Fair Exchange (TV series)

*Fair Exchange*
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 –; September 19, 1963

Last updated April 20, 2024

Fair Exchange is an American television sitcom that ran from September 21, 1962 to December 28, 1962 and from March 28, 1963 to September 19, 1963 on CBS.^[1] It starred Judy Carne.^[2]^[3]

Premise

Eddie Walker and Thomas Finch^[1] 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 wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil, and their son Neville, Tommy's daughter Heather lived with Eddie, his wife Dorothy, and their son, Tommy, in New York City.

The show focused on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experienced as they lived 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.

Cast

Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie Walker^[1]
Audrey Christie as Dorothy Walker^[1]
Victor Maddern as Thomas Finch^[1]
Diana Chesney as Sybil Finch^[1]
Lynn Loring as Patty Walker^[1]
Dennis Waterman as Neville Finch^[1]
Judy Carne as Heather Finch^[1]
Flip Mark as Larry Walker^[1]
Maurice Dallimore as Willie Shorthouse^[1]

Episodes

Season 1 (1962)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Unknown	William Templeton	September 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)
2	2	"Unfair Exchange"	Unknown	William Templeton	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?"	E.W. Swackhamer/Sherman Marks	James Allardice & Tom Adair	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)

Production

Fair Exchange replaced Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone .^[4] The series was "an unusual experiment in full-hour comedy",^[5] and "television's first one-hour situation comedy".^[6] Early reviews of the program were favorable, but its ratings were not good.^[6]

Some sources say that after mail protested CBS's decision to cancel the show, the network revived Fair Exchange in a half-hour format,^[5] but CBS announced on November 30, 1962, that the program would return in the shorter format. The network had already "agreed to film 13 half-hour episodes for showing next spring."^[6]

Again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.^[5]The Twilight Zone would replace Fair Exchange mid-season, albeit in an hour-long format.^{[ citation needed ]} Preliminary plans had called for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour to replace it.^[6]

Episodes were filmed in Hollywood and in England.^[1] The 1962 episodes were broadcast 9:30-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays. The 1963 episodes were broadcast 7:30-8 p.m. ET on Thursdays.^[5] Competing shows in 1962 included 77 Sunset Strip on ABC and Don't Call Me Charlie! and The Jack Paar Show on NBC. In 1963, the competition included The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Wide Country on NBC.^[7]

Cy Howard was the executive producer, and Ed Feldman was the producer. Jerry Thorpe was the director.^[7]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 270. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
↑ "Judy Carne, Laugh-In's 'Sock It to Me!' Girl, Dead at 76". 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
↑ Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland. 10 April 2002. ISBN 9780786411948.
↑ Presnell, Don; McGee, Marty (July 11, 2015). A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964. McFarland. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4766-1038-2 . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
1 2 3 4 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 323. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
1 2 3 4 Adams, Val (November 30, 1962). "Hour TV Comedy Cut to Half-Hour: C.B.S. to Cancel and Then Renew 'Fair Exchange'" . The New York Times. p. 65. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
1 2 Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9 . Retrieved May 31, 2023.

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[tt-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 270. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[2] "Judy Carne, Laugh-In's 'Sock It to Me!' Girl, Dead at 76". 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.

[3] Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland. 10 April 2002. ISBN 9780786411948.

[4] Presnell, Don; McGee, Marty (July 11, 2015). A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964. McFarland. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4766-1038-2 . Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[brooks-5] 1 2 3 4 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 323. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

[cut-6] 1 2 3 4 Adams, Val (November 30, 1962). "Hour TV Comedy Cut to Half-Hour: C.B.S. to Cancel and Then Renew 'Fair Exchange'" . The New York Times. p. 65. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[slts-7] 1 2 Hyatt, Wesley (October 6, 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9 . Retrieved May 31, 2023.

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