Peck's Bad Girl (TV series)

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Peck's Bad Girl
Wendell Corey, Patty McCormack, Ray Farrell, and Marsha Hunt from Peck's Bad Girl - 1959.jpg
The cast of Peck's Bad Girl: From left: Wendell Corey, Patty McCormack, Ray Farrell, Marsha Hunt
Genre Situation comedy
Starring Wendell Corey
Patty McCormack
Ray Farrell
Marsha Hunt
Reba Waters
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producer Norman Felton
Producer Stanley Rubin
Running time30 minutes
Production company Talent Associates
Original release
Network CBS
Release5 May (1959-05-5) 
24 August 1959 (1959-08-24)

Peck's Bad Girl is a 1959 American sitcom television series, starring Wendell Corey and Patty McCormack which aired on CBS. The show revolved around the misadventures of a twelve-year-old girl growing up and how she related to her family. Patty McCormack, who had played a sinister little girl in The Bad Seed, played the lead character, Torey Peck. The title drew inspiration from the Peck's Bad Boy stories.

Contents

The show was presented as a family comedy centered on Torey, who would talk directly to the audience about herself and the events from in front of a black screen at points during the episode. Peck's Bad Girl replaced the Arthur Godfrey Show.

The New York Times said in its review of the show: "PECK'S BAD GIRL, which had its debut... is another situation-comedy series on family life and a further reminder of the sustained superiority of Father Knows Best ." [1] After its poor reception in 1959, CBS re-ran the entire series in the summer of 1960 to no better success.

Cast

Guest stars included Jane Withers, Patrick O'Neal and Jacques Bergerac.

References

  1. TV: Peck's Bad Girl, New York Times, May 6, 1959, p.79