The Seaton Story" | March 10, 1960 |
| 1-24 | "Goldie Meets Mike" | March 17, 1960 |
| 1-25 | "Daddy Goldie" | March 24, 1960 |
| 1-26 | "Gullible Goldie" | March 31, 1960 |
| 1-27 | "The School Bully" | April 7, 1960 |
| 1-28 | "The Flashback Story" | April 14, 1960 |
| 1-29 | "Goldie Without Men" | April 28, 1960 |
| 1-30 | "Goldie on 'Face to Face'" | May 5, 1960 |