Heaven for Betsy
Appearance
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. |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 30 December 23, 1952 | –
Related | |
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] Based on the sketch The Couple Next Door that Lemmon and Stone performed regularly on the variety show 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. p. 231. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
External links
Categories:
- Comedy television series stubs
- 1952 American television series debuts
- 1952 American television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American television sitcoms
- Black-and-white television programs
- CBS network shows
- English-language television programming
- Live television programs
- Television shows set in New York
- Television spin-offs