Angel (1960 TV series)

Angel is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1960–1961 television season. The series was created and executive produced by Jess Oppenheimer, and stars Annie Fargé as the title character.

Angel
Angel Smith with her "Goat Dog", a wedding gift from Uncle Jacques (1961)
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jess Oppenheimer
Directed by	Lamont Johnson Ezra Stone
Starring	Annie Fargé Marshall Thompson Doris Singleton Don Keefer
Theme music composer	Eliot Daniel Jess Oppenheimer
Composers	Eliot Daniel Wilbur Hatch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Jess Oppenheimer
Producer	Edward H. Feldman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Burlingame Productions CBS Films (filmed at the studios of Desilu)
Distributor	Viacom Paramount Network Television CBS Paramount Television CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06) – June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

Synopsis

Angelique "Angel" Smith, a pretty, young, scatterbrained Frenchwoman, comes to the United States and marries a young architect, John Smith. With her distinct French accent, Angel gets into various problems with the culture, language, and procedures in her new country.^[1]

Background

Although it had much less slapstick comedy, Angel was somewhat akin to two other CBS sitcoms, I Love Lucy (already concluded) and Pete and Gladys, a spin-off of CBS's December Bride. The series co-starred Doris Singleton as Angel's sympathetic friend Susie and Don Keefer as Susie's husband George, roughly akin to the Ethel and Fred roles from I Love Lucy.^[2]

Co-sponsored by General Foods (Post Cereals) and Johnson's Wax, Angel was initially broadcast at 9 pm Eastern on Thursday evenings between October 6, 1960, and April 13, 1961. On April 19, it moved to Wednesdays in the same time slot for the remaining first-run episodes, and then summer reruns.

Reception and cancellation

Earlier, Time had commented that Fargé "triumphantly resists being merely Lucille Ball with a French accent. She is easily the brightest newcomer to situation comedy—small, pert, winsome, and somehow giving the impression of being attractively feathered."^[3] Despite the good personal reviews, Fargé left U.S. television within a few years for a career in France, where she was often credited as "Annie Fargue".

Guest stars

Denise Alexander Madge Blake Mel Blanc Bobby Diamond Ross Elliott Stuart Erwin James Garner Ned Glass Gale Gordon Jonathan Hole Dennis Holmes Lamont Johnson

Joseph Kearns Tommy Kirk Dayton Lummis Howard McNear Don Megowan Stafford Repp Hanley Stafford Lyle Talbot Minerva Urecal Herb Vigran Jesse White Mary Wickes Frank Wilcox

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The French Touch"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
2	"Voting Can Be Fun"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)
3	"The Easy Touch: Angel and the Con Men"	Unknown	Unknown	October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
4	"The Maid"	Unknown	Unknown	November 3, 1960 (1960-11-03)
5	"Angel's Temper"	Unknown	Unknown	November 10, 1960 (1960-11-10)
6	"Democracy"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)
7	"The Trusting Wife"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)
8	"The Contest"	Unknown	Unknown	December 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)
9	"The Driving Lesson"	Unknown	Unknown	December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
10	"The Valedictorian"	Unknown	Unknown	December 15, 1960 (1960-12-15)
11	"The Museum"	Unknown	Unknown	December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
12	"Togetherness"	Unknown	Unknown	December 29, 1960 (1960-12-29)
13	"The Goat Dog"	Unknown	Unknown	January 5, 1961 (1961-01-05)
14	"The Dowry"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)
15	"Happy Marriage"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)
16	"The Joint Bank Account"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)
17	"Call Me Mother"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)
18	"The Second Marriage"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)
19	"The French Lesson"	Unknown	Unknown	February 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)
20	"Little White Lies"	Unknown	Unknown	March 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)
21	"House Guests"	Unknown	Unknown	March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)
22	"Phone Fun"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)
23	"The Insurance Policy"	Unknown	Unknown	March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)
24	"The Dentist"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)
25	"The Honest Man"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)
26	"Unpopular Mechanics"	Unknown	Unknown	April 19, 1961 (1961-04-19)
27	"The Guided Tour"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1961 (1961-04-26)
28	"The Littlest Leaguer"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1961 (1961-05-03)
29	"The Trailer"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 1961 (1961-05-10)
30	"Goodbye, Young Lovers"	Unknown	Unknown	May 17, 1961 (1961-05-17)
31	"Angel of Mercy"	Unknown	Unknown	May 24, 1961 (1961-05-24)
32	"The Wedding"	Unknown	Unknown	June 7, 1961 (1961-06-07)
33	"Promise to a Friend"	Unknown	Unknown	June 14, 1961 (1961-06-14)

References

1. "Angel (TV Series 1960–1961)". IMDb.
2. "Angel (TV Series 1960–1961)". IMDb.
3. "Show Business: The New Shows". Time. October 24, 1960. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2010.

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