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The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie (1959-60)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
John King, Jim Brent, Rina Fox, Tom Alger
references:
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Hutton Productions/ Filmed by Desilu Productions, Inc.
for
CBS (Thursday 8:00 pm EST)
Created by Stanley Roberts
Produced by Marvin Marx / Associate Producer Doc Merrman (early episodes)
Produced by Doc Merrman (later episodes)
Produced by William Harmon ?
US Comedy series 1959-60 30 episodes x 30 min bw
1Oct59-30Jun60
Starring
Betty Hutton as Goldie Appleby
with:
Gigi Perreau as Patricia Strickland (Goldie's ward)
Richard Miles as Nicky Strickland (Goldie's ward)
Dennis Joel as Roy Strickland (Goldie's ward)
Joan Shawlee as Lorna (Goldie's friend)
Jean Carson as Rosemary (Goldie's roommate)
Tom Conway as Howard Seaton (attorney)
Gavin Muir as Hollister (butler)

Premise:
A talkative showgirl turned manicurist unexpectedly inherits $60 million
from a client, a rich Wall Street broker, along with his three
orphaned children. 

Music:
"Goldie" theme - words and music by Jerry Fielding

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CBS Thursdays 8:00pm Eastern
1Oct59-30Jun60

[01] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: (pilot/premiere)
01Oct59 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
One of Goldie’s customers dies and his will names her executrix of his multi-
million-dollar estate. She is also designated guardian of his three children. [JB]

[02] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE AND THE 400
08Oct59 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest Cast:
Betty O’Hara as Harper
Arlette Clark as Madame Olga
Vaughn Taylor as Mr. Feinbaum
Goldie is astounded when she receives an invitation to attend a society charity
ball with her three wards. Pat and Nicky fear the worst, but Roy decides to help
Goldie pick out an acceptable gown so she won’t embarrass the family. [JB]

[03] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE GOES TO A DOG SHOW
15Oct59 CBS Thur (Network Rerun 23Jun60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Goldie comes home with a stray dog tagging along behind her. The children snub
the mongrel and plot to get rid of him so that he won’t contaminate their
pedigreed poodle. [JB]

[04] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE KNOTS THE OLD SCHOOL TIE
22Oct59 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Curious about the Ezra Taft Adams Preparatory Day School for Boys, which Roy
attends, Goldie decides to go in place of Hollister to meet Roy after school.
She mistakes the waiting governesses for the other boys’ mothers. [JB]

[05] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: WHO KILLED VAUDEVILLE?
29Oct59 CBS Thur
(c) 1959 Hutton Productions
filmed by Desilu
created by Stanley Roberts
producer, William Harmon
director, Robert Sidney
writers, Laurence Marks, Ed Jurist.
Editor, Jodie Copelan
photography, Charles Van Enger;
music, Jerry Fielding.
Starring:
Betty Hutton (as Goldie),
With: Dennis Joel, Richard Miles, Joan Shawlee, Gavin Muir,
Guest Cast:
Jules Munshin, Hanna Landy, Del Erickson, Don Edmonds, Jay Strong,
Milt Hamerman.
Synopsis:
A hard-luck performer begs Goldie to help him fill a theater engagement
which will put him back on his feet. Goldie reluctantly agrees, unaware
that Nicky and his fraternity brothers plan to attend the show. [UCLA]

1.06 [--] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE GOES BROKE
05Nov59 CBS Thur (Network rerun 30Jun60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest cast: [RF]
Hanna Landy ............ Cecile
Jess Kirkpatrick ........ Sweeney
Viola Harris............... Saleslady
Louis Towers ............ Newsboy
Synopsis:
Goldie decides that the Strickland youngsters need a lesson in the
value of money. She tricks them into thinking that their fortune has disappeared. [JK]

[07] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE'S PLAYGROUND
12Nov59 CBS Thur (Network rerun 12May60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest Cast:
Cheerio Meredith (as Mrs. Lowell), Hanley Stafford (as Wendover)
Lewis Martin (as Henderson)
Synopsis:
Goldie persuades the Strickland foundation for underprivileged children. But
the only available land is the site of a building where her former roommates have
their apartment. [JK/JB]

[08] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: NICKY'S FIRST LOVE
19Nov59 CBS Thur (Network rerun 16Jun60)
Synopsis:
Goldie's distressed about Nicky's enthusiam for sportscars. She thinks
it would be healthier for him to be interested in girls and decides to play cupid. [JK/JB]

[09] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: HOLLISTER'S MOTHER
26Nov59 CBS Thur (Network Rerun 09Jun60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest Cast:
Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Hollister
Barbara Morrison as Lady Cavanaugh
Gerald Hamer as Sir John
Stan Becker as Delivery Boy
Synopsis:
Hollister the butler confesses to Goldie that his mother believes him to be master
of the Strickland estate. Learning that Mrs. Hollister is coming for a visit,
Goldie agrees to change places with the butler. [JB]

1.10 [--] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: ART FOR GOLDIE'S SAKE [verified -RF]
03Dec59 CBS Thur
Hutton production/ Filmed at Desilu Studios
Produced by Marvin Marx / Associate Producer Doc Merrman
Written by Laurence Marks, Ed Jurist and Marvin Marx
Directed by Robert Sidney
Director of photography Charles Van Enger, A.S.C.
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Gigi Perreau (Pat), Richard Miles (Nicky), Dennis Joel (Roy)
Gavin Muir (Hollister), Tom Conway (Howard Seaton),
Guest Cast:
Norma Varden ....... Aunt Louise
Brett Pearson ...... Freddue
Alex Dimitri ....... Carlos
*
Production Supervisor ... James Paisley
Art Director ............ Howard Hollander
Set Decorator ........... Ray Moyer
Assistant Director ...... Grayson Rogers
Film Editor ............. Betty Steinberg
Gaffer .................. Burt Jones
Camera Operator ......... Harry Marble
Production Assistant .... Herb Lurie
Wardrobe ................ Ronald Ross
Makeup .................. Fred Williams
Hair Stylist ............ Jane Shugrue
Furs by ................. A.L. Lipsey
Jewelry by .............. Trifari
Casting ................. Phil Benjamin
Script Supervisor ....... Gana Jones
Property Master ......... Sam Harris
Sound Mixer ............. James Thomson
Synopsis:
Despite Goldie's objections, her teenage ward Pat Strickland announces that
she is going to move to Greenwich Village and study art with a bunch of beatniks. [JK/JB]

[--] 10Dec59 CBS Thur - Pre-empted for “Christmas at the Circus”

[11] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: JENNY
17Dec59 CBS Thur (Network Rerun 19May60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest Cast:
Candy Briskin as Jenny
Goldie encounters a homeless young girl and takes her to the Strickland mansion.
The forlorn girl suddenly begins to feel like Cinderella. [JB]
Note: Candy Briskin is Betty Hutton’s daughter

[12] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: THE CHRISTMAS STORY
24Dec59 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Goldie plans a real old-fashioned Christmas, complete with tree trimming and
Santa Claus. But the wealthy Strickland offspring refuse to believe in tradition.
They want to holiday in Hawaii. [JB]

[13] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE GOES TO COURT
31Dec59 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
On New Year’s Eve, Goldie and the Strickland youngsters look back over the year.
They particularly recall the time the children went to court to have Goldie
removed as their guardian. [JB]

[14] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: LOVE COMES TO GOLDIE
07Jan60 CBS Thur (Network Rerun 02Jun60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With: Tom Conway (as Seaton)
Guest Cast:
Maxwell Reed (as Sebastian)
Cecil Elliott (as Katherine)
William Mills ? (as Lorenzo)
Synopsis:
Going over the finances of the Strickland estate, Goldie discovers
that certain relatives receive allowances for no good reason. She decides
to stop the checks. [JK]

[15] The Betty Hutton Show: GOLDIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
14Jan60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Nicky Strickland attends a society party at which a theft occurs. [JB]

1.16 [--] The Betty Hutton Show: ROY RUNS AWAY [verified -RF]
21Jan60 CBS Thur
Hutton production/ Filmed at Desilu Studios
Produced by Marvin Marx / Associate Producer Doc Merrman
Written by Laurence Marks and Ed Jurist
Directed by Robert Sidney
Director of photography Charles Van Enger, A.S.C.
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest cast:
Norma Varden ..... Aunt Louise
Darryl Richard ... Steve
Ralph Sanford .... House Officer
Bill Hampton ..... Cabby
*
Production Supervisor ... James Paisley
Art Director ............ Howard Hollander
Set Decorator ........... Ray Moyer
Assistant Director ...... Grayson Rogers
Film Editor ............. Mike Pozen
Gaffer .................. Burt Jones
Camera Operator ......... Harry Marble
Production Assistant .... Herb Lurie
Wardrobe ................ Ronald Ross
Makeup .................. Fred Williams
Hair Stylist ............ Jane Shugrue
Furs by ................. A.L. Lipsey
Jewelry by .............. Trifari
Casting ................. Phil Benjamin
Script Supervisor ....... Gana Jones
Property Master ......... Sam Harris
Sound Mixer ............. James Thomson
Synopsis:
Goldie finds out that Roy was in a fight at school and decides to punish him.
In protest, Roy makes plans to run away from home.[JB]

[17] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: ROCK 'N' ROLL
28Jan60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Guest Cast:
Phil Harris as Colonel Barker
Roy Strickland tells Goldie that he hasn’t got much of a chance of being elected
student-council president because he is looked upon as “square.” Goldie decides
that the appearance of a rock ‘n’ roll artist at Roy’s rally will help his chances. [JB]

[18] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE AND THE TYCOON
04Feb60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Goldie disapproves of the methods of Strickland Enterprises’ new chairman of the
board. Ready for a showdown, Goldie is shocked to discover that the chairman is a woman. [JB]

[19] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE MEETS BETTY HUTTON
11Feb60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
Goldie promises a friend she can get Betty Hutton to appear at a charity ball. [JB]

[20] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: ROSEMARY'S ROMANCE
18Feb60 CBS Thur (Network rerun 26May60)
(c) 1960 Hutton productions
created by Stanley Roberts
producer, Doc Merman
director, Robert Sidney
writer, Terry Ryan.
Editor, Mike Pozen
photography, Charles Van Enger
music, Jerry Fielding.
Starring:
Betty Hutton (Goldie Appleby);
With: Joan Shawlee (Lorna); Jean Carson (Rosemary);
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr (as Miles Hamilton), Marvin Press (as Harold Friedlehouse)
Tony Carbone, Clark Ross (as Room Clerk), Tommy Vize, Jimmy Cross, Herb Lurie.
Synopsis:
Rosemary is crushed because she has just broken up with her boy friend.
To help cheer her up, Goldie (Hutton) suggests a vacation in the mountains. [UCLA/JK]

[21] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: THE COLD WAR
25Feb60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie),
With: Joan Shawlee (Lorna); Jean Carson (Rosemary)
Guest Cast:
Paul Webber (as Manager), John Barclay (as Judge)
Synopsis:
Lorna and Rosemary put Goldie squarely in the middle of a spot over who
owns a fur stole. It seems that Rosemary's name was drawn in a contest,
but Lorna claims that the fur should be hers because she bought thechances. [JK]

[22] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE GETS AMNESIA
03Mar60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Richard Miles (Nicky), Dennis Joel (Roy), Joan Shawlee (Lorna),
Jean Carson (Rosemary), Tom Conway (Seaton), Gavin Muir (Hollister)
Guest Cast:
Manning Ross (as Johnny Spots)
Ken Lynch (as Ace Donovan)
Joby Faye (as Gumdrop)
Tony Carbone (as Jack the Knife)
Synopsis:
Goldie gets amneisa from a blow on the head. She is adopted by
a gang of crooks who decide that she ought to be a showgirl [JK]

1.23 [--] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: THE SEATON STORY [verified -RF]
10Mar60 CBS Thur
Hutton production/ Filmed at Desilu Studios
Produced by Doc Merman
Teleplay by Jack Wilson / Story by Bob Kaufman
Directed by Robert Sidney
Director of photography Charles Van Enger, A.S.C.
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Gigi Perreau (Pat), Richard Miles (Nicky), Dennis Joel (Roy)
Tom Conway (Howard Seaton),
Guest Cast:
Joyce Jameson ........... Beverly Bell
Troy Carbone ............ Al
Natalie Masters ......... Secretary
Reed Howes .............. Man
*
Production Supervisor ... James Paisley
Art Director ............ Howard Hollander
Set Decorator ........... William Stevens
Assistant Director ...... Grayson Rogers
Gaffer .................. Burt Jones
Camera Operator ......... Harry Marble
Film Editor ............. Mike Pozen
Synopsis:
The Strickland's attorney Howard Seaton is sauve and single. When he is pursued
by an alluring showgirl, Goldie hatches a plan to keep him unattached. [JK]

[24] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE MEETS MIKE
17Mar60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Gigi Perreau (Pat), Dennis Joel (Roy), Gavin Muir (Hollister)
Guest Cast:
Dennis Hopper (as Mike), Kim King (as Chuck), Tracy Olsen (Nancy),
Tammy Windsor (as Doris), Jim Nolan (as Sandy), Juney Ellis (as Miss Jones)
Synopsis:
Goldie meets Mike, the defiant leader of a group of young hoodlums who crash
a party for underprivileged [JK]

[25] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: DADDY GOLDIE
24Mar60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Dennis Joel (Roy), Gigi Perreau (Pat),
Guest Cast:
Fred Beir (as Doctor Bradley), Ron Anton (as Herbie), Louis Towers (as Jimmy)
Synopsis:
Roy is missing out on father-son activities with his friends. Goldie decides
to become a real "father" to the boy. [JK]

1.26 [--] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GULLIBLE GOLDIE [verified -RF]
aka Goldie Con
31Mar60 CBS Thur
Hutton production/ Filmed at Desilu Studios
Produced by Doc Merrman
Teleplay by Ralph Goodman, Philip Lloyd and Kip King
Story by Ralph Goodman and Philip Lloyd
Directed by Jodie Copeland
Director of photography Charles Van Enger, A.S.C.
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With: Gigi Perreau (Pat),
Guest Cast:
Robert Emhardt .......... Mr. Bleeker
Ellen Corby ............. Mrs. Bleeker
Phil Phillips ........... Tommy
Shari Lee Bernath ....... Toddler
Victor Sutherland ....... Franklin Carter
*
Productions Supervisor .. James Paisley
Art Director ............ Howard Holland
Set Decorator ........... William Stevens
Assistant Director ...... Grayson Rogers
Gaffer .................. Burt Jones
Camera Operator ......... Harry Marble
Production Assistant .... Herb Lurie
Wardrobe ................ Ronald Ross
Makeup .................. Fred Williams
Hair Stylist ............ Jane Shugrue
Furs by ................. A.L. Lipsey
Jewelry by .............. Trifari
Casting ................. Manning Ross
Property Master ......... Sam Harris
Sound Mixer ............. James Thomson
Synopsis:
Goldie is charmed into helping a "sweet" old couple raise money for a children's home. [JK]

[27] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: THE SCHOOL BULLY
07Apr60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Dennis Joel (Roy), Gavin Muir (Hollister), Tom Conway (Seaton)
Guest Cast:
Claudia Bryar (as Miss Jones), Patty Ann Gerrity (as Mary Lou),
Bart Bradley (as Howard Belt), Jeane Wood (as Mrs. Belt),
John Indisano (as Gym Teacher),
Edward Werke & Terry Rangaro (as Boys)
Synopsis:
Roy's beaten the school bully in a class election, but now he may have to face
a test of strength.Says Goldie "Put on the gloves and come out fighting" [JK]

[28] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: THE FLASHBACK STORY
14Apr60 CBS Thur
("Goldie Without Men" originally scheduled - postponed until 28Apr60)

[--] 21Apr60 - Pre Empted "DuPont Show of the Month: Years Ago"

[29] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE WITHOUT MEN
28Apr60 CBS Thur (postponed from 14Apr60)
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Gigi Perreau (Pat), Dennis Joel (Roy), Richard Miles (Nicky),
Gavin Muir (Hollister)
Guest Star:
Cesar Romero (as Himself)
Synopsis:
It's spring and everbody is in love but Goldie. Then Cesar Romero arrives at the
Strickland mansion. [JK]
Betty Hutton sings: "How Long Blues" and "The Hogwash Junction Function"

[30] The Betty Hutton Show: Goldie: GOLDIE ON "FACE TO FACE"
05May60 CBS Thur
Starring: Betty Hutton (as Goldie)
With:
Gigi Perreau (Pat), Richard Miles (Nicky), Dennis Joel (Roy), Joan Shawlee (Lorna)
Guest Cast:
Hanna Landy (as Cecile), William Bakewell (as Fredericks)
Synopsis:
"Face to Face", a TV show that visits celebrities in their homes, wants to call
on Goldie and the Stricklands. Goldie's hesitant, but the children urge her to accept. [JK]

-----------------------------------
CBS Summer Reruns (12May60-30Jun60)
-----------------------------------
[--] 12May60 Rerun of "Goldie's Playground" (first aired 12Nov59)
[--] 19May60 Rerun of "Jenny" (first aired 17Dec59)
[--] 26May69 Rerun of "Rosemary's Romance" (first aired 18Feb60)
[--] 02Jun60 Rerun of "Love Comes to Goldie" (first aired 07Jan60)
[--] 09Jun60 Rerun of "Hollister's Mother" (first aired 26Nov59)
[--] 16Jun60 Rerun of "Nicky's First Love" (first aired 19Nov59)
[--] 23Jun60 Rerun of "Goldie goes to a Dog Show" (first aired 15Oct59)
[--] 30Jun60 Rerun of "Goldie goes Broke" (first aired 05Nov59) (final rerun)

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