Madame's Place

infobox television
show_name = Madame's Place


format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Johnny Haymer
Susan Tolsky
Judy Landers
Corey Feldman
and
Wayland Flowers
as Madame
country = USA
network = Syndication
first_aired = August 16, 1982
last_aired = February 25, 1983
num_episodes = 150

"Madame's Place" is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the form of a bawdy old movie star with a naughty sense of humor. The syndicated series aired from 1982 to 1983.

"Madame's Place" aired for one seasonfact|date=August 2007 from August 16 1982 to 1983, but the number of actual episodes can be disputed (some references say 75, some say 150). The show was unusual for a sitcom in that it was produced for first-run syndication to air five days a week.

Premise

The series was centered around the puppet Madame, who was a huge hit with audiences in the 1970s and 1980s with American puppeteer Wayland Flowers as her creator.

Madame is an "outrageous old broad" who entertains with double entendres and witty comebacks. Bedecked in fabulous eveningwear and summer diamonds ("Some are diamonds; some are not"), Madame's look is based on movie stars such as Gloria Swanson.

Madame lived in a plush mansion with her aged butler/ex-boxer, Pinkerton, (Johnny Haymer); and was surrounded by a nerdy walking day planner, Bernadette, (Susan Tolsky); a beautiful IQ-challenged southern belle, Sara Joy, (Judy Landers); and frequent visits from a nosy kid neighbor, Buzzy, (a young Corey Feldman).

"Madame's Place" covered all of the bases from an abandoned baby on the doorstep to an outrageous fortune teller (played by guest star Edie McClurg) peddling her theories.

Within the series, Madame had a talk show featuring comedian guests, including Debbie Reynolds, Foster Brooks, and William Shatner.

Characters

* Madame (Wayland Flowers).

*Walter "Pinky" Pinkerton (Johnny Haymer).

*Bernadette (Susan Tolsky).

*Sara Joy (Judy Landers).

*Buzzy (Corey Feldman).

External links

*imdb title|id=0083444|title=Madame's Place
*Tv.com show|id=11992|title=Madame's Place