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Starring Inger Stevens as Katy Holstrum
Season 1 (ABC) (1963-64)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: William T. Patterson, Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Updated March 2020 TA]
references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

########## The Farmer's Daughter ###########
############# season 1 1963-64 ###############
############# (black & white) ###############
Associated Arts, N.V. production
ABC Fridays 9:30 pm (20Sep63 to 29Nov63) (10 episodes)
ABC Wednesdays 8:30pm (04Dec63 to 27May64) (26 episodes)

1.01 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE SPEECHMAKER pt. 1. (bw) 20Sep63
1.02 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE SPEECHMAKER pt. 2. (bw) 27Sep63
Written by John McGreevey/ Steven Gethers
Directed by Ralph Nelson/ Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Woodrow Parfrey
Florence Ravenel
Bob Jellison
Dee J. Thompson
Betty Lynn
Robyn Grace
Frieda Rentie
Paul Hartman
Glen hires Katy to be the Governess for his two children,
and she tries to help him get a chairmanship that he wants.

1.03 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: WHERE'S KATY? (bw)
4Oct63
Written by Charles Woolf
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Jeremy Slate
Gina Trikonis
Paul Potash
Katy tries to make Glen jealous by dating a young Swedish boy

1.04 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: AN ENTERPRISING YOUNG MAN (bw)
11Oct63
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Bob Denver
Gilbert Green
Walter Abel
Glen rules the roost with an iron hand after a visit from an old military buddy

1.05 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: AN AFFAIR OF STATE (bw)
18Oct63
Written by Jerry Davis and Lee Loeb
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Charles Nelson Reilly
David Lewis ............. Senator Charles Ames
Leon Belasco
Margarita Cordova
Nico Minardos
Katy is asked to be the wife of a visiting Arab oil magnate.

1.06 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT (bw)
25Oct63
Written by Bud Grossman
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Harry Townes
Tsuruko Kobayashi
Jan Stine
Everything goes wrong when Glen is to appear on television.

1.07 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE STAND-IN (bw)
1Nov63
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by Gene Nelson
Guest Cast:
Beverly Garland
Russell Johnson
A Congresswoman does not let the birth of her child stop her
from attending a political convention.

1.08 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: COMES THE REVOLUTION (bw)
8Nov63
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Guest Cast:
Michael Ansara
Ilze Taurins
Ben Astar
Three Russian delegates recieve an American history lesson from Kathy and Glen.

1.09 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MISS CHEESE (bw)
15Nov63
Written by Jerry Davis
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Sherry Alberoni
Cliff Norton
Jean Engstrom
Robert Cleaves
Glen's love life is upset by a 12 year-old girl.

22Nov63 Pre-empted:- (President John F. Kennedy assassinated)
Originally scheduled episode, "The Simple Life," was postponed until 18Dec63.

1.10 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE EDITORIAL WHEE (bw)
 29-Nov-1963 ABC Fri
Written by Jerry Davis
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Anna Karen
Katherine Bard
Mr. Cooper dates a woman who is against all of Glen's political beliefs.

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Beginning 4Dec63, "The Farmer’s Daughter" moves to Wednesdays 8:30pm.
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1.11 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: I AM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL (bw)
 04-Dec-1963 ABC Wed
Written by Stephen Gethers
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Guest Cast:
William Smith
A boxer is turned into a peace love by Katy

1.12 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: ONE RAINY NIGHT (bw)
11Dec63
Written by Jerry Davis
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Ernest Truex
Arch Johnson
Virginia Vincent
A Justice of the Peace thinks Glen and Katy want to be married
when their car breaks down in front of his home.

1.13 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE SIMPLE LIFE (bw)
18Dec63
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
George Kennedy
Walter Sande .......... Papa Holstrum
Alice Frost ........... Mama Holstrum
Bobo Lewis
Cecil Smith
Katy quits her position and flies home after Glen refuses to
take a stand on an important subject.

1.14 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE GYPSY LOVE SONG (bw)
25Dec63
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Guest Cast:
(no details)
While he is travelling around the country, a 12 year-old boy stays with the Morley family.

1.15 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MRS. GOLDEN'S OPPORTUNITY (bw)
1Jan64
Written by Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Naomi Stevens
Enid Jaynes
Florence Ravenal
Two old women play Cupid and try to get Glen and Katy together.

1.16 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: NOBODY'S PERFECT (bw)
 08-Jan-1964 ABC Wed
Written by William Cowley
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Hope Holliday
Betty Lou Gerson
Florence Ravenal
Synopsis 1:
Mr. Cooper has a fight with Katy, and she looks for a new secretary.
Synopsis 2:
Katy’s secretarial skills rouse Mr. Cooper’s wrath.
[NYTimes] [Ogden Utah Standard Examiner].

1.17 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MR. SMITH AND THE BIRDS (bw)
15Jan64
Written by Lee Loeb and Jerry Davis
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
John Abbott
Gene Blakely
Benny Baker
Frederick Downs
Mr. Smith, a poor old pigeon fancier attracts Katy's interest.

1.18 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: COUSIN HELGA CAME TO DINNER (bw)
22Jan64
Written by Meyer Dolinsky
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Patty McCormack
Howard Smith
Katy's cousin creates trouble with he women's lib notions when she comes to visit.

1.19 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MARRIAGE IS FOR REAL PEOPLE (bw)
29Jan64
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
David Lewis .......... Senator Charles Ames
Donald Foster
Agatha tries to persuade Katy that the only way to get a man is to coddle him.

1.20 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: KATIE AND THE IMAGEMAKER (bw)
5Feb64
Written by Peggy Chandler Dick
Directed by Paul Dickell
Guest Cast:
George Furth
Isobel Elsom
Katy is promised an assembly seat by Rex Tinkerton

1.21 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE PLAYBOY OF CAPITOL HILL (bw)
12Feb64
Written by William Cowley
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Cast:
Peter Graves
Katy is pursued by a handsome Congressman

1.22 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: BLESS OUR HAPPY HOME (bw)
19Feb64
Written by Jerry Davis and Lee Loeb
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Cast:
John Astin
Robert Lowery
Anne Helm
A newlywed couple stay at the Morley home until they can locate a hotel room.

1.23 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: KATY AND THE PRINCE (bw)
26Feb64
Written by Walter Black
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Edward Mulhare
Kim Darby
Jonathan Hole
George Pelling
Katy is wooed by a visiting Prince who wants to marry her and take her to his homeland.

 1.24 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE SWINGER (bw)
04Mar64 ABC Wed
Written by Steve Gethers
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Cast: [RF]
Alice Frost ...... Mama
Walter Sande ....... Papa
John Fiedler ..... Watson
Sherry O'Neil .... Secretary
George Ives .... Driver
Pat Carrier ...... Blonde
Synopsis 1:
Trying to regain his youth Papa Holstrum becomes a modern swinger.
Synopsis 2:
Katy's parents have a squabble on their wedding anniversary, and turn
up in Washington to seek Katy's advice. [RF]

1.25 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: KATY GETS ARRESTED (bw)
11Mar64
Written by Jerry Davis and Lee Loeb
Directed by Gene Reynolds
Guest Cast:
Rodolfo Acosta
Natividad Vacio
William Bramley
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Don Diamond
Katy gets committed to a group of Latin Americans who are picketing a dictator.

1.26 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE TURKISH DELIGHT (bw)
18-Mar-1964 ABC Wed
Written by Lee Loeb and Jerry Davis
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Roland Winters
Cheryl Miller
Jay Sheffield
Barbara Perry
Irwin Charone

Synopsis 1:
Glen has the dubious honor of telling a fellow Congressman that his 18 year-old daughter is married.
Synopsis 2:
Katy takes a job as harem dancer in a nightclub. She is out to aid a money-less friend
who is expecting a baby. [Oakland Tribune] [Doylestown PA Intelligencer]
Synopsis 3:
Katy and Glen make the mistake of reverting a secret marriage to the bride’s father,
a hot-tempered congressman. [Fort Pierce Florida News Tribune]

1.27 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WHO? (bw)
25Mar64
Written by Arnold Horwitt
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Gregory Morton
Lisa Seagram
Katy thinks that Leif Ericsson discovered America, but an
Italian actress believes it was Christopher Columbus.

1.28 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE ONE-EYED SLOTH (bw)
1Apr64
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by Peter Kortner
Guest Cast:
William Demarest
Roger Smith
To Glen's dismay, his brother takes a strong liking to Katy.

1.29 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: YOUNG AND IN LOVE (bw)
8Apr64
Written by Peggy Chandler Dick
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
(no details)
Steve is taunted by his peers when he falls in love with Katy.

1.30 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE MORLEY REPORT (bw)
15Apr64
Written by Meyer Dolinsky
Directed by Jerry Paris
Guest Cast:
Peter Hobbs
Diane Mountford
Charles Herbert
Mittie Lawrence
Tim Matthieson (later known as Tim Matheson)
Steve writes a school essay on supporting free love and havoc follows.

1.31 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE OCTOPUS (bw)
22Apr64
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Dennis Joel
Charles Herbert
Jordon Whitfield
Renny McEvoy
Steve is set-up in a business by a 16 year-old con artist, who splits when the payment is due.

1.32 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: THE NEXT MRS. MORLEY (bw)
29Apr64
Written by Charles Woolf
Directed by Paul Nickell
Guest Cast:
Philip Coolidge
Alice Reinhart
Katie Sweet
Jimmy Rickena
Agatha and Katy think that a divorced socialite has her claws set for Glen.

1.33 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: RENDEZVOUS FOR TWO (bw)
6May64
Written by Steven Gethers
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Fritz Feld
Patricia Barry
Jack LeMaire
Florence Ravenal
Alone for the weekend, Katy and Glen turn a nice night into a fight.

1.34 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MY SON, THE ATHLETE (bw)
13May64
Written by Peggy Chandler Dick and Mike Adams
Directed by William D. Russell
Guest Cast:
Woody Strode
Jimmy Bates
Forrest Lewis
A General believes his son is big athlete, but the kid is really a bookworm

1.35 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: MISMATCH MAKER (bw)
20May64
Written by Steve Gethers
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Sharon Hugueny
Vito Scotti
William Zuckert
Yale Summers
The son and daughter of two fighting Congressmen fall in love,
and it's up to Katy to mend the situation.

1.36 [--] The Farmer's Daughter: A LOCKET FOR AGATHA (bw)
27May64
Written by Lee Loeb
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Stuart Erwin
David White
Bobby Johnson
A man who publicly belittles Glen is dating Agatha. 

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Spring/Summer 1964 Reruns: ABC Wednesdays 8:30pm
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03June64 - 1.03 "Where’s Katy" (from 4Oct63)
10June64 - 1.12 "One Rainy Night" (from 11Dec63)
17June64 - 1.07 "The Stand-In" (from 1Nov63)
24June64 - 1.28 "One-Eyed Sloth" (from 1Apr64)
01July64 - 1.05 "An Affair of State" (from 18Oct63)
08July64 - 1.26 "Turkish Delight" (from 18Mar64)
15July64 - pre-empted for Republican National Convention
22July64 - 1.14 "Gypsy Love Song" (from 25Dec63)
29July64 - 1.21 "Playboy of Capitol Hill" (from 12Feb64)
05Aug64 - 1.16 "Nobody’s Perfect"
12Aug64 - 1.29 "Young and in Love" (from 8Apr64)
19Aug64 - 1.24 "Swinger" (from 04Mar64)
26Aug64 - pre-empted for Democratic National Convention
02Sep64 - 1.08 "Comes the Revolution" (from 8Nov63)
09Sep64 - 1.33 "Rendezvous For Two" (from 6May64)

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