Blondie (1957 TV series)
| Blondie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | Abby Berlin Paul Landres |
| Starring | Pamela Britton Arthur Lake |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Distributor | King Features Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | January 4, 1957 – July 5, 1957 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Blondie |
| Followed by | Blondie |
Blondie is the first of two TV series based on the comic strip of the same name. It first aired on January 4, 1957 on NBC. Although Penny Singleton had starred in most of the Blondie movies, producers chose Pamela Britton for the title role, with Arthur Lake playing the role of Dagwood Bumstead as he had in the Blondie movie series.
A pilot episode was filmed in 1954 with Hal Le Roy as Dagwood opposite Britton's Blondie. The DVD for the 1957 version of Blondie was later released, but only includes the first three episodes.
Cast
- Arthur Lake ... Dagwood Bumstead
- Pamela Britton ... Blondie Bumstead
- Florenz Ames ... J.C. Dithers
- Ann Barnes ... Cookie
- Harold Peary ... Herb Woodley
- Stuffy Singer ... Alexander
- Elvia Allman ... Cora Dithers
- Lucien Littlefield ... Mr. Beasley
- Pat Sheehan... Librarian
Episodes
| Episode[1] | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | One Gun Bumstead | unaired pilot, 1954 |
| 1 | Dagwood's Ego | January 4, 1957 |
| 2 | Mr. Dithers is Hospitalized | January 11, 1957 |
| 3 | Mr. Dithers Moves In | January 18, 1957 |
| 4 | The Other Woman | January 25, 1957 |
| 5 | Home Sweet Home | February 1, 1957 |
| 6 | Get That Gun | February 8, 1957 |
| 7 | Husband Once Removed | February 15, 1957 |
| 8 | The Quiz Show | February 22, 1957 |
| 9 | The Payoff Money | March 8, 1957 |
| 10 | Hard Luck Idol | March 15, 1957 |
| 11 | Oil for the Lamps of Blondie | March 22, 1957 |
| 12 | Blondie the Breadwinner | March 29, 1957 |
| 13 | The Glamor Girl | April 5, 1957 |
| 14 | The Rummage Sale | April 12, 1957 |
| 15 | Deception | April 19, 1957 |
| 16 | Puppy Love | April 26, 1957 |
| 17 | Made to Fire | May 3, 1957 |
| 18 | Blondie Redecorates | May 10, 1957 |
| 19 | Blondie's Double | May 17, 1957 |
| 20 | The Spy | May 24, 1957 |
| 21 | Cupid's Question Column | May 31, 1957 |
| 22 | The Tramp | June 7, 1957 |
| 23 | The Grouch | June 14, 1957 |
| 24 | Alexander's 16th Birthday | June 21, 1957 |
| 25 | Howdy Neighbor | June 28, 1957 |
| 26 | The Feud | July 5, 1957 |
Further reading
Blondie Goes to Hollywood, by Carol Lynn Scherling. Albany, 2010. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-401-9.
References
- ^ http://home.earthlink.net/~joesarno/tvcomics/blondie.htm Comics On Television
