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Wesley
 Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Bob Leszczak
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Writers Guild of America (wga)
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WESLEY
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CBS Television Production (live)
Produced by Worthington Miner
Written by Samuel Tayler
Directed by Franklin Schaffner

US Situation Comedy series  Summer 1949  13 episodes x 30 min (8May49-30Aug49)
Starring:
Donald Devlin (May49-Jun49)/ Johnny Stewart (Jul49-Aug49) as Wesley Eggleston (12 yr old)
Frank Thomas Sr. as Wesley's Father
Mona Thomas as Wesley's Mother
Joe Sweeney as Elizabeth, Wesley's Grandfather
Joy Reese as Wesley's Sister
Jack Ayres as Wesley's Sister's Boyfirend
Billy Nevard as Alvin, Wesley's Pal

Premise:
Live Sitcom. Misadventures of Wesley Eggleston, a mischievous 12 year old boy, living in
a small rural community.

Producer: Worthington Miner was possibly more famous for producing serious television drama series like
"Studio One" (1948-52), "Curtain Call" (1952), "Play of the Week" (1960-61),
"Medic" (1954-55), "Frontier" (1955-56)", "Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956-57)

 Writer: Samuel Tayler more famous for writing the screenplay for the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Vertigo" (1958).

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################ Summer 1949 #################
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CBS Sundays 7:30-8:00pm Eastern (8May49 - 12Jun49)
Starring:
Donald Devlin (May49-Jun49) as Wesley Eggleston (12 yr old)

1.1 [--] Wesley: (Premiere)
8May 1949 CBS Sun 7:30-8:00pm Eastern

1.2 [--] Wesley:
15 May 1949 CBS Sun

1.3 [--] Wesley:
22 May 1949 CBS Sun

1.4 [--] Wesley:
29 May 1949 CBS Sun

1.5 [--] Wesley:
5 June 1949 CBS Sun

1.6 [--] Wesley:
12 June 1949 CBS Sun

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Moves to CBS Tuesdays (19Jul49-30Aug49)
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Starring:
Johnny Stewart (Jul49-Aug49) as Wesley Eggleston (12 yr old)
1.7 [--] Wesley:
19 July 1949 CBS Tue

1.8 [--] Wesley:
26 July 1949 CBS Tue

1.9 [--] Wesley:
2 August 1949 CBS Tue

1.10 [--] Wesley:
9 August 1949 CBS Tue

1.11 [--] Wesley:
16 August 1949 CBS Tue

1.12 [--] Wesley:
23 August 1949 CBS Tue

1.13 [--] Wesley: (final episode)
30 August 1949 CBS Tue

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