- Date with the Angels
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Date with the Angels Format Sitcom Created by Don Fedderson Written by George Tibbles
Fran Van Hartesveldt
Bill KelsayDirected by James V. Kern Starring Betty White
Bill Williams
Jimmy BoydComposer(s) Frank DeVol Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 33 Production Executive producer(s) Fred Henry Producer(s) Don Fedderson Running time 22–24 minutes Production company(s) Silverstone Films/Don Fedderson Productions Distributor MCA Television Broadcast Original channel ABC Picture format Black-and-white Audio format Monaural Original run May 10, 1957 – January 29, 1958 Date with the Angels is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from May 10, 1957 to January 29, 1958. The series, which stars Betty White and Bill Williams, began as a late season replacement for The Ray Anthony Show for the same sponsor, Chrysler's Plymouth division. Tom Kennedy was the show's announcer and spokesman for Plymouth.
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Synopsis
The series revolves around newly married Vicki Angel and her insurance salesman husband Gus Angel who get themselves and their friends and neighbors into various comedic situations. Besides Betty White and Bill Williams, the series also featured for several episodes Richard Deacon, Richard Reeves, Maudie Prickett and Burt Mustin.
Among the series' guest stars were Nancy Kulp, Madge Blake, Joan Vohs, Chuck Connors, Reta Shaw, Dave Willock, Sid Melton, Russell Hicks, Hugh O'Brian, Hanley Stafford, and Williard Waterman.
Date with the Angels was loosely based on the Elmer Rice play Dream Girl, and the series was originally intended to revolve heavily around Vicki's daydreaming tendencies, with more than half of a typical episode dedicated to fantasy sequences. However, the sponsor was not pleased with the fantasy elements and successfully exerted pressure to have them eliminated. "Without our dream sequences," White later said, "our show flattened out and became just one more run-of-the-mill domestic comedy[...]I can honestly say that was the only time I have ever wanted to get out of a show."[1]
The series produced 33 filmed episodes before it was canceled in late January 1958 in favor of a live comedy-variety series, The Betty White Show.
Cast
Actor Role Betty White Vickie Angel Bill Williams Gus Angel Jimmy Boyd Wheeler Richard Reeves Mr. Murphy Maudie Prickett Mrs. Cassie Murphy Richard Deacon Roger Finley Burt Mustin Mr. Finley Tom Kennedy Announcer Roy Engel George Clemson Natalie Masters Wilma Clemson Lillian Bronson Mrs. Drake Gage Clarke Dr. Gordon Episodes
Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate 1 "Vicki Goes to a Party" May 10, 1957 2 "Mother by Proxy" May 17, 1957 3 "High Fever" May 24, 1957 4 "The Wheel" May 31, 1957 5 "The Tree in the Driveway" June 7, 1957 6 "The Feud" June 14, 1957 7 "Shall We Dance?" June 21, 1957 8 "Little White Lies" June 28, 1957 9 "The Blue Tie" July 12, 1957 10 "Heartburn" July 19, 1957 11 "The Surprise" July 26, 1957 12 "Pike's Pique" August 2, 1957 13 "Return of the Wheel" September 2, 1957 14 "The Gorilla" September 13, 1957 15 "Everybody's Baby" September 20, 1957 16 "Catered Party" September 27, 1957 17 "The Convention" October 4, 1957 18 "Night School" October 11, 1957 19 "Star Struck" October 25, 1957 20 "Diane" November 1, 1957 21 "Nobody's Father" November 8, 1957 22 "No-Risk Policy" November 15, 1957 23 "The Burglar" November 22, 1957 24 "The Chateau" November 29, 1957 25 "Chip Off the Old Block" December 6, 1957 26 "The Christmas Show" December 13, 1957 27 "Cousin Herbie" December 20, 1957 28 "A Day at the Track" December 27, 1957 29 "Wheeler at the Cabin" January 1, 1958 30 "The Train" January 8, 1958 31 "Double Trouble" January 15, 1958 32 "Francis Goes to School" January 22, 1958 33 "What an Opportunity" January 29, 1958 Notes
- ^ Nesteroff, Kliph (April 4, 2010). "The Early Betty White 1947-1973". WFMU's Beware of the Blog. http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/04/the-early-betty-white.html. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
External links
- Date with the Angels at the Internet Movie Database
- Date with the Angels at TV.com
- A film clip of a christmas episode of Date with the Angels is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- 1957 television series debuts
- 1958 television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- American television sitcoms
- Black-and-white television programs
- English-language television series
- Television series by CBS Paramount Television
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