Meet Corliss Archer (TV series)

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Meet Corliss Archer
MeetCorlissArcher-titleface.jpg
Corliss Archer depicted in the title sequence
Genre Sitcom
Written byJerry Adelman
Margaret Coffey
Tom Coffey
Jerome S. Goetler
Lee Loeb
Phil Shuken
Rik Vollaertz
Directed by Lewis Allen
Leon Benson
Eddie Davis
Leslie Goodwins
Lambert Hillyer
Herbert L. Strock
Starring Ann Baker
Mary Brian
John Eldredge
Narrated by Hy Averback
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerFrederick W. Ziv
ProducersEddie Davis
Lewis Allen
Herbert L. Strock
AnimatorGene Hazelton
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company Ziv Television Programs
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseApril 2 (1954-04-02) 
December 24, 1954 (1954-12-24)
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Meet Corliss Archer

Meet Corliss Archer is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS between July 13 and August 10, 1951, [1] and in syndication via the Ziv Company from April to December 1954. It was an adaptation of the radio series of the same name, which was based on a series of short stories by F. Hugh Herbert. [2] It was also broadcast in Canada. [3]

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Synopsis

Corliss Archer is a lovable blonde teenager who is delicately balancing her high-school life and relationship with her goofy boyfriend Dexter Franklin, and her homelife with parents Harry and Janet Archer.

CBS version

Cast

ActorRole
Lugene Sanders Corliss Archer
Frieda Inescort,
later Irene Tedrow
Janet Archer
Fred ShieldsHarry Archer
Robert Ellis Dexter Franklin
Ken Christy Bill Franklin

Source: Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 [4]

Syndicated version

Cast

Ann Baker and Mary Brian in the episode "Corliss the Cheerleader" MeetCorlissArcher-Corliss-Janet.jpg
Ann Baker and Mary Brian in the episode "Corliss the Cheerleader"
ActorRole
Ann Baker Corliss Archer
Mary Brian Janet Archer
John Eldredge Harry Archer
Robert Ellis Dexter Franklin
Ken Christy Bill Franklin
Vera Marshe Mary Franklin
Episodes

The episodes are: [5]

  1. No Clothes for the Party
  2. Harry, Child Psychiatrist
  3. Episode 3
  4. Dexter, The Director
  5. Dexter's Surprise Party
  6. The Algebra Problem
  7. Quarenteened
  8. The Phone Fumble
  9. Dexter's Job
  10. Harry's Cold
  11. Dexter, The Helper
  12. The Best Policy
  13. Harry's Diet
  14. The Vase That Came for Dinner
  15. Corliss, The Cheerleader
  16. The Archers Get a Maid
  17. Dexter Becomes a Man
  18. Dexter's Masquerade Costume
  19. Episode 19
  20. The Male Ego
  21. Money Matters
  22. A Party for Corliss
  23. The New Neighbors
  24. Harry and the Soap Opera Queen
  25. A Date for Doris
  26. Friends Forever
  27. Boat Builders
  28. Miffy's Overnight Painting
  29. The Pain in the Neck
  30. President of the Garden Club
  31. The Fortune Teller
  32. Harry, The Dictator
  33. Harry Gives Advice
  34. Dexter Borrows Harry's Car
  35. Harry, The Photographer
  36. The Personality Test
  37. Janet Goes to College
  38. How to Handle Women
  39. The Christmas Story
  40. Christmas Gifts
  41. Dexter's Masquerade Party

Production notes

The syndicated version of Meet Corliss Archer was executive produced by Frederick W. Ziv and produced by ZIV Television Programs. [6]

Syndication and DVD release

The series, which is in the public domain, is occasionally still repeated in the United States, usually on small over-the-air networks and cable channels. It has also appeared on DVDs by companies such as Alpha Video, Echo Bridge and Mill Creek.

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