Heaven for Betsy
Heaven for Betsy | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Starring | Jack Lemmon Cynthia Stone |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 15 mins. |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | September 30 December 23, 1952 | –
Chronology | |
Related shows | The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show |
Heaven for Betsy is an American sitcom that aired live on CBS twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday for fifteen minutes from September 30, 1952 to December 23, 1952.
The series stars real-life husband and wife Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone.[1] It was based on The Couple Next Door, a sketch that Lemmon and Stone performed regularly in the variety series The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show.[2]
Premise[]
The series revolves around newlyweds Pete Bell, an assistant buyer in the toy department of a suburban New York department store, and Betsy Bell, a secretary turned homemaker, who always had to get Pete out of jams.
Cast[]
- Jack Lemmon as Pete Bell
- Cynthia Stone as Betsy Bell
References[]
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 946. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 231. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1952 American television series debuts
- 1952 American television series endings
- 1950s American sitcoms
- American live television series
- American television spin-offs
- Black-and-white American television shows
- CBS original programming
- Department stores in fiction
- English-language television shows
- Television shows set in New York (state)
- Comedy television series stubs