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Starring Ann Sothern & Don Porter
Season 4 (CBS) (1955-56)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Jim Brent, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /   Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

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CBS Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern (Fortnightly)  22 New Episodes
Alternated with -  The Jack Benny Program (season 6) (CBS Sundays) (1955-1956)

4.01 [69] Private Secretary: OH, OH, SUZETTE
11Sep55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ray McDonald.
Susie helps a young playwright convince his grouchy, rich uncle
to back his show. [JB]

4.02 [70] Private Secretary: SLOW CURVE
18Sep55 CBS
Susie convinces Mr. Sands to sign a baseball player. Both Susie
and the player manipulate each other in order to get the contract.[JB]

4.03 [71] Private Secretary: WHISTLER'S DAUGHTER
02Oct55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jay Novello and Frank Wilcox.
Susie takes up painting to get rid of a nervous twitch. When one
of her paintings sells, she is ready to quit her job to become an artist. [JB]

4.04 [72] Private Secretary: AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
16Oct55 CBS
Susie tries to reunite a young couple known as "America's Sweethearts." [JB]

4.05 [73] Private Secretary: THE PLATT PLAN
30Oct55 CBS
Susie tries Sylvia's advice on how to get a raise. [JB]

4.06 [74] Private Secretary: THE MID-TOWN MARDI GRAS
13Nov55 CBS
Susie and Vi are upset when Mr. Sands puts work above escorting
them to the Midtown Secretarial League's Mardi Gras. [JB]

4.07 [75] Private Secretary: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
27Nov55 CBS
Vi tries her hand at being a secretary as Susie prepares for her vacation. [JB]

4.08 [76] Private Secretary: TURNABOUT
11Dec55 CBS
Susie learns that there is more than shrewdness to being a good
agent when she and Mr. Sands switch positions on "Turnabout Day." [JB]

4.09 [77] Private Secretary: TO EACH HIS OWN
25Dec55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ernest Sarracino.
Susie finds she is expected to play talent scout when a friend invites her for dinner. [JB]

4.10 [78] Private Secretary: IN DARKEST MANHATTEN
08Jan56 CBS       
Guest Cast:
Cesar Romero, Edna Skinner.
Bored with her mundane secretarial chores after reading "Modern
Secretary Magazine," Susie fantasizes about working for Mr. Sands
in the jungle. A reporter from the magazine makes her realize that
Susie's job is exciting because of the celebrities she meets. [JB]

4.11 [79] Private Secretary: THE SHADE OF THE OLD FAMILY TREE
22Jan56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Hans Conreid.
Mr. Sands has his family tree traced by a phony in order to join an exclusive club. [JB]

4.12 [80] Private Secretary: LITTLE BO BOP
05Feb56 CBS
Susie tries to teach a bop musician to speak English so that
Mr. Sands will sign him. [JB]

4.13 [81] Private Secretary: OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS
19Feb56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Martha Wentworth is introduced as Mary.
A director wants to hire Mary Higgins, the office cleaning lady,
for his play. Susie must get things back to normal when the part
goes to Mary's head. [JB]

4.14 [82] Private Secretary: OH BROTHER!
04Mar56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Ernest Sarracino and Harold Peary.
Susie convinces the producer of a "This is Your Life" type
program to reunite the night watchman with his brother from
Italy. Susie does not know the brothers have been feuding for over 20 years. [JB]

4.15 [83] Private Secretary: CAT ON A HOT TIN FILE
18Mar56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Jean Parker and John Banner.
Susie has to hide a cat that appears in the office because an
actress client is horribly allergic to cats. [JB]

4.16 [84] Private Secretary: THE LITTLE CAESAR OF BLEEKER STREET
01Apr56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Harry Shearer.
When Susie's diamond ring is missing, all fingers point to a
brash, young shoeshine boy whom Susie had been encouraging. [JB]

4.17 [85] Private Secretary: SEVEN WAYS TO FIRE
15Apr56    CBS
Guest Cast:
Lyle Talbot.
When Susie overhears Mr. Sands talking about firing his club's
assistant manager, Susie thinks she is ready to get the ax. [JB]

4.18 [86] Private Secretary: PASSING THE BUCK
29Apr56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Frank Cady.
Susie and Mr. Sands let a play slip through their hands when
they procrastinate about reading it. [JB]

4.19 [87] Private Secretary: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
13May56
Guest Cast:
Norma Varden.
Susie tries to help Cagey Calhoun change his obnoxious ways so
his client can get a role in a new play. [JB]

4.21 [88] Private Secretary: SUSIE'S CRUSADE
27May56 CBS   
Guest Cast:
Mary Wentworth and Frank Nelson.
Susie fights with the new building manager because he fired Mary
Higgins, the cleaning lady. Susie does not know that Mr. Sands
needs to butter up the manager to renew his lease. [JB]

4.22 [89] Private Secretary: ELUSIVE
10Jun56   
Guest Cast:
Virginia Christine.
Susie tries to track down an elusive retired actress to convince her to appear in a play. [JB]

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