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The Ann Sothern Show
Episode Guide -  March  2005
(#3.18)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by
Jim Brent, Tom Alger, Rina Fox
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THE ANN SOTHERN SHOW
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Desilu Productions, Inc. & Anso Productions, Inc.
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (last 9 episodes)
for
CBS (Mondays 9:30 pm EST)

US Comedy series 1958-61 (3 seasons) 93 episodes x 30 min bw
release date 6Oct58
starring
Ann Sothern
as Katy O'Connor

Ernest Truex as Jason Macauley, hotel manager #1 (exit #23)(1958-1959)
Reta Shaw as Flora Macauley, Jason's wife (exit #23) (1958-1959)

Don Porter as James Devery, hotel manager #2 (1959-1961)

Ann Tyrell as Olive Smith, Katy's secretary (1958-1961)
Jack Mullaney as Johnny Wallacer (1958-1960)

Louis Nye as Dr. Delbert Gray, hotel dentist (1960-1961)
Jacques Scott as Paul Martineott, bellboy (1958-1959)
Ken Berry as Woody, bellboy (1960-1961)
Jesse White as Oscar Pudney, Katy's nemsis (1960-1961)

Premise:
Katy O'Connor (Ann Sothern) was the assistant manager of the plush
Bartley House Hotel in New York City. Her first boss, Jason Macauley,
was transferred to Calcutta in March 1959, but Katy's hopes of succeeding
him were torpedoed when James Devery arrived to fill the job. Katy's
secretary, roommate, and best friend was Olive Smith. Story lines followed
the amusing tales of the problems encountered in running a big city hotel.

Background:
Ann Sothern (real name Harriet Lake born 1909) had previously appeared with
Don Porter in 'Private Secretary' aka 'Susie', 1952-55 104 episodes,
a Chertok production also for CBS.
In 1965 she was the voice of Jerry Van Dyke's dead mother in
'My Mother the Car' 30 episodes United Artists for NBC.

########### The Ann Sothern Show #############
############# season 1 1958-59 ###############
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CBS Mondays 9:30 pm Eastern
release date 6Oct58

1.01 [--] Ann Sothern Show:
BRIDAL SUITE (a.k.a. TWO TOO MANY) (pilot episode)
06Oct58 CBS Monday 9:30pm (Copyright date: 10Mar58)
Guest Cast:
Connie Stevens (as a young newlywed)
Jimmy Hayes (as a young newlywed)
Elvia Allman.
Synopsis #1:
Katy O'Connor tries to help a young newlywed couple by assigning
them to the bridal suite at a very low rate. But complications arise
when Jason MaCauley, the hotel manager, assigns the same room to
another pair of newlyweds, friends of his domineering wife.
TV Guide: In this new half-hour weekly comedy series, Ann Sothern
stars as Katy O'Connor, assistant manager of the plush Bartley
House, a luxury hotel in New York City. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Complications arise when Katy gives the bridal suite to a young pair
of newlyweds and Mr. Macauley assigns the same room to his wife's newlywed
friends. [JB]

1.02 [--] Ann Sothern Show: SIX WIVES PLUS TWO
13Oct58 CBS Mon (1Aug58 copyright date)   
A maharajah checks into the Bartley House and gives Mr. Macauley one
of his six wives when the manager saves his life. [JB]

1.03 [--] Ann Sothern Show: LOVE COMES TO OLIVE
20Oct58 CBS Mon (28Aug58 copyright date)        
Guest Cast:
Frank Behrens.
Katy tries to discourage Olive's crush on Paul the desk clerk. [JB]


1.04 [--] Ann Sothern Show: GOVERNESS FOR A DAY
27Oct58 CBS Mon (5Sep58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Raymond Bailey.
Synopsis #1:
Nine-year-old Donald Carpenter is a permanent guest at the hotel. After he
has terrorized the staff, Katy decides to take the youngster in hand. [TA]
Synopsis #2
Katy tries to calm nine-year old Donald Carpenter while Mr. Macauley
prepares for an award. [JB]

1.05 [---] Ann Sothern Show : MASQUERADE BALL
03Nov58 CBS Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 19Sep58)
Guest Cast:
Frank Faylen, Selmer Jackson, Wally Cassell and Stanley Adams.
Synopsis #1:
The Bartley House gives a masquerade ball and during the festivities a gang
of thieves cracks the hotel's safe and steals jewels belonging to a
millionaire guest. Katy O'Connor decides to track down the thieves. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
During a masquerade ball, thieves crack the hotel safe and steal a
millionaire's jewels. Katy dons a dark wig in an effort to catch
the thieves and clear her name. [JB]

1.06 [--] Ann Sothern Show: NEW LEASE OF LIFE
10Nov58 CBS Mon    (24Jul58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Akthleen Freeman, Frank Behrens,
Howard McNear and the Guadalajara Boys.
Synopsis:
When Katy's friends convince her that she dominates Olive, Katy decides
to move. She enlists the help of a Latin American band in breaking
her lease. [JB]


1.07 [---] Ann Sothern: COUNTESS OF BARTLEY
17Nov58 CBS Monday 9:30pm (9Oct58 copyright date)
Guest Cast: Gladys cooper and Alan Marshall.
Synopsis #1:
A playboy count and his aunt check into the Bartley House. Katy soon learns
that the aunt is determined to marry the count…of "Big Brass Band". And she
wants the solo clarinet girl for her nephew. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
A Duchess tries to play matchmaker for her playboy nephew, a Count,
and Katy. [JB]

1.08 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE THANKSGIVING STORY
24Nov58 CBS    (3Oct58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Danny Richards, Jr.
Don Grady.
Synopsis #1:
Katy suspects Donald Carpenter has taken up with a gang of delinquents.
[TA]
Synopsis #2:
When she learns he has formed an orchestra, Katy tries to get them
a job at the hotel. [JB]
Ann Sothern and Barry Gordon perform "Thanks for Everything,"
with music by Miss Sothern, and lyrics by Mel Diamond and John Kohn.
[JB]

1.09 [--] Ann Sothern Show: SAY IT WITH MUSIC
01Dec58 CBS    (26Sep58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Leo Fuchs.
Katy tries to help Mrs. Macauley impress her women's club by persuading
a temperamental cellist to entertain at their meeting. [JB]


1.10 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE BIG GAMBLE
08Dec58 CBS Mon (16Oct58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Ross Martin,
George O"Hanlon
Sylvia Field (as the gambler) real-life wife of Ernest Truex (Mr. Macauley)
Synopsis:
While the Macauleys are on vacation, Katy is left in charge. She
unknowingly lends their room to a lady gambler who starts a poker game. [JB]


1.11 [--] Ann Sothern Show: IT'S A DOG'S LIFE
15Dec58 CBS Mon (11Sep58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Alice White and Sid Tomack.
The Bartley House staff are surprised by Donald Carpenter's good behavior.
They do not know he is breaking hotel rules by keeping a dog. [JB]

1.12 [--]Ann Sothern Story: THE BOSS'S SON
22Dec58 CBS Mon (no copyright details)   
Guest Cast:
Frederick Ford.
The playboy son of the Bartley House founder chases Katy while in town
to inspect the hotel. [JB]

1.13 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE EAST SIDE STORY
29Dec58 CBS Mon (copyright date 14Nov58)   
Guest Cast:
Mark Damon.
Ernest Sarracino* (as the father)
*had a recurring role on "Private Secretary" as the night watchman.
Synopsis:
Katy allows a longtime employee to persuade her into hiring his near-
delinquent son as a bellhop. When things begin disappearing, the boy
seems to be the guilty party. [JB]


1.14 [---] Ann Sothern: JOHNNY MOVES UP
05Jan59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 20Nov58)
Regular Cast:
Ernest Truex; Ann Tyrrell; Reta Shaw; Jack Mullaney; Jacques Scott
Guest Cast:
Frances Bavier, John Abbott, Sid Melton and Charles Lane.
Synopsis #1:
Johnny Wallace, the Bartley House bellhop, comes to Katy for help when he
learns that his mother is coming for a visit. She thinks her son is an
executive, and Johnny prevails on Katy to help him carry out the deception.
[TA]
Synopsis #2:
When Johnny's mother visits, he convinces the hotel staff to pretend
he is the assistant manager so she will not be disappointed at his
position. [JB]

1.15 [---] Ann Sothern: GIVE IT BACK TO THE INDIANS
12Jan59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 26Nov58)
Regular Cast:
Ernest Trues, Ann Tyrrell; Ann Tyrrell; Jack Mullaney; Jacques Scott
Eleanor Audley is introduced as the wealthy Mrs. Thompson
Synopsis #1
On a Man-in-the-street interview Katy deplores the plight of the American
Indian. As a result, an influential stockholder in the Bartley House hotel
chain demands that Katy be fired. [TA]
Synopsis #2
After Katy champions the cause of the American Indian on a radio
program, an influential board member demands she be fired.
[JB]

1.16 [---] Ann Sothern: THREE LOVES HAS KATY
19Jan59 CBS, Monday 9:30pm (copyright date: 23Oct58)
Guest Cast:
John Beal, Philip Reed and Gordon Jones.
Synopsis #1:
Katy O'Connor is delighted when three of her old boy friends come to
Bartley House for a college reunion. But the three men give her reason
to wonder whether she was right in choosing a career instead of
marriage. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Katy fantasizes about marriage when her three college boy friends
come to the hotel for a reunion. [JB]

1.17 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE FIVE YEAR ITCH
26Jan59 CBS Mon 9:30pm (4Dec58 copyright date)   
Guest cast:
Christine White (as Margaret Finchley)
Fay Baker (as Mildred Holliday)
Julie Van Zandt (as Ellen Finchley)
Scott Elliott (as Kent Emerson)
Jack Straw (as Mr. Leach)
Synopsis #1:
Katy realizes that she has become short-tempered and concludes that
she is bored with her job. Her friends suggest that she take a long
vacation and Katy prepares to do so. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Katy searches for a replacement so she can go on an extended vacation.
She ends up playing matchmaker for her over-efficient replacement. [JB]

1.18 [--] Ann Sothern Show: HURRAH FOR THE IRISH
02Feb59 CBS (11Dec58 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Cecil Kellaway.
Synopsis:
After winning the sweepstakes, Katy's Irish uncle Sean visits and
buys her a fur coat. JB]
[JB]

1.19 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE O'CONNORS STICK TOGETHER
09Feb59 CBS (15Jan59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Cecil Kellaway and Terrence De Marnay.
When Katy learns that uncle Sean and his brother are feuding, she
schemes to reunite them in a common cause: preventing her from marrying
an Englishman. [JB]


1.20 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
16Feb59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (Copyright date 18Dec58)
Guest Cast:
Helen Wallace, Mary Treen and Natalie Masters.
Synopsis #1:
Discouraged by high living costs, Katy and Olive become budget
conscious. Acting on the advice of a thrifty neighbor, they sign up with
a budget-planning firm. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Katy and Olive lose their friends when they try to beat the high cost
of living by hiring a financial consultant. [JB]

1.21 [--] Ann Sothern Show: TWO ON THE AISLE
23Feb59 CBS (copyright date 22Jan59)
Guest Cast:
Joseph Kearns and Edward Hemmer.
Synopsis:
When a press agent sends Katy two tickets to a hit musical, she must
decide which of her friends should accompany her. [JB]

1.22 [--] Ann Sothern Show: STAND-IN HEIRESS
02Mar59 CBS (copyright date 29Jan59)
Guest Cast:
Marguerite Chapman and Sid Melton.
Synopsis #1:
Katy is delighted to learn that her old friend Stella Gordon, a wealthy
widow is engaged to be married. But when Katy meets Stella's fiancé she is
certain he is really a con man. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Katy pretends to have a large inheritance to prove to her friend, a
wealthy widow, that her fiance is only after her money. [JB]

1.23 [--] Ann Sothern Show: KATY'S BIG SURPRISE
09Mar59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 5Feb59)
Guest cast:
Arthur Fleming (as Emcee)
Kort Falkenberg (as Salesman)
Russ Bender (as Doctor)
Max Slaten (as Passport Clerk)
Benjie Bancroft (as Fireman)
New Regular Cast:
Don Porter is introduced as James Devery.
Synopsis #1:
Jason Macauley is being transferred to the Calcutta branch of the hotel
chain and hte Bartley House staff is certain Katy will succeed him as
manager. She is immediately besieged with requests for promotions.
Note: On this episode Don Porter, a regular on "Private Secretary,"
joined the series as James Devery. [TA]
Synopsis #2
When Mr. Macauley is transferred to the Calcutta Bartley House, he
persuades Katy to take over as manager. They do not know what Tom
Bartley has already chosen a replacement. [JB]
[Note: This is the last episode with Ernest Truex and Reta Shaw]


[--] 16Mar59   
Pre-empted

1.24 [--] Ann Sothern Show: KATY'S NEW BOSS
23Mar59    CBS (copyright date 12Feb59)
Guest Cast:
Paul Dubov is introduced as Michel.
Katy tries to take matters into her own hands when she thinks Mr. Devery
is too hard on the staff. [JB]
[Postponed, originally scheduled for 16Mar59]

1.25 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE ROAD TO HEALTH
30Mar59 CBS airdate, Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 26Feb59)
Synopsis #1
Katy O'Connor is surprised to learn that her new boss, James Devery,
has fallen in love with a woman several years his junior. [TA]
Synopsis #2
Mr. Devery embarks on an extensive diet and exercise program to impress
a younger woman.[JB]

1.26 [---] Ann Sothern: THE ENGAGEMENT RING
(copyright title "The Ring")
06Apr59 CBS (copyright date 19Feb59)
Guest Cast:
Lester Matthews (as Mr. Bartley)
Regular Cast:
Don Porter; Ann Tyrrell; Jacques Scott; Jack Mullaney
Synopsis #1:
Katy's boss asks her to have the setting of his mother's diamond ring
changed. The staff members get the wrong idea when they see Katy with the
ring. [TA]
Synopsis #2
When Mr. Devery gives Katy his mother's ring so that she can have its
setting changed, the hotel staff think Katy and the bass are engaged. [JB]

1.27 [--] Ann Sothern Show: KATY'S INVESTMENT CLUB
13Apr59 CBS airdate, (copyright date: 12Mar59)
Guest cast:
Lawrence Dobkin (as Mr. Gates)
Lyle Talbot (as Mr. Finletter)
James Nolan (as Eddie)
Synopsis #1:
Michael, the Bartley House chef, makes spectacular profits from his
membership in a stock-market club. The rest of the staff form a club of
their own and ask Katy to invest their money in a solid stock. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Katy buys speculative stock when she is entrusted with finds from the
staff's investment club. [JB]

1.28 [---] Ann Sothern: THE SQUARE PEG
20Apr59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (5Mar59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
David Opatashu
Regular Cast:
Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, Jack Mullaney
Synopsis #1
Bartley House manager James Devery decides to make the hotel staff more
efficient. [TA]
Synopsis #2
The hotel staff worry when Mr. Devery orders psychological tests
to increase efficiency. [JB]

1.29 [--] Ann Sothern Show: GEISHA GIRL
27Apr59 CBS (copyright date 19Mar59)
Tired of doing menial chores for Mr. Devery, Katy decides to hire
a houseboy. She is not prepared for the beautiful, efficient geisha
girl she gets instead. [JB]

1.30 [--] Ann Sothern Show: THE UGLY BONNET
04May59    CBS (copyright date 9Apr59)
Guest Cast:
Irene Hervey and Peter Leeds.
To show his gratitude for her hard work, Mr. Devery buys Katy a hat.
She returns the ugly headgear, only to learn he wants her to wear
it to lunch with him. [JB]

1.31 [---] Ann Sothern Show: THE RAISE
11May59 CBS airdate, Monday 9:30pm (Copyright date 16Apr59)
Guest Cast:
Eleanor Audley
Carleton Carpenter (as Mark)
Synopsis #1:
At the Bartley House frantic preparations are made for the visit of Mrs.
Thompson, a board member. She brings along her nephew and tells
Mr. Devery, who intends to ask her for a raise, to train him in the hotel
business. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Mr. Devery promises to train Mrs. Thompson's nephew in exchange for
a seat on the board of directors. He does not know the nephew
dislikes the hotel business and wants a career in aviation. [JB]

1.32 [---] Ann Sothern Show: SPRINGTIME FOR KATY
18May59 CBS airdate, Monday 9:30pm (Copyright date: 24Apr59)
Guest cast:
Patrick O'Neal (as Randy Rand)
Jack Wagner (as Alfred)
Jim Nolan (as Eddie)
Synopsis #1:
Katy feels that her boss, hotel manager James Devery, is taking her
for granted. She plans a campaign to remind Mr. Devery that she is a
woman. [TA]
Synopsis #2
When Mr. Devery treats Katy like one of the boys, she plots to make
him aware of her femininity by dating a handsome, playboy actor. [JB]


[--] 25May59 - pre-empted for a "Du Pont Show of the Month" special:
"Billy Budd" with Don Murray and Jason Robards Jr.


1.33 [--] Ann Sothern Show: KATY GOES THROUGH CHANNELS
01Jun59    CBS (copyright date 30Apr59)
Guest Cast:
Olan Soulé and Joe deReda.
Mr. Devery applies military techniques to operating the hotel in order
to win the Bartley Trophy for efficient operations. [JB]

1.34 [--] Ann Sothern Show: A PROMOTION FOR JOHNNY
08Jun59    CBS (copyright date 7May59)
Guest Cast:
Helen Kleeb.
Richard Reeves* (as the bartender)
[* has a recurring role as the doorman in later episodes]
Synopsis:
Johnny overhears a conversation about his promotion and mistakenly
thinks he is going to be fired. [JB]

1.35 [---] Ann Sothern Show : BABY AT THE BARTLEY HOUSE
15Jun59 CBS Monday 9:30pm (copyright date 14May59)
Guest cast:
Paul Dubov
Nora O'Mahoney (as Mrs. Riley)
Synopsis #1
Katy and Olive promise to watch a neighbor's baby for the day. But the
baby's mother doesn't return in time so Kathy and Olive take the baby
to work with them. [TA]
Synopsis #2
When their neighbor is late returning from a trip, Katy and Olive
must take her baby to work with them. [JB]

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Summer Re-Runs on CBS
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22Jun59    Geisha Girl (original air date 27Apr59)
29Jun59    The Square Peg (original air date 20Apr59)

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"The Ann Sothern Show " was replaced during the summer of 1959
by "The Joseph Cotten Show" anthology series. Aired 06Jul59-21Sep59
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12Jul59 Joseph Cotten Show: ELEANOR with Charles Laughton
27Jul59 Joseph Cotten Show: THE LONELY WIZARD with Rod Steiger

[--] 28Sep59
Pre-empted for Du Pont Show of the Month "Body and Soul"
"Ann Sothern Show" returned for second season 05Oct59

########### The Ann Sothern Show #############
############# season 2 1959-60 ###############
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CBS Mondays 9:30 pm Eastern
October 5, 1959-September 29, 1960

2.01 [36] Ann Sothern Show: THE LUCY STORY
5Oct59 CBS orig. airdate Monday 9:30pm Eastern (copyright date: 20Aug59)
Guest star:
Lucille Ball (as Lucy Ricardo)
Synopsis #1:
Lucy Ricardo checks into the Bartley House in New York, loudly denouncing
marriage because Ricky has gone skin diving without her. [TA]
Synopsis #2:
Lucy Ricardo checks into Bartley House and decides to play cupid when she
learns her old friend, Katy O'Connor, is still single. [TA]
Synopsis #3:
When Katy's friend, Lucy Ricardo, visits the hotel, Lucy plays matchmaker
for Katy and Mr. Devery. Lucille Ball plays her "I Love Lucy" character.
Ironically, Lucy Ricardo is also a friend of Ann Sothern's previous TV
incarnation, Susie MacNamara. Ann Sothern guested on "The Lucille Ball-
Desi Arnaz Show" on 06Nov57 "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana." [JB]

2.02 [37] Ann Sothern Show: KATY AND THE COWBOY
(a.k.a. "The Guy Madison Story")
12Oct59 CBS (copyright date 27Aug59)
Guest Cast:
Guy Madison, Merry Anders and rodeo luminaries Casey Tibbs,
Harley May, Dean Oliver and Mo Sagers.
Katy tries to make Mr. Devery jealous by taking a rodeo headliner
to a hotel opening.
This episode was suggested by Don Porter, a real-life western
aficionado. He was disappointed when Mr. Devery did not get to
ride a horse. [JB]

2.03 [38] Ann Sothern Show: NERVOUS BREAKUP (broadcast title)
a.k.a "Katy and Olive's Nervous Breakdown" (copyright title)
19Oct59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 06Aug59)
Guest Cast:
Alice Backes, Gloria Robertson, Marge Redmond.
Jan Englund is introduced as Katy's friend, Marion.
Synopsis 1:
Katy and Olive have a misunderstanding and decide that they no longer
wish to share the same apartment. Then Katy begins looking for a new
roommate. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
After Katy and Live have a misunderstanding, Katy runs through a series
of roommates.

2.04 [39] Ann Sothern Show: DOMESTIC KATY
(a.k.a. "Domesti-Katy")
26Oct59 CBS orig. airdate Monday 9:30pm Eastern
(Copyright date: 3Sep59)
Guest Cast:
James Philbrook; Ann Morris; Jack Mullany
Synopsis 1:
Envious of a happily married friend, Katy launches an ill-fated campaign
of button-sewing and dinner-cooking in an effort to impress a visiting
cornball sales executive with he prowess as a homemaker. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
After a visit from a happily married friend, Katy tries to be more
domestic. [JB]

2.05 [40] Ann Sothern Show: THE SAL MINEO STORY
2Nov59 CBS orig. airdate (Copyright date: 13Aug59)
Guest Cast:
Sal Mineo (as Nicky Silvero)
Jack Mullaney (as Johnny)
Denise Alexander.
Synopsis 1:
Musician Nicky Silvero has a girl friend, and Katy is eager for the young
couple to get married. But her boss James Devery opposes the match. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Sal Mineo plays a musician caught in the middle of a matrimonial battle
when Katy tries to outwit her boss in an effort to get the young man
married. [TA]
Synopsis 3:
Katy helps a young musician and his girl friend get married, despite
Mr. Devery's opposition to the match. [JB]
Note:
Sal Mineo peforms "Chicken Cacciatore," "Take Off Your Shoes,"
and "You're Crushing My Duster," with music by Ann Sothern and
lyrics by Ian Bernard.

[--] 9Nov59 CBS - pre-empted for a "Du Pont Show of the Month" special:
"I, Don Quixote"

2.06 [41] Ann Sothern Show: THE BIG PAY OFF (broadcast title)
a.k.a. "The Pay-Off" (copyright title)
16Nov59 CBS (10Sep59 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Tol Avery, Peter Leeds.
A Bartley House vice president fires Katy for accepting a bribe when
she receives a mink stole from the company that won the hotel's air
conditioning contract. [JB]

2.07 [42] Ann Sothern Show: OLD BUDDY BOY
23Nov59 CBS orig. airdate ( copyright date 31Jul59)
Guest cast:
Mark Dana (as Tom Burke)
Synopsis 1:
Tom Burke, manager of the Bartley House in Honolulu, pays a visit to New
York. After meeting Katy O'Connor, Burke offers her the job of assistant
manager of his Hawaiian Hotel. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Devery's old college rival tries to convince Katy to become his
assistant manager at the Honolulu Bartley House. [JB]

2.08 [43] Ann Sothern Show: QUEEN FOR A NIGHT
30Nov59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 17Sep59)
Guest cast:
Kent Taylor (as Ed Morley)
William Allyn (as Paul)
Synopsis :
Katy arranges a blind date between Olive and a friend of Mr. Devery's. The
man swoons over an artist's glamorized concept of Olive, but he learns that
she is not quite so breathtaking in real life. [TA/JB]
   
2.09 [44] Ann Sothern Show: KATY AND THE NEW GIRL
7Dec59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 24Sep59)
Guest Cast:
Eva Gabor,
Jan Englund.
Synopsis:
Olive goes on vacation and a girl named Steffi is hired as a temporary
secretary. Steffi makes herself indispensable to Mr. Devery, and Katy finds
her own job in jeopardy. [TA]
Syniopsis 2:
While olive is on vacation, her unscrupulous replacement tries to steal
Katy's job. [JB]

2.10 [45] Ann Sothern Show: KATY'S TENDER TRAP
14Dec59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 23Oct59)
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Devery thinks that Katy is out to trap him into marriage. So he takes
steps to discourage her. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A recently married friend of Mr. Devery convinces him that Katy's friendly
ministrations mean she wants to marry him. [JB]

2.11 [46] Ann Sothern Show: TOP EXECUTIVE
21Dec59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 1Oct59)
Guest star:
Jayne Meadows (as Liza Vincent)
Synopsis 1:
Vivacious Liza Vincent arrives at the Bartley House to do an article on
manager James Devery for Top Executive magazine. Katy finds that Liza's
aggressive charm calls for special action. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy is suspicious of an aggressive journalist who claims to be writing an
article on Mr. Devery while sponging off the hotel. [JB]

2.12 [47] The Ann Sothern Show: KATY MISMANAGES
28Dec59 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 29Oct59)
Guest Cast:
Jack Wagner, Olan Soule, Herb Vigran.
Synopsis 1:
Hotel manager James Devery decides to go on vacation. He leaves his
assistant Katy O'Connor in complete charge. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
While Mr. Devery is on vacation, Katy is left in charge of the hotel where
her friends take advantage of her. [JB]
 [--] Unknown title (possibly "Katy Mismanages")
(rebroadcast 06Jun60)
Guest cast:
William Kendis .... Jerry Van
Herb Vigran ..... Pete Wilson
Synopsis:
Devery decides to go on vacation and leaves Katy O'Connor in complete
charge. [RF]

2.13 [48] Ann Sothern Show: WOMAN BEHIND THE THRONE
04Jan60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 05Nov59)
Guest Cast:
John Emery, Harriet MacGibbon, Herb Vigran.
As Katy tries to persuade the female members of the Executive Club to
vote for Mr. Devey for president, she gets herself nominated as his
opponent. [JB]

2.14 [49] Ann Sothern Show: SLIGHTLY MARRIED
11Jan60 orig. airdate (copyright date 13Nov59)
Guest Cast:
Charles Herbert, Frank Behrens.
In order to provide a temporary home for a runaway orphan boy, Katy
pretends she is married. [JB]

2.15 [50] Ann Sothern Show: DEVERY'S WHITE ELEPHANT
18Jan60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 19Nov59)
Guest Cast:
Verna Felton.
Katy tries to impress a wealthy Alaskan widow in hopes that she will rent
an expensive suite at the hotel. [JB]

2.16 [51] Ann Sothern Show: KATY'S NEW CAREER
25Jan60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 25Nov59)
Guest Cast:
Jesse White (Cagey Calhoun on "Private Secretary") appears as
Katy's new boss, he later will become a regular as another character.
Synopsis:
Disgusted with long hours and short pay, Katy quits her job and goes to
work for a loan company. [JB]

2.17 [52] Ann Sothern Show: THE WITNESS
01Feb60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 04Dec59)
Guest Cast:
Jack Albertson, Lurene Tuttle.
Katy and Olive try to convince a couple to drop their lawsuit against
Mr. Devery after he hits their car. The girl's fear increases when they
realize they forgot to renew Mr. Devery's insurance. [JB]

2.18 [53] Ann Sothern Show: THE DOG WHO CAME TO DINNER
8Feb60 CBS, Monday 9:30pm Eastern (Copyright date 11Dec59)
Guest Cast:
Howard McNear is introduced as their neighbor.
Synopsis 1:
A stray puppy appears at Katy and Olive's apartment, and Olive insists
that they give the little stranger a home. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A stray puppy disrupts Katy and olive's friendship. Olive wants to keep it,
but she makes Katy do all the work. [JB]

2.19 [54] Ann Sothern Show: OLIVE'S DREAM MAN
15Feb60 CBS orig. airdate (14Jan60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Joe E. Brown (as Mitchell Carson)
Doris Singleton (as Mavis)
Hollis Irving (as Louise)
Bobby Sargeant (as Fred Danton)
John Archer (as Charlie)
Bill Tennant (as bellboy).
Synopsis 1:
Olive tells all her friends that she has a suave and handsome new boy
friend, and they can't wait to meet this prince charming. [UCLA]
Synopsis 2:
Olive's friends think she is telling stories when she raves about
her new boy friend. [JB]

2.20 [55] Ann Sothern Show: A TOUCH OF LARCENY
22Feb60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 21Jan60)
Guest Cast
Howard McNear (recurring)
Jesse White is introduced as Oscar.
Katy wants her neighbor to run the hotel's new cigar stand, but
Mr. Devery is taken by the charming unscrupulous Oscar Pudney. [JB]

2.21 [56] Ann Sothern Show: COMMON CENTS
29Feb60 CBS orig. airdate (28Jan60 copyright date)
Olive's anxiety over a date with a handsome stranger causes her to
have a mental block over a financial matter with Katy. [JB]

[--] 07Mar60 CBS   
Pre-empted for Playhouse 90, William Faulkner's "Tomorrow"

2.22 [57] Ann Sothern Show: THE FREELOADER
14Mar60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 2Feb60)        
Guest Cast:
Robert Strauss.
Oscar Pudney tries to pass off his parasitic cousin as a wealthy South
American cattleman in order to sponge off the hotel. [JB]

2.23 [58] Ann Sothern Show: BILLY
21Mar60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 18Feb60)
Guest Cast:
Joel Grey, Jack Albertson.
Katy helps a talented bellhop audition for a producer who is staying at
the hotel.
Joel sings "This Is My Lucky Day" and duets with Ann Sothern on
"Everybody Loves A Lover." [JB]

2.24 [59] Ann Sothern Show: I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE
28Mar60 CBS orig. airdate ( copyright date 11Feb60)
Guest Cast:
Edward Brophy.
When Katy and olive decide to buy a piano, Oscar Pudney offers to get it
for them wholesale. [JB]

2.25 [60] Ann Sothern Show: KATY MEETS DANGER
04Apr60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 25Feb60)
Guest Cast:
James Daly
When the hotel is hit by a series of mysterious robberies, Katy hires
a detective named Johnny Danger. [JB]

2.26 [61] Ann Sothern Show: THE ROMAN HATTER
11Apr60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 03Mar60)
Guest Cast:
Fay Baker, Grady Sutton, Nico Minardos, Florence MacMichael.
When a young Italian hat designer cannot pay his hotel bill, Katy
helps him sell one of his creations. [JB]

2.27 [62] Ann Sothern Show: SUPRIES, SUPRISE
18Apr60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 10Mar60)
Guest Cast:
Gage Clark,
Jackie Coogan is introduced as Barney, the house electrician.
Katy feigns illness so she can prepare a surprise birthday party for
Mr. Devery. He spoils the surprise by calling the house physician. [JB]

2.28 [63] Ann Sothern Show: ONE FOR THE BOOKS
25Apr60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 18Mar60)
Guest Cast:
Estelle Winwood, Jesalyn Fax, Mary Treen.
The hotel's two oldest residents think the Bartley House is haunted
so Katy tries to rid the hotel of its poltergeist. [JB]


2.29 [64] Ann Sothern Show: DOUBTING DEVERY
02May60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 24Mar60)
A fast-talking salesman convinces Mr. Devery that several employees
are getting pay offs from a rival hotel. [JB]

2.30 [65] Ann Sothern Show: BOY GENIUS
09May60    CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 31Mar60)
Guest Cast:
Audrey Totter, Raymond Bailey.
Jimmy Fields is introduced as Richy Gordon.
Katy and Olive help their newspaper boy when they learn the musical
prodigy gave up his lessons to support his widowed mother and sisters. [JB]

2.31 [66] Ann Sothern Show: WEDDING MARCH
16May60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 07Apr60)
Guest Cast:
Jackie Coogan, Rebecca Richman, Grady Sutton, Paul Dubov.
Olive accepts a proposal from Barney, the house electrician, not
knowing he asked her on the rebound. [JB]

2.32 [67] Ann Sothern Show: ANGELS
23May60 CBS orig. airdate (copyright date 22Apr60)
Guest Cast:
Guy Mitchell, who sings "I Fell in Love Today."
Katy convinces the hotel employees to invest in a Broadway show. [JB]

End of the second season (32 episodes), reruns begin:

----------------------------------------
Summer Reruns on CBS 30May60 - 25Jul60)
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30May60    Katy and the New Girl (original air date 07Dec59)
06Jun60    No information available
13Jun60    Top Executive (original air date 21Dec59)
20Jun60    Katy and Olive's Nervous Breakdown (original air date 19Oct59)
27Jun60    Devery's White Elephant (original air date 18Jan60)
04Jul60        Billy (original air date 21Mar60)
11Jul60        Pre-empted for the Democratic Convention
18Jul60        Olive's Dream Man (original air date 15Feb60)
25Jul60        Pre-empted for the Republican Convention
Summer replacement "Spike Jones Show" beginning 01Aug60

"Ann Sothern Show" returned for third season Thursday 06Oct60

########### The Ann Sothern Show #############
############# season 3 1960-61 ###############
############## (final season) ################
CBS Mondays 9:30 pm Eastern
October 6, 1960-September 25, 1961

3.01 [68] Ann Sothern Show: A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH
06Oct60 CBS (18Aug60 copyright date)
(some sources have airdate 03Nov60)
Guest cast:
Louis Nye (as Dr. Delbert Gray)(entry)(recurring)
Gladys Hurlbut (as Mrs. Gray, Delbert's mother)(entry)(recurring)
Winnie Coffin (as Miss Bentley)
Bert Pelgram (as Bellhop)
Synopsis 1:
Olive has to go the the dentist again, but it seems to be more a case
of heart trouble than toothache - she's got a crush on Dr. Delbert Gray.
[TA]
Synopsis 2:
Olive would rather suffer with a toothache than see a dentist until Katy
introduces her to Dr. Delbert Gray. [JB]

3.02 [69] Ann Sothern Show: LOVING ARMS
13Oct60 CBS, Thursday 9:30pm (25Aug60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Van Johnson (as Terry Tyler)
Jack Chefe (as Marcel)
Patricia Ann Sterling (Ann Sothern's daughter, makes her acting debut
as a teenage guest)
Synopsis 1:
Van Johnson appears as Terry Tyler, the author of a TV series which
Mr. Devery thinks is insulting to hotel operators. Katy tries to smooth
things over by asking Tyler to work on his research at the Bartley
House. She doesn't bother to tell Devery about the invite. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy permits a TV writer to do his research for a series about a hotel
at the Bartley House, despite contrary orders from Mr. Devery. [JB]

3.03 [70] Ann Sothern Show: THE GIRLS
20Oct60 CBS, Thursday 9:30pm (16Sep60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Janis Paige (Edith)
Jeff Donnell (as Helen)
Synopsis 1:
Katy gets word that a couple of her sorority sisters are coming to town.
She recalls that neither one was the most attractive or popular in
school, so to prevent embarrassment se plans to cover up her own
success. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy hides her success from two former sorority sisters, not realizing
that one is now an actress and the other is a millionaire's wife. [JB]

3.04 [71] Ann Sothern Show: THE PITCH-HITTER
27Oct60 CBS (12Aug60 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Fredd Wayne (as Chuck Dunphy)
Jimmy Field (as Richy Gordon)
Darryl Richad (as Turk)
Tommy Andre (as Tony)
Synopsis:
Little Richy Gordon wants to get on the neighborhood baseball team:
but the other kids "don't want no piano-playin' sissies." [TA/JB]

3.05 [72] Ann Sothern Show: OLIVE IN LOVE
03Nov60 CBS (2Sep60 copyright date)
Olive asks Katy's help in getting Dr. Gray to notice more than her
teeth. [JB]

3.06 [73] Ann Sothern Show: GO-GO GORDON
10Nov60 CBS (29Sep60 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Jimmy Field (as Richy Gordon)
Chick Chandler (as Doc Crenshaw)
Arch Whiting (as Freddie)
Dorothy Correll (as teenager)
Synopsis 1:
Oscar Pudney's back in action. This time he lures child prodigy Richy
Gordon away from Katy, who's supposed to be guiding the little
fellow's career. Oscar thinks it would be nice for Richy to drop the
classics in favor of rock 'n' roll. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Oscar Pudney tries to convince Richy Gordon to give up the classics for
a career in rock and roll. [JB]

3.07 [74] Ann Sothern Show: HASTA LUEGO
17Nov60 CBS (6Oct60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Cesar Romero (as Bernardo Diaz)
Stacey Keach, Sr.
Genaro Gomez (as Pepe)
Pepita Funez (as Rita)
Synopsis 1:
Katy and Olive have just fallen blissfully asleep, when they're shocked
out of bed by a crashing racket from upstairs. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
When awakened by a loud racket from the apartment upstairs, Katy discovers
a talented troupe of flamenco dancers and their handsome manager. [JB]

3.08 [75] Ann Sothern Show: THE PROPOSAL
24Nov60 CBS (13Oct60 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Ken Berry (as Woody)(recurring)
Louis Nye (as Delbert)(recurring)
Paul Dubov.
Synopsis 1:
Olive's tried every trick her romantic mind can think of, but she just
can't get Delbert to propose. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Frustrated by Dr. Gray's reluctance to propose, Olive and Katy try
reversing Mr. Devery's theory on how to avoid marriage. [JB]

3.09 [76] Ann Sothern Show: SECRET ADMIRER
01Dec60 CBS, Thursday 9:30pm (9Sep60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Rita Lynn (as Angie)
George O'Hanlon (as Doolittle)
John Bryant (as Dave Shelley)
Norma Varden (as Customer)
Synopsis 1:
Oscar Pudney has been insulting the customers at his cigar stand, so
Devery and Katy decide that it's time to terminate his lease. Oscar
decides there's only one way to save himself: win Katy's support. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
When Oscar Pudney realizes that Katy and Mr. Devery want to take away
his lease, Pudney schemes to change Katy's mind by becoming her secret
admirer. [JB]

3.10 [77] Ann Sothern Show: OPTION TIME
08Dec60 CBS (20Oct60 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Phillip Terry (as Mr. Shea)
Marjorie Stap (as Miss Vogel)
Synopsis 1:
It's renewal time on Devery's contract as manager of the Bartley
house, and he'd like a better deal this time. So he concocts a story
about another job offer. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
When Mr. Devery uses a better offer as a bargaining tool in his contract
negotiations, his plan backfires and he forced to take another job. [JB]

3.11 [78] Ann Sothern Show: SETTING THE DATE
15Dec60 CBS (27Oct60 copyright date)
Synopsis 1:
Now that Olive has finally coaxed a proposal from her boy friend
Delbert, she's anxious for him to set the wedding date. But Delbert
keeps stalling and Katy decides to find out why. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Olive is puzzled by Dr. Gray's reluctance to set a wedding date-until
she learns that his mother does not know about the engagement. [JB]

3.12 [79] Ann Sothern Show: THE OTHER WOMAN
22Dec60 CBS orig. airdate (3Nov60 copyright date)
Katy is concerned about Richy Gordon's need to earn more money so he can
spend it on a ten-year-old gold digger. [JB]

3.13 [80] Ann Sothern Show: THE ELOPEMENT
29Dec60 CBS (17Nov60 copyright date)
Anxious for Olive to marry Dr. Gray, Katy and Mr. Devery make separate
plans for an elopement. [JB]

3.14 [81] Ann Sothern Show: OPERATION PUDNEY
05Jan61 CBS (23Nov60 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
Jesse White (as Oscar Pudney)(recurring)
Alice Pearce
Paul Dubov.
Synopsis 1:
There's a beautiful watch that Katy wants more than anything, but she
can't afford it. Oscar Pudney decides to collect money secretly from the
Bartley house employees and buy Katy the watch. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy is suspicious that Oscar Pudney is working a racket at the hotel.
She does not know that he is taking up a collection to buy her a coveted
watch. [JB]

[--] 12Jan61 CBS pre-empted for Family Classics: "Vanity Fair" Part One

3.15 [82] Ann Sothern Show: MR. BIG SHOT
19Jan61 CBS airdate (8Dec60 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Ken Berry (as Woody)(recurring)
James Millhollin (as Harold)
Stephanie Powers.
Synopsis 1:
Woody the bellhop becomes "Mr. Big Shot." Mary Ann Meacham, the
girl from back home, comes to Bartley House looking for Woody,
thinking he's an executive of the hotel. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy convinces the staff to pretend that Woody is an executive for the
duration of his hometown girl friend's visit. [JB]

3.16 [83] Ann Sothern Show: TOUJOUR L'AMOUR
26Jan61 CBS airdate, Thursday 7:30pm (1Dec60 copyright date)
Synopsis 1:
Olive wants a Paris honeymoon. Delbert has another idea - Camp
Winamega, where he spent his summers as a child. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
When Dr. Gray insists on spending the honeymoon at Camp Winamega instead
of Paris, Olive decides he lacks continental charm. Katy enlists the
help of Mr. Devery to teach Dr. Gray to be more suave. [JB]

3.17 [84] Ann Sothern Show: THE ROYAL VISIT
02Feb61 CBS airdate, Thursday 7:30pm
Prod. no. 3/32 (on copyright) (6Jan61 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Eva Gabor (as Elsa Kotchka)
Carol Veazie (as Princess Ilona)
Synopsis 1:
Elsa Kotchka, social secretary to Princess Ilona, can't book a hotel
room because of the Princess's little dog Fru-Fru. At the Bartley
House, Devery also insists on a "no pets" rule - until he sees Elsa. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Mr. Devery mistakes a loyal secretary for a princess and allows her to
break the hotel's "no pets" rule. [JB]

3.18 [85] Ann Sothern Show: JUST FRIENDS
Desilu-Anso prod. (15Dec60 copyright date)
09Feb61 CBS (rebroadcast 14Aug61)
Guest cast:
Paul Dubov (as Michel) (recurring)
William Kendis (as Bill Grant)
Renee Godfrey (as Martha Newton)
Synopsis 1 (original broadcast):
Devery prepares to take it easy from his nightly social routine. But then
he gets the impression that Katy is lonely, so he magnanimously
decides to keep her company. [TA]
Synopsis 2 (syndicated repeat):
Weary from his busy schedule and nightly social routine, Devery
makes plans to take things easy for a while. But Katy gets the
mistaken notion he's lonely, and hints that she'd like to keep him
company. [TA]
Synopsis 3:
When Katy and Mr. Devery mistakenly think the other is lonely, both set
out to entertain the other. [JB]

3.19 [86] Ann Sothern Show: THE WIDOW
16Feb61 CBS (12Jan61 copyright date)
Prod. no. 3/33 (on copyright)
Guest cast:
Lurene Tuttle (as Bertha)
Synopsis 1:
Oscar Pudney is flabbergasted when Bertha Schuyler purchases an
expensive box of chololates for her pet poodle. Oscar would like a little
cash to flow his way, and decides the quickest way to Bertha's
pocktbook is through her heart. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Katy and Mr. Devery try to halt a romance between gold digging Oscar
Pudney and a wealthy widow. [JB]

3.20 [87] Ann Sothern Show: ALWAYS APRIL (unsold pilot)
23Feb61 CBS orig. airdate
Prod. no. 3/36 (on copyright) (2Feb61 copyright date)
Produced by Arthur Hoffe
Guest cast:
Susan Silo (as April Fleming)
Constance Bennett (as Guinevere Fleming)
John Emery (as David Fleming)
Marty Ingels (as Erskine Wild)
Elmira Sessions (as Nettie)
Leonid Kinsley
Minta Durfee.
Synopsis 1:
Katy discovers that April Fleming, an aspiring actress staying at the
Bartley House, has run away from home. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
Constance Bennett and John Emery play the overly-theatrical parents of
an aspiring actress who runs away to the Bartley House. [JB]
Note:
This episode was an unsold pilot for a series about a young actress.

3.21 [88] Ann Sothern Show: TWO'S COMPANY
02Mar61 CBS orig. airdate (26Jan61 copyright date)
Prod. no. 3/35 (on copyright)
Olive asks Katy and Mr. Devery's help in convincing Dr. Gray that their
apartment is not big enough for his mother. [JB]

3.22 [89] Ann Sothern Show: VAMP 'TIL READY
09Mar61 CBS orig. airdate (19Jan61 copyright date)
Prod. no. 3/34 (on copyright)
Katy gets involved in a love triangle when she promises to entertain
Dr. Gray while Olive is out of town. [JB]

3.23 [90] Ann Sothern Show: PANDORA: THE PAT CARROLL SHOW (unsold pilot)
16Mar61 CBS
Prod. no. 3/38 (on copyright) (24Feb61 copyright date)
Guest cast:
Pat Carroll
Guy Mitchell
Luke Anthony (as Anthony Bardot)
Jeane Wood (as Mrs. Dudley)
Synopsis 1:
Katy goes to Hollywood, and visits Anthony Bardot, an actor friend.
When she arrives at his mansion, Bardot asks her to help him find an
efficient secretary. [TA]
Synopsis 1:
Katy goes to Hollywood to help an actor find a secretary. She hires an
unsophisticated girl from the midwest. [JB]
Note:
This episode was a pilot for unsold series.

3.24 [91] Ann Sothern Show: THE WEDDING
Prod. no. 3/39 (on copyright)
possible air date 23Mar61 CBS (3Mar61 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
James Millhollin.
As Olive and Dr. Gray prepare for their wedding in the hotel ballroom,
they have trouble convincing Dr. Gray's mother to attend. [JB]

3.25 [92] Ann Sothern Show: THE BEGINNING
30Mar61 CBS orig. airdate (10Mar61 copyright date)
Prod. no. 3/40 (on copyright)
Guest Cast:
Alice Pearce
Synopsis 1:
Olive is so happily married to Delbert that she tries to persuade Katy to
get married - to Mr. Devery [TA].
Synopsis 2:
Olive is so happily married that she tries to convince Katy to marry
Mr. Devery. Dr. Gray ovrhears and warns Mr. Devery of the plan to snare
him. [JB]
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End of the third season (25 episodes), reruns begin
[--] 14Aug61 rerun of #3.18 "Just Friends" (first aired 09Feb61)


The following additional episode made "26" for the third and final season.
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3.26 [93] Ann Sothern Show: THE INVITATION (final episode)
Prod no. 3/37 (on copyright)
4Sep61 CBS airdate (16Feb61 copyright date)
Guest Cast:
George O'Hanlon.
Oscar Pudney makes an elaborate preparations for Olive's wedding, then
discovers he has not been invited. [JB]
Note:
This episode was not aired during the reular season, but ran for the
first time during the summer reruns. [JB]

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