Fair Exchange (TV series)

Fair Exchange
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Cy Howard
Written by	Tom Adair James B. Allardice William P. Templeton
Starring	Eddie Foy Jr. Victor Maddern Lynn Loring Judy Carne Flip Mark Dennis Waterman Diana Chesney
Theme music composer	Cyril J. Mockridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	27
Production
Executive producer	Cy Howard
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes (Season 1) 22–24 minutes (Season 2)
Production companies	Cy Howard Productions Desilu Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 21, 1962 (1962-09-21) – September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19)

Fair Exchange is an American television sitcom series that ran from September 21, 1962 to 1963 on CBS. It starred Judy Carne and Lynn Loring.

Premise

Eddie Walker (Eddie Foy Jr.) and Tommy Finch (Victor Maddern) were World War II veterans and old friends who decided to have their teenage daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty (Lynn Loring) wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil (Diana Chesney) and their son, Neville (Dennis Waterman), their daughter, Heather (Judy Carne) lived with Eddie and Dorothy Walker and their son, also named Tommy (Flip Mark) in New York City.

The show focuses on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experience as they live in each other's families.

Heather had troubles in trying to deal with a less formality ridden way of life in New York City and in the States, while Patty was trying to deal with the more formal and more tradition-emphasized way of life in London.

The fathers had their own share of difficulties in trying to help the daughters to adjust, while Dorothy and Sybil, while also having to adjust with different girls living in their households, were able to take it more in stride.

Fair Exchange replaced Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone on CBS's fall schedule in 1962. The series was the first hour-long sitcom since The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, but it was dropped. After mail protested CBS's decision, the network revived Fair Exchange in a half-hour format, but again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.

The Twilight Zone would replace Fair Exchange mid-season, albeit in an hour-long format.

Cast

• Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie Walker
• Audrey Christie as Dorothy Walker
• Victor Maddern as Tommy Finch
• Diana Chesney as Sybil Finch
• Lynn Loring as Patty Walker
• Dennis Waterman as Neville Finch
• Judy Carne as Heather Finch
• Flip Mark as Larry Walker

Episodes

Season 1 (1962)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)
2	2	"Unfair Exchange"	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1962 (1962-09-28)
3	3	"Is There a Doctor in the House?"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1962 (1962-10-05)
4	4	"Neville's Problem"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1962 (1962-10-12)
5	5	"To Each His Own"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1962 (1962-10-19)
6	6	"A Little Success"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1962 (1962-10-26)
7	7	"No More Transatlantic Calls"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1962 (1962-11-02)
8	8	"Lieutenant's Paradise"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1962 (1962-11-09)
9	9	"Nothing Ventured"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1962 (1962-11-16)
10	10	"Dorothy's Trip to Europe"	Unknown	Unknown	November 23, 1962 (1962-11-23)
11	11	"A Young Man's Fancy"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1962 (1962-11-30)
12	12	"Yankee Doodle Dandy"	Unknown	Unknown	December 7, 1962 (1962-12-07)
13	13	"Honor Thy Foster Father"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1962 (1962-12-14)
14	14	"Twas the Fortnight Before Christmas"	Unknown	Unknown	December 21, 1962 (1962-12-21)
15	15	"Innocents Abroad"	Unknown	Unknown	December 28, 1962 (1962-12-28)

Season 2 (1963)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
16	1	"My Son, the Lawyer"	Unknown	Unknown	March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28)
17	2	"Character Building"	Unknown	Unknown	April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)
18	3	"How You Gonna Get 'em Back on the Farm?"	Unknown	Unknown	April 11, 1963 (1963-04-11)
19	4	"You Don't Have to Polish a Subway"	Unknown	Unknown	April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)
20	5	"A Woman's Place"	Unknown	Unknown	April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)
21	6	"The Jinx"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 1963 (1963-05-02)
22	7	"My Fair Scot"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1963 (1963-05-09)
23	8	"A Mess of Porridge"	Unknown	Unknown	May 16, 1963 (1963-05-16)
24	9	TBA	TBD	TBD	1963 (1963)
25	10	"Never Trust a Banjo Player"	TBD	TBD	1963 (1963)
26	11	"Neville, the Pearlie"	TBD	TBD	1963 (1963)
27	12	"Weddings Are for Parents"	TBD	TBD	1963 (1963)

External links

• Fair Exchange at IMDb