Westinghouse playhouse
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Westinghouse Playhouse is an American sitcom
that aired from January to July 1961 on NBC
. Starring Nanette Fabray
, the series was also known as The Nanette Fabray Show, Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey, and ran under the title Yes, Yes Nanette in syndication
.
, who plays Nan, a successful Broadway
star who marries Dan McGovern (Wendell Corey
), a widower. She would later learn that her new husband has not informed his two children that he was getting married. Nan is then confronted with his two rude children, Buddy (Bobby Diamond
) and Nancy (Jacklyn O'Donnell). The following episodes would deal with her troubles and tribulations of dealing with the kids and the housekeeper.
The series was canceled after one season.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired from January to July 1961 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Starring Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, and activist. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and then became a musical theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life...
, the series was also known as The Nanette Fabray Show, Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey, and ran under the title Yes, Yes Nanette in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
.
Overview
The series stars Nanette FabrayNanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, and activist. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and then became a musical theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life...
, who plays Nan, a successful Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
star who marries Dan McGovern (Wendell Corey
Wendell Corey
Wendell Reid Corey was an American actor and politician.He was born in Dracut, Massachusetts, the son of Milton Rothwell Corey and Julia Etta McKenney . His father was a Congregationalist clergyman...
), a widower. She would later learn that her new husband has not informed his two children that he was getting married. Nan is then confronted with his two rude children, Buddy (Bobby Diamond
Bobby Diamond
Bobby Diamond, also known as Robert Leroy Diamond , is a California civil and criminal law attorney who was a child star and young-adult actor, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s...
) and Nancy (Jacklyn O'Donnell). The following episodes would deal with her troubles and tribulations of dealing with the kids and the housekeeper.
The series was canceled after one season.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nanette Fabray | Nan McGovern |
| Wendell Corey | Dan McGovern |
| Bobby Diamond | Buddy |
| Jacklyn O'Donnell | Nancy |
| Mimi Gibson Mimi Gibson Mimi Gibson is a former child actress. After the early death of her father, her mother took her and her sister to Los Angeles. At only 18 months, she was a popular calendar model, posing with cute animals. By age two she was appearing in movies. During the 1950s and early 1960s she would appear... |
Barbie McGovern |
| Doris Kemper | Mrs. Harper |
Episodes
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Amateur Mother" | January 6, 1961 |
| 2 | "I Seen the Saw" | January 13, 1961 |
| 3 | "Poker Game" | January 20, 1961 |
| 4 | "It's All in the Mind" | January 27, 1961 |
| 5 | "The Planned Picnic" | February 3, 1961 |
| 6 | "A Date for Buddy" | February 10, 1961 |
| 7 | "A Tale of Two Mothers" | February 17, 1961 |
| 8 | "Nanette's Teenage Suitor" | February 24, 1961 |
| 9 | "A Special Special" | March 3, 1961 |
| 10 | "Buddy's Formal Dinner" | March 10, 1961 |
| 11 | "For Richer or Poorer" | March 17, 1961 |
| 12 | "The Show Must Go On" | March 24, 1961 |
| 13 | "Home Honeymoon" | March 31, 1961 |
| 14 | "Those Golden Days" | April 7, 1961 |
| 15 | "The Pipes of Pan" | April 14, 1961 |
| 16 | "Moth Trap" | April 21, 1961 |
| 17 | "Sweet Charity" | April 28, 1961 |
| 18 | "Dear Diary" | May 12, 1961 |
| 19 | "Barby" | May 19, 1961 |
| 20 | "Nancy Come Home" | May 26, 1961 |
| 21 | "Country Club" | June 2, 1961 |
| 22 | "Behind Every Great Man" | June 9, 1961 |
| 23 | "House Guest" | June 16, 1961 |
| 24 | "The Mrs. Harper Story" | June 23, 1961 |
| 25 | "Ballet-Oop" | June 30, 1961 |
| 26 | "Nan Suits Dan" | July 7, 1961 |