Mona McCluskey

Mona McCluskey
Also known as	Meet Mona McCluskey
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Arthur Alsberg Edmund Beloin Irving Elinson Bob Fisher Fred S. Fox Henry Garson
Directed by	Richard Whorf Stanley Z. Cherry
Starring	Juliet Prowse Denny Scott Miller
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	George Burns
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	McCadden Productions United Artists Television
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16) – April 14, 1966 (1966-04-14)

Mona McCluskey (also known as Meet Mona McCluskey) is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1965-1966 schedule. The series stars Juliet Prowse in the title role, and aired from September 16, 1965 to April 14, 1966.

Synopsis

Prowse portrayed Mona McCluskey, an actress who marries a United States Air Force sergeant, Mike McCluskey, played by Denny Scott Miller. The major premise of the show is Mona trying to balance her acting career with her marriage to Mike, who preferred that they live on his smaller Air Force salary.

The series also co-stars Herbert Rudley as General Crone, Mike's boss and Robert Strauss as Sergeant Gruzewsky. Series guest stars include Maurice Marsac; Lee Bergere, Sal Mineo, Barry Kelley, Doris Singleton, and Darlene Patterson.

Production notes

The series was produced for NBC by McCadden Enterprises, Inc. in association with United Artists Television Production, Inc. The series executive producer was comedian George Burns.

Reception

Mona McCluskey appeared on Thursday nights against ABC's Peyton Place and the second half hour of CBS's two-hour Thursday night movie. It failed to win its time slot and was cancelled by NBC, with its last episode airing in April 1966.

External links

• Mona McCluskey at the Internet Movie Database
• Mona McCluskey at TV.com
• Mona McCluskey episode guide at The Classic TV Archive