My Sister Eileen (TV series)
My Sister Eileen is an American situation comedy based on a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker, as well as the 1940 play and 1942 and 1955 film adaptations which they inspired.
My Sister Eileen | |
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Genre | Situation comedy |
Starring | Elaine Stritch Shirley Bonne Jack Weston |
Theme music composer | Earle Hagen |
Composer | Herbert W. Spencer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Dick Wesson |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production company | Screen Gems |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | October 5, 1960 – April 21, 1961 |
The series premiered at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS on October 15, 1960 and ran for one season of twenty-six episodes, the last of which was telecast on April 12, 1961. It aired opposite Hawaiian Eye on ABC and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall on NBC. The original pilot episode, featuring Anne Helm as "Eileen", was presented on Alcoa-Goodyear Theater as "You Should Meet My Sister" (May 16, 1960).
Premise
My Sister Eileen focuses on Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Ohio who moved to New York City to pursue their respective careers. Ruth, the more serious and more sensible of the two, aspires to be a writer, while the younger and more attractive Eileen dreams of achieving success as an actress. The two girls find an apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone owned by Mr. Appopoplous and befriend reporter Chick Adams. Ruth accepts a job with publisher D. X. Beaumont and becomes close with her co-worker Bertha. However, the better part of her time is spent supervising Eileen, who has a tendency to fall for every con artist and potential boyfriend who crosses her path while her agent Marty Scott struggles to find her auditions.
Cast
- Elaine Stritch as Ruth Sherwood
- Shirley Bonne as Eileen Sherwood
- Jack Weston as Chick Adams
- Rose Marie as Bertha
- Raymond Bailey as D. X. Beaumont
- Stubby Kaye as Marty Scott
- Leon Belasco as Mr. Appopoplous
- Agnes Moorehead as Aunt Harriet (2 episodes)
Among the guest stars were John Banner, Bert Convy, Anne Helm, Jo Morrow, Richard Webb, and Dick Wesson.
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "The Photography Mix-Up" | TBA | TBA | October 5, 1960 |
2 | "Super Ruth Saves Eileen" | TBA | TBA | October 12, 1960 |
3 | "Ruth Sells a Story" | TBA | TBA | October 19, 1960 |
4 | "Ruth Becomes a Waitress" | TBA | TBA | October 26, 1960 |
5 | "The Lease-Breakers" | TBA | TBA | November 2, 1960 |
6 | "Eileen's Big Chance" | TBA | TBA | November 9, 1960 |
7 | "Ruth Welcomes a Hometown Friend" | TBA | TBA | November 16, 1960 |
8 | "Monkey Shines" | TBA | TBA | November 23, 1960 |
9 | "The Perfect Male" | TBA | TBA | November 30, 1960 |
10 | "Three's a Crowd" | TBA | TBA | December 7, 1960 |
11 | "Ebenezer Scrooge Appopolus" | TBA | TBA | December 14, 1960 |
12 | "Eileen and the Intern" | TBA | TBA | December 21, 1960 |
13 | "Eileen Becomes a Star" | TBA | TBA | December 28, 1960 |
14 | "The Perfect Secretary" | TBA | TBA | January 4, 1961 |
15 | "Ruth's Double Life" | TBA | TBA | January 25, 1961 |
16 | "Barefoot and Unashamed" | TBA | TBA | February 1, 1961 |
17 | "Ruth Becomes a Success" | TBA | TBA | February 8, 1961 |
18 | "Ruth, the Starmaker" | TBA | TBA | February 15, 1961 |
19 | "About Clark Carter" | TBA | TBA | February 22, 1961 |
20 | "Aunt Harriet's Way" | TBA | TBA | March 1, 1961 |
21 | "Ruth's Fella" | TBA | TBA | March 8, 1961 |
22 | "Separate Ways" | TBA | TBA | March 15, 1961 |
23 | "The Reformer" | TBA | TBA | March 22, 1961 |
24 | "The Protectors" | TBA | TBA | March 29, 1961 |
25 | "Marty's Best Friend" | TBA | TBA | April 5, 1961 |
26 | "Ruth's Holiday" | TBA | TBA | April 12, 1961 |
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 - Present. New York: Ballantine Books 1988. ISBN 0-345-35610-1, pp. 544, 902
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